Interstellar Travel, Galactic Cannibalism, and Martian Beer

This week though I had no doubts that I wouldn’t be the only one excited as I discussed the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot mission to reach another star.

The impressive proposed laser propulsion system of Breakthrough Starshot. Breakthrough Initiatives

Destination: Alpha Centauri. In fact there are three stars in this system, the closest of which is approximately 4.37 light years from us. ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Davide De Martin