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The closest star system beyond our own is Alpha Centauri. Its faintest member, Proxima Centauri, lies 4.24 light-years…

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Alpha Centauri is our closest star system at 4.24 light-years, but today’s spacecraft would need about 75,000 years to reach it; a laser sail could arrive in decades, while life on Proxima b remains unconfirmed