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\nYou like space exploration, and we like space exploration. So why aren't we investigating our closest to galactic neighbor, the triple star system Alpha Centauri? Is it time to give interstellar travel a shot? How would we do it? Hank...\nYou like space exploration, and we like space exploration. So why aren't we investigating our closest to galactic neighbor, the triple star system Alpha Centauri? Is it time to give interstellar travel a shot? How would we do it? Hank explains our options, and lays out the challenges. Short version: You're gonna have to be patient!\n
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2013
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space exploration, time, speed, stars, matter, light, humans, years, exoplanets, propulsion, space travel
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space science, alpha centauri, voyager, exobiology, science, scishow, hank green, bad news, centauri, means, spacecraft, discovered, star, planet, long, invent, send, catch 22, close, talk, probe, direction, earth, times, found, hour, trip, 000 years, point, travel, hypothetical, neighbor, good, solar, nuclear
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