RE: Reaching for the stars, finally - will the young ones among us get pics of Alpha C.?
April 15, 2016 at 5:27 am
Although it would be amazing to get a probe to another star system I just don't understand how this could work. The probe won't be able to make any course corrections because it has no means of propelling itself or any fuel on board. And once it's in that solar system all the planets will be mere specks of light and there won't be any large telescopes to see them up close. So it's not like we're going to see lots of close ups of alien worlds.
It would make more sense if we knew exactly what planets are in that system and could calculate their position once the probes reach them so they could do a fly-by.
It would make more sense if we knew exactly what planets are in that system and could calculate their position once the probes reach them so they could do a fly-by.
