How Much of the Universe Could Humans Ever Reach
Close your eyes and let your mind drift into the quiet limits of our cosmic reach. A gentle journey into how much of the universe humans could ever travel to. The observable universe stretches 46.5 billion light-years, but the reachable universe is far smaller. Because the universe is expanding, galaxies beyond a certain distance are receding faster than the speed of light, forever out of our grasp. Even our fastest spacecraft would take 70,000 years to reach our nearest star. The stars will almost certainly remain out of our physical reach forever. Let the quiet acceptance of this cosmic…
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