In Avatar: the white-yellow glow of AlphaCentauria, a star very similar to our Sun, illuminates the giant gaseous planet Polyphemus and its tropical moon Pandora.
However, getting enough antimatter for the 26 trillion-mile, one-way trip to AlphaCentauri and storing such a volatile fuel for long periods is prohibitively expensive and difficult.
By 2024, say the team, our planet's computers will be getting through enough data every year to build a stack of books as far as the next star, AlphaCentauri, 4.37 light years away.