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As far as I know this would be cell phone sized with no way of slowing down. It would cross entire solar systems within a few hours.
by spaetzleesser 5y ago
As far as I know this would be cell phone sized with no way of slowing down. It would cross entire solar systems within a few hours.
- Tepix 5y agoThere's no way to slow down, true. Let's see... Neptune's orbital diameter 8.3 light hours. At 10% c (speed of light) you would need 83 hours. Yes, insane speed, yet hopefully enough time to take quite a few pictures. Also the plan is not to send a single "disc", but many (thousands?). Together they could potentially provide a treasure trove of data from within the alien solar system.