'Starshot' plan gets probes to Alpha Centauri in your lifetime
 

The concept of exploring other star systems with probes (and not just telescopes) has proven elusive for one good reason: even the fastest spacecraft would take 30,000 years just to reach Alpha Centauri, our closest neighboring star. However, invest...

http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/12/b...tarshot-probe/