17. Is it possible to reach the stars? Could we ever land on a star? Do we have any plans for future missions to a star? (A K2S Question)

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In principle, humans could travel to stars but it would take a very long time. Since stars are very hot by human standards, people would not want to get too close to them. At this time, we do not have the technology to send a mission to a star in a reasonable amount of time.

Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.


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