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Breakthrough Starshot

Stephen Hawking.

Stephen Hawking Says Humans Have No Long-Term Future on Earth

The theoretical physicist wants Earth to have bases on Mars and the moon within the next few decades. He's also working on a spacecraft.
By John Bonazzo
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in action.

Chile’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ Is Getting an Update to Become a Planet Hunter

The VLT must be updated because Alpha Centauri stars are so bright that normal telescopes can't detect the dimmer planets around them.
By John Bonazzo
Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking host press conference at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016 in New York City.

Stephen Hawking Teams Up With Russian Billionaire to Launch Mission to Alpha Centauri

The new project, dubbed Breakthrough Starshot, has the lofty goal of sending a fleet of tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri in only 20 years.
By Amy Thompson

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