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Sleep Science · Yesterday · 1 hr 37 min

The Horrifying Distance to Alpha Centauri

Close your eyes and let your mind drift into the impossible void between our Sun and the nearest star. A quiet journey into the horrifying distance to Alpha Centauri, 4.3 light-years away—25 trillion miles of empty space. Voyager 1, our fastest spacecraft, would take 75,000 years to reach it. Even at 10% the speed of light, the journey would span a human lifetime. The sheer scale of this distance makes interstellar travel a dream that may never be realized. Let the quiet enormity of this cosmic gap carry you into a deep and restful sleep.

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Close your eyes and let your mind drift into the impossible void between our Sun and the nearest star. A quiet journey into the horrifying distance to Alpha Centauri, 4.3 light-years away—25 trillion miles of empty space. Voyager 1, our fastest spacecraft, would take 75,000 years to reach it. Even at 10% the speed of light, the journey would span a human lifetime. The sheer scale of this distance makes interstellar travel a dream that may never be realized. Let the quiet enormity of this cosmic gap carry you into a deep and restful sleep.

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