Humanity will take many decades to uncover all the mysteries of our solar system, but that does not stop to cast my eyes away, to another system.
When talking to another solar system in mind goes closest; Alpha Centauri. This system located 4.7 light years from Earth and arrived there with current technology humanity needs 30 thousand years.
However, Stephen Haëking has joined forces with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and Mark Zuckerberg to develop a technology that will be sent there, if not the man, at least one probe of his command for only 20 years.
Ambitious mission aims to reach there be scrutinized more closely the planets of this system consists of three stars, for traces of life and alien civilization.
Scientists are optimistic that at least one of these three stars, there is a form of life. According to them, planets like Earth are in what they call the area "Goldilocks" zone where there is neither cold nor hot, and enabling the emergence of life.
The mission is dubbed "Starshot" and in the first phase are made available 100 million dollars.
"What makes mankind unique? There are many answers to this question. Some say language, others reasoning. But I think what makes us unique is our exceeding the limits. Gravity keeps us down to earth, but I just flew back here, I lost my voice, but still can not speak. So overcome our limits, minds, innovation and our machinery, "he said at the presentation of the project at One Observatory in New York Ëorld Stephen Hawking.
The first phase of the project is the construction of a microscopic space probe, which will weigh less than a gram. Thereafter, this probe will be 'shot' laser beam to Alpha Centauri and traveling 160 million kilometers per hour if the laser striking power would be 100 gigawatts.
