Star wise that is! This is a photograph of Proxima Centauri a star in the Alpha Centauri system and a mere 4.22 light years away. Just a hop-skip-and a jump in space. Although the obstacles to intergalactic travel are considered to be formidible, one day in the future our descendents may be able to experience the awe of entering another solar system and perhaps somewhere out there coming on an inhabitable planet.