The Terrifying Reality of Traveling to Proxima Centauri

How long would it actually take to reach Pluto — and Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun? The honest answer is far more staggering than most people ever imagine. Chapters: 0:00 - Pluto and Proxima 1:37 - How far away Pluto actually sits 3:21 - The fastest machine we've ever launched 4:56 - The flyby we couldn't turn into a stay 7:05 - A frozen world that refused to stay dead 9:42 - Now turn toward the stars 12:38 - The machines that might actually make it CREDITS & ATTRIBUTION Imagery and footage courtesy of: NASA — https://www.nasa.gov NASA/JPL-Caltech — https://www.jpl.nasa.gov ESO (European Southern Observatory) — https://www.eso.org Limitless Space Institute —    / @limitlessspaceinstitute   ESA/Hubble & NASA — https://esahubble.org NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/SwRI (New Horizons mission) #Pluto #ProximaCentauri #NewHorizons #Space #Astronomy