Interstellar travel - Wikipedia
WEBInterstellar travel is the hypothetical travel of spacecraft between star systems. Due to the vast distances between the Solar System and nearby stars, interstellar travel is not possible with current propulsion technologies.
Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible? | Space
WEBSep 10, 2019 · The truth is that interstellar travel and exploration is technically possible. There's no law of physics that outright forbids it.
The myths and reality about interstellar travel - BBC
WEBOct 4, 2016 · The myths and reality about interstellar travel. 4 October 2016. Bianca Nogrady. Features correspondent. Shutterstock. Is reaching alien planets outside our Solar System actually possible, and...
Interstellar Travel Could Be Possible Even Without Spaceships ...
WEBJun 1, 2022 · The author of a new research article in the International Journal of Astrobiology says that ETCs may not need starships to escape existential threats and travel to another star system. They could instead use …
The Voyage to Interstellar Space - NASA
WEBMar 27, 2019 · Now in interstellar space, they are pushing the limits of spacecraft and exploration, journeying through the cosmic neighborhood, giving us our first direct look into the space beyond our star.
Interstellar travel: From science fiction to reality
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · It took more than three decades for the first spacecraft, Voyager 1, to cross the heliopause, a boundary scientists believe is where interstellar space begins, after its launch in 1977. It was an incredible achievement with invaluable data sent back through a medium not influenced by the Sun.
10 Things: Going Interstellar - NASA Science
WEBJul 26, 2022 · NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes are both in interstellar space. For the moment, sending humans to the edge of interstellar space, let alone across the cosmic void to other stars, remains firmly in the realm of science fiction.
Interstellar: Crossing the Cosmic Void - NASA Science
WEBDec 19, 2016 · With gravitational boosts from Earth, Jupiter and the sun itself, it could reach interstellar space in just 10 years. By comparison, it took Voyager 1 36 years to reach the heliopause, or the boundary of interstellar space.
A new interstellar probe could take NASA deeper into space than …
WEBOct 26, 2021 · NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, have been traveling for so long that they've left our solar system. Amazingly, these venerable probes still talk to Earth, but their...
NASA Spacecraft Embarks on Historic Journey into Interstellar …
WEBSep 12, 2013 · NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun. New and unexpected data indicate Voyager 1 has been traveling for about one year through plasma, or ionized gas, present in the space between stars.