Ion engines could take us to the solar gravitational lens in less than 13 years, suggests paper
phys.org
Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions could get us at least part way there. These "interstellar precursor missions" include a trip to the solar gravitational lens point at 550 AU from the sun—farther than any artificial object has ever been, including Voyager.
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Original Title: Electric propulsion systems like ‘ion engines’ could take us to the Solar Gravitational Lens - considered arguably the best current method to directly image and make out significant features on habitable exoplanets - in less than 13 years, suggests paper