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Yes, 'Solar' refers to our sun, Sol. So there is only one 'Solar' system which is our own. I think 'star system' is acceptable as well.
I'm not disagreeing, but genuinely curious: what do astronomers call the "solar wind" in other systems? Referring to every wind by the star's name would seem odd.
"The star is 2500 light years away from Earth." Found that on google. Doesn't seem so far away :P
Yeah, unreachable without FTL travel.
If you accept any ship could get there, you might as well consider that space travel isn't the only technology that will advance.
"The star is 2500 light years away from Earth." Found that on google. Doesn't seem so far away :P
just three years at warp 9 =)
In the TV shows and movies, they never seem to spend more than a few days at a time going anywhere at warp speed.
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just three years at warp 9 =)
It's strange to realize that even at Warp 9, it still take a very long time to get anywhere much. In the TV shows and movies, they never seem to spend more than a few days at a time going anywhere at warp speed.
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It would take about 15.6 years [0] to reach the star on a ship capable of a constant 1G acceleration. Here is the explanation and equations: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/rocket.h... [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6637131
It is dubious we will ever travel faster than 10% the speed of light. But a probe might be able to.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4534359
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6238297
Although, I certainly wouldn't bet against it long term.
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It would take about 15.6 years [0] to reach the star on a ship capable of a constant 1G acceleration. Here is the explanation and equations: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/rocket.h... [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6637131
15.6 years for the passenger, thousands of years from our perspective.
Hang on, I thought 'Solar system' means the system orbiting the star 'Sol' i.e. our sun? Isn't the general term 'planetary system'?
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It's strange to realize that even at Warp 9, it still take a very long time to get anywhere much. In the TV shows and movies, they never seem to spend more than a few days at a time going anywhere at warp speed.
Hell, in the new movies, you can transport from Earth to the Klingon homeworld instantly, and fly there in like 20 minutes.
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Does this take the needed deceleration in account? If we are to land there anyway :P
Yes, but the real problem is fuel( even with antimatter ). And radiation.
2 * T(1250 lyr) = 2 * (c/a) arccosh (ad/c^2 + 1) = 2 * arccosh(1250 + 1) = 2 * 7.8 = 15.6 yr.
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Yes, 'Solar' refers to our sun, Sol. So there is only one 'Solar' system which is our own. I think 'star system' is acceptable as well.
I'm not disagreeing, but genuinely curious: what do astronomers call the "solar wind" in other systems? Referring to every wind by the star's name would seem odd.