Out of Pod Experience

*glomps*

No idea why I'm still awake, but hi!

Aura voice "Insufficient power."

I know, I will fit an Orca in EVE to be a ship worthy of that name. Name being the A.R.C. ship. \o/

So it would be a planet full of midget sized hedgehogs running around at superSONIC speeds?

Oink oink.



That would be "good morning" in piggy, aight.

Interesting article. Definitely food for thought.

So if we can get a probe to travel close to the speed of light it'll take a few decades to get there?

Anything could happen within a few decades..


DMC

I just realized that I have ship (Orca) named Centaurus for a few years already, just like the constellation in which Proxima Centauri is located.
It was a reference to a "Black Hole" film ship that had to be named that way initially, but was named differently in the film.

In fact there is a lot of references everywhere to Alpha Centauri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Centauri_in_fiction
Elite 2 had a planet there called Eden with flowing water and outpost.

Yes, a lot of these game creators consider it the best first trip option to the stars. Being the closest to our solar system was a gift from heaven to all writers and game creators, but now with having terestial planet its like a gift from heaven for space exploration future. \o/
It can define all project from now on. I imagine everyone's revieving them will from now on say "To hell with Mars. We already know what it looks like. Show me your project for Proxima Centauri travel capable spaceship."

Of course we need to be sure, as one planet was mistakenly "discovered" some time ago in Alfa Centauri solar system. But now the data for discovery is more believable than last time.

[tinfoil hat]
The US government just needs to reveal their interstellar space ships they have had since the 60's and we could be on that planet in mere minutes. [/black helicopters]