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Far fetched? Laser-based interstellar propulsion

Though a distant prospect, laser-based interstellar propulsion could in theory deliver a New Horizons-sized craft to distant planets in a fraction of the time taken with conventional fuel and propulsion concepts. Image: NASA JPL.

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