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The Universe Within 12.5 Light Years

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ghssds ◴[] No.45145093[source]
It should be a goal for Earth to send a probe to one of those stars. As the probe will be unmaned, a mission taking a hundred years or more is not out of question.
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pkaye ◴[] No.45145118[source]
How would it be powered?
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mattnewton ◴[] No.45145197[source]
some combination of nuclear radiation and/or solar seems like it would fit the bill? 100 years is within the useful range of a large radioisotope generator.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_...

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1. mcswell ◴[] No.45145586{3}[source]
Solar would not work when you're out past Uranus or so, and the Sun is just a bright star with barely a visible disk. There's simply not enough sunlight out there, and you won't get enough light from your destination(s) star until you're similarly close to it.