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8 years ago

Astronomers Have a Plan to Slow Down a Spacecraft When it Gets to Alpha Centauri

How do you stop a probe traveling at relativistic speeds? The Max Planck Society is on the case.

Could it be that the way to slow down before arriving at a destination Solar_System is to use Solar_Sails to Reflect Light coming from The Destination Solar_System for a Longtime before entering into The Destination Solar_System?