The Breakthrough Starshot mission explained (CNET News)

How huge lasers could zap a probe far beyond our solar system. Breakthrough Starshot aims to explore the nearest stars in our galaxy. Watch NASA launch the Parker Solar Probe, on its way to "touch" the sun - https://youtu.be/1g5wUEcTdbU Are we alone? Tiny spacecraft will head to Alpha Centauri to find out - https://ift.tt/2OZVijR Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV CNET playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm https://ift.tt/2Lr2HWZ CNET August 26, 2018 at 06:45PM