How will we travel to other solar systems

How can a spacecraft transport energy from one place to another?

Perhaps one of the most promising ideas is to keep the energy source of the spacecraft fixed and somehow transport that energy to the spacecraft as it travels. One way to do this is with lasers. Radiation is good at transporting energy from one place to another, especially over the vast distances of space.

Is the Solar System enough?

The consistent theme of the new efforts is that the solar system is not enough. It is time to venture beyond the known planets, on toward the stars. John Brophy, a flight engineer at JPL, is developing a novel engine that could accelerate space travel by another factor of 10.

Could extraterrestrial civilizations have survived interstellar travel?

Extraterrestrial Civilizations (ETCs) may have already faced this existential threat. Could they have survived it by migrating to another star system without the use of spaceships? Universe Today readers are well-versed in the difficulties of interstellar travel. Our nearest neighboring solar system is the Alpha Centauri system.

Are the Voyagers outside the Solar System?

NASA's Pioneer missions, the Voyager missions, and most recently New Horizons have all started their long outward journeys. The Voyagers especially are now considered outside the solar system, as defined as the region where the solar wind emanating from the sun gives way to general galactic background particles and dust.

Could NASA's 'Voyager' spacecraft be the next interstellar mission?

Now a team of scientists is hoping to take the next interstellar mission even farther. NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, have been traveling for so long that they've left our solar system. Amazingly, these venerable probes still talk to Earth, but their plutonium-powered energy supply is getting ever closer to running out.

Are we stuck in our Solar System?

At this stage, both options seem as unlikely as each other, which means that we are stuck in our Solar System for the foreseeable future. But Johnson lives in hope that, even if we can’t accelerate at light speed, we can develop ways to travel long distances across the Galaxy.