![489-starship-arrives-alpha-centauri-1 [491] Starship Arrives at Alpha Centauri v.1 – A habitat two miles across arrives to orbit a hypothetical earthlike planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri after a 50-year voyage. The discarded braking stage of the giant starship drifts in the far background. The bright star below the planet is our sun, 4.3 light years away. Interior illustration for Astronomy Magazine, July 2012.](491-starship-alpha-centauri-arrival-dixon.jpg)
[491] Starship Arrives at Alpha Centauri v.1 – A habitat two miles across arrives to orbit a hypothetical earthlike planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri after a 50-year voyage. The discarded braking stage of the giant starship drifts in the far background. The bright star below the planet is our sun, 4.3 light years away. Interior illustration for Astronomy Magazine, July 2012.
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