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briandmyers  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A home from home: Five planets that could host life
Even if those planets are quite far away, if we are able to go really fast (as near as possible to C), and plan for a 1-way trip, we could reach nearby stars. Constant acceleration and time-dilation effects can make the trip less-than-a-lifetime long, for the voyagers anyway (but not for the observers left behind). At least that is my understanding; the main problem is that it takes a heap of energy for that constant acceleration.




briandmyers  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·  
And I just found an article discussing this very idea :

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/10/04/so-ho...

thenewgreen  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Great link. The talking pig puts it in perspective nicely. Without some sort of vessel that could travel at C like speeds, we're not getting there. I think mk's Saturn Moon might be the way to go.