rightwinger
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Absent a magnificent technological breakthrough along the lines of what Star Trek labeled a “warp drive,” the vast distances involved make it all but impossible for us to ever visit other planetary civilizations or for them to ever visit us.
Still, I suppose we cannot rule out such technologies.
Travel at the speed of light may be possible but not achievable
Particles in an accelerator can reach that speed but generate significant heat. Heat that a living organism can’t survive