How Long Would It Take Us to Travel One Light-Year?

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We tend to use the term "Light-Year" as a simple measure of distance, like miles or kilometers. But in reality, a light-year is a wall. Recently, Voyager-1 crossed a silent milestone: it is now one light-day away from Earth.

To reach the nearest star, it would need to travel for another 74,000 years. In this video, we explore the sobering reality of interstellar travel, the physics that trap us here, and why the Oort Cloud might be the furthest humanity ever goes.

This is a look at the "Golden Prison" of our Solar System.











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