Alpha Centauri in 20 Years? AI-Designed Lightsail π
A 1-gram probe with an AI-designed lightsail could make interstellar travel to Alpha Centauri possible within 20 years.

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An AI-designed lightsail just made interstellar travel more realistic. Built in under 24 hours, this ultra-thin material could one day send spacecraft to Alpha Centauri at 20% the speed of light. Learn how Breakthrough Starshot is turning light into propulsionβand what comes next.
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