Lightsail Nanocraft to Probe Black Hole: A Century-Long Mission
A groundbreaking proposal envisions launching a nanocraft, lighter than a paperclip, towards a nearby black hole using a powerful laser beam. This ambitious project, while currently technologically infeasible, aims to probe the fabric of spacetime and test the limits of physics. Scientists predict that within 20-30 years, advancements in technology and the discovery of a suitable nearby black hole could make this century-long mission possible, revolutionizing our understanding of general relativity and the universe's fundamental laws. Just as the detection of gravitational waves and the imaging of black hole shadows once seemed impossible, this audacious plan suggests that even the most far-fetched scientific goals may eventually be within reach.