Starlight has been the key to finding thousands of exoplanets over the past decade, but researchers have found a new way to harness it in their hunt

Currently, the closest exoplanet to Earth is Proxima Centauri b, which orbits the star Proxima Centauri, located 4 light-years away. The crew-carrying module of the Artemis missions is Orion, which, according to its maker, Lockheed Martin, has a top speed of 24,000 mph (39,000 km/h).

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