Claims: Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri
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- title: Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri Source
- url: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/private-group-wants-to-launch-cheapest-possible-mission-to-alpha-centauri/ Source
- summary: There are, by various estimates, several trillion planets within what is known as the Local Group of galaxies—our closest galaxy neighbors, including our own Milky Way. Many of these planets are within the habitable zone of their stars. So if life finds a way, where are the alien civilizations? This is the crux of what is known as the Fermi paradox , which posits that if life is fairly common in the Universe, humans should have collected credible evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial ci… Source
- published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:33 +0000 Source