Can you fly to the stars? Detailed answer

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Can you fly to the stars?

To Pluto - the most distant planet in the solar system - the spacecraft flies a little more than ten years. Is it possible to fly to Ursa Major or Cassiopeia?

It is impossible to fly to the constellations.

Each constellation is that part of the sky that is visible from Earth. Due to the very large distance, it seems to us that the stars are located nearby. In fact, the stars that are part of the same constellation are at different distances from the Earth.

And if you want to fly to the star? Theoretically, this is possible. But with what speed do you need to move and how many years to get, for example, to Sirius? If at the speed of light (300 kilometers per second, the highest speed in nature), then it would take almost nine years. And to Vega - 000. And to the North Star, the distance is five hundred light years, that is, a beam of light from the North Star flies to the Earth for 27 years. This means that if this star goes out, then on Earth they will know about it only after 500 years, and now we see it as it was 500 years ago. At present, no such aircraft has yet been invented that could rush at or close to the speed of light. If you come up with a way to move at the speed of light, then flight to the stars will be possible.

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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