Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri

Ars Technica
By Eric BergerSep 1, 2026, 6:00 am101 pts
There are, by various estimates, several trillion planets within the local group of galaxies including our own Milky Way. Many of these are within the habitable zone of their stars. So if life finds a way, where are the alien civilizations? This is the crux of what is known as the Fermi paradox, which posits…

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