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Could we? Despite stellar levels of energy being emitted, this star itself was only detected in 2003. We have to use the Deep Space Network to communicate wit
by JackFr 7y ago
Could we?
Despite stellar levels of energy being emitted, this star itself was only detected in 2003. We have to use the Deep Space Network to communicate with probes light-hours away.
I'm no expert so it very well may be possible, but 12 LY is still Very far.
- 0xffff2 7y agoIt wouldn't be possible to send a message literally today, using existing structures. If we had a reason to, we could certainly develop and build new systems that could bridge the distance. The main key difference is that the send/receive ends would be symmetric. DSN has to counterbalance the incredibly small size and power limits on the other end of its connections.