08. Will it ever be possible to land on planets outside our galaxy? (A K2S Question)

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We could land on other planets in our solar system today. We send robots to them frequently. Right now, travel to another star and planet in this galaxy is impossible. Voyager 2 has been traveling for decades and has barely left our solar system. Traveling to another star would take many lifetimes! Traveling to another galaxy would take much longer. If you could travel at the speed of light it would take 2.9 million years to get to the Andromeda Galaxy which is relatively close by.

Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


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