...you know the silly highways in space science fiction trope that's clearly not...
...except it is.
Because apparently gravity affects space in such a way that you can use gravity assist by following a specific route, rather than just through the more standard "slingshot" maneuver.
Which may help us get probes to the outer system faster. No, they aren't "hyperspace lanes," but one might think that if FTL is possible, then depending on how it works, there might be gravity pathways that a ship could follow.
Hrm.
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