Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by manderley 1950 days ago
Long-term, humanity will die. That's the reality of the situation, we'll never travel beyond our small solar system, even. We can't technology our way out of fundamental physics problems.
3 comments
sleepy_keita 1950 days ago
It is technically possible to travel beyond our solar system with current technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propuls...
link
Teever 1950 days ago
Well with that mentality why don't we just give up all human endeavours and let entropy wash over us?
link
s1artibartfast 1950 days ago
Yes, the universe will ultimately end, but there is no reason to believe that travel beyond our solar system is impossible.

We have the technology to do it now, but it would be a suicide mission.

link