A bunch of
scientists,
including Stephen
Hawking, want to
send a tiny
spacecraft to the
next closest star
using a giant
laser. Seriously.
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A bunch of scientists, including Stephen Hawking, want to send a tiny spacecraft to the next closest star using a giant laser. Seriously. Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has already invested $100 million into the project, called Starshot, to see if this type of technology can actually work. Verge science reporter Loren Grush explains.