O.C. Wanderer

Destiny Among the Stars

Science Fiction, Space Opera, Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, LitRPG, GameLit, Progression Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Slice of Life, Romance

Join the crew of the Triumph of Darron on an LitRPG adventure to Alpha Centauri

Research Documentation

Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction

Can a Spaceship Safely Travel Through the Oort Cloud on the Way to Another Star?

Probably yes, if "safe" means avoiding a direct collision with a comet nucleus. The real hazard is everything else: sub-kilometer objects whose population is entirely unknown, relativistic impact physics that turns a grain of sand into a bomb, and the fundamental navigation problem that we cannot see any of it.

What Would a Generation Ship Actually Need to Survive the Trip to Alpha Centauri?

How Long Would It Actually Take to Reach Proxima Centauri?

A grounded breakdown of how long a mission to Proxima Centauri would take with current spacecraft speeds, proposed future propulsion systems, and realistic mission profiles.