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How Long Would It Take To Travel To The Nearest Star?
universetoday.com ^
| 26 Jan , 2016 by
| Matt Williams
Posted on 01/26/2016 2:19:03 PM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:19:03 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Good question...I’ll let you all know how long it takes if Hillary gets elected cause that’s where I’m headed.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:21:36 PM PST
by
The Iceman Cometh
(Trumpbots Vs. Cruznadians - the struggle is real.)
To: BenLurkin
“With this revolutionary technology, a variation of which has since been used by the Dawn spacecraft to reach Vesta, the SMART-1 mission took one year, one month and two weeks to reach the Moon. “
What? Huh? Maybe I’m missing something.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:22:06 PM PST
by
VanDeKoik
To: VanDeKoik
What? Huh? Maybe I'm missing something.They probably took the scenic route.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:27:17 PM PST
by
Wissa
(Gone Galt)
To: VanDeKoik
That type of fuel / propulsion is not fast, yet it is very fuel efficient.
The article describes other types of rockets that are way faster yet not as fuel-efficient.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:28:18 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: BenLurkin
Far too long to be contemplated. And it will remain that way for a long, long time.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:28:31 PM PST
by
samtheman
(Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
To: BenLurkin
Eight and a half minutes at the speed of light, unless they don’t really mean the “nearest” star.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:29:26 PM PST
by
MortMan
(I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)
To: BenLurkin
Speed is not the question but some sort of collision avoidance system. The faster you go the smaller the piece of matter required to destroy you. You need some radar to detect stuff and avoid it.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:31:14 PM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: BenLurkin
Depends a lot on how much you want to spend.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:31:21 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: MortMan
Maybe closer to 4 light years.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:33:08 PM PST
by
Jolla
To: MortMan
Eight and a half minutes at the speed of light, unless they don't really mean the "nearest" star.Is Proxima Centauri the nearest star? It's 4.24 light years away.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:33:21 PM PST
by
abishai
To: The Iceman Cometh
LOL!!! count me in.
At present, the total amount of antimatter that has been created by humans is less 20 nanograms....
When the hell did we start making antimatter and anybody know what the @#$#@$ it is?
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:33:22 PM PST
by
dp0622
To: BenLurkin
Great article Ben. Not done with it, keeping it open.
most fascinating one i’ve read in a while.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:34:00 PM PST
by
dp0622
To: BenLurkin
Traveling at the speed of light is a physics no no.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:35:08 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: BenLurkin
Trust me - you don’t WANT to go to the nearest star.
Stars are hot.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:35:12 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: mountainlion
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:36:25 PM PST
by
abishai
To: BenLurkin
After we harness the power of fusion, it won’t take more than a lifetime. Moving on to controlling atomic particles, you might just get there before you leave.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:37:14 PM PST
by
soycd
To: BenLurkin
The Voyager spacecraft were launched in the 70’s. If they had been launched on an intercept to Alpha Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, it would take close to 100 thousand years.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:37:21 PM PST
by
Clay Moore
(Keep JRandomFreeper in you prayers)
To: BenLurkin
Depends. I you live in Hollywood it shouldn’t take that long . . . maybe a couple of blocks.
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:37:31 PM PST
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: BenLurkin
It depends. Do you want to slow down when you get there, or keep flying by?
-PJ
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posted on
01/26/2016 2:37:56 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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