We Must Consider Benefits of Sending Life Outside of Solar System, Researchers Say

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“I think it’s our destiny to keep exploring,” said Professor Rothman, a researcher in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

“Look at the history of the human species. We explore at smaller and smaller levels down to subatomic levels and we also explore at increasingly larger scales.”

“Such drive toward ceaseless exploration lies at the core of who we are as a species.”

The biggest challenge to human-scale interstellar travel is the enormous distance between Earth and the nearest stars.

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