If we want to send an interstellar probe to the nearest stars, getting there isn't the only problem. We explore non-trivial problems like getting the signal back from the probes, communicating within the swarm, choosing which data to send back and much more with Marshall Eubanks. 🦄 Support us on Patreon:https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00:00 Intro00:01:29 Megaprojects in the Solar System00:13:09 Chasing Oumuamua00:23:17 Breakthrough Starshot00:33:59 Swarms00:50:52 How do we start practicing01:00:39 Current obsessions📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/gH73Gwt1crU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASER[email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)