Surrounding the earth is a sea of gasses called the atmosphere. We live at the bottom of this sea. But just 60 miles (100 KM) or so above our heads, the atmosphere twins to nothing more than a trace. If we could take a car and drive straight up wards for an hour we’ d come to the edge of space.
Our biggest features in space are the stars. Hundreds and thousands of this delights our night adventure. The vibrant Arora lit up the sky, making our adventure high above earth an unfortunate, dreamlike experience.
The nearest star beyond the sun, proxima centauri, is 4 1\4 light -year away, a distance of 25 trillion miles ( 40 trillion KM).I deed the stars makes even the great distance to the outer worlds seem small. Will we ,then, be able to reach them by space craft? This is the question that traced My curiosity and anchored it in this area.
I wanted to advance from the sun, the solar system and now the stars and finally the entire Galaxy. I believe that the combination of the three will result to an evidence of possibility of life beyond earth: that is on space and the entire universe.
FACT: –If the whole solar system were the size of a 25 cent coin, the nearest star would be the length of a football field away. Now!“ Will we actually make it to stars? And if yes, what are the biggest technological hurdle that needs to be overcome to make such interstellar travel a reality? “
By Muriuki Maurice Wanjohi, Thome boys, Kenya.
