Interstellar Escape from Proxima b is Barely Possible with Chemical\n Rockets

2018/04/10 by Abraham Loeb, Loeb, Abraham
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Planetary Science and Exploration #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1804.03698

openalex publication_date 2018/04/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

A civilization in the habitable zone of a dwarf star might find it\nchallenging to escape into interstellar space using chemical propulsion.\n

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