Neighbourhood
The Sun's nearest known stellar neighbor is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri. It is at a distance of 4.3 light years (the distance light travels in a year) away. That is 272, 298.8 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
posted at 10:48 PM
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I believe this was mentioned in the hitchhiker's guide. I believe that it was somewhere in that vicinity that the plans to destroy earth were stored.
When are we going to travel by light years already? I'm getting antsy.
- Alina
Indeed. Though, I don't think “light speed travel” will be attractive even if we can achieve it. Who wants to wait 4 years to visit their cousin in Proxima Centauri?
What we really need is a system of instantaneous travel. You know, a system of bending space/time. The fastest way to travel is to already be there (or at least, to arrive as soon as you leave).
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