Stellar Engines

One strange way to reach the nearest stars was proposed by astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who was the first person to theorize dark matter, supernovas, and neutron stars. He proposed accelerating the sun via a nuclear fusion-powered stellar engine and having it drag all the planets along. He warned that if the US didn't pursue this, the Russians would. According to a recently published paper, a Caplan thruster could use the sun’s own energy to transport our solar system to any desired location.

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