cavemen managed to cross seas, we managed to get to the moon, people said these things were impossible at first. so why is it so hard to believe we will reach other stars?
2006-09-09 02:36:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
some interesting answers but some of u missed something. Some caveman would have said its impossible to travel acroos the ocean to another land: oh its too farr, oh the waves will destory us, oh this oh that and cavemen would have laughed at the idea of travelling to the moon. they would say : oh objects dont ttravel that fast, oh space would disintegrate us, oh its too high, gravity is too strong. Some of them were clearly wrong, just because we havent the technology yet deosnt mean we never will.
2006-09-09 06:26:02 · update #1
To do so we need to overcome the threshold of the speed of light. This is the point that is hard to imagine. But we will manage that ... the only question is, when will we manage that? I guess it will take another 150 to 200 years before mankind has found the resources to produce a speed higher than the one of light. But ... as long as there are stupid governments, who do silly decisions (as like as Germany by shutting down all nuclear power), mankind will not reach that goal.
2006-09-09 05:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by jhstha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other stars are Lightyears away. For instance the closest star, Proximati Centuari, is 4.27 lightyears away. For a planet with actual life, we need to look harder...about 10.6 light years away to the clostest planet holding star! And that "planet" is almost a cross between jupitur and venus (Known to astronomers as "hot jupiturs"). Not only that, we have to make calculations just right for launching machinery, or they could get stuck within the orbit of another planet, star, or space itself! And they voyage would take so long: The New horisions probe is taking 10 years right now to not even travel 1/2 a light year to pluto. So It is almost impossible. Sorry.
2006-09-09 02:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by iam"A"godofsheep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it looks like Humanity is doomed to extinction on this planet because they will not be able to allocate enough resources to put eggs in other baskets before you are fighting each other to just survive. Over the centuries, your planet was a curious place to visit once or twice and was not considered very interesting . Sure, your wars showed us how undeveloped you are as a species and your infantile,(in cosmic terms) dependence on god concepts does not bode well for you. We are now showing an interest in you because it is not often that we get to observe a species commit suicide. You are so close to maturing as a sentient species and it will be a shame to see you kill yourselves. There are just not enough of you becoming rational enough to force the issue. You let the least among you determine your fate, so be it.
2006-09-09 03:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought people did reach stars already? When astronauts go to space, they can reach the stars out there in space. Haha, I don't know.
2006-09-09 02:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by space 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the time is coming when the extraterrestrials/angels will return to earth, and show us how to live in love and peace, and share their technologies with us.
2006-09-09 02:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by oceansoflight777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but that is ridiculous. Our sun is a star, even if we could get there, why in hell would we want to embark on a suicide mission as we would surely burn?
2006-09-09 03:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by blamurfen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered it. We will reach the stars..even if it happens many generations later.
2006-09-09 02:42:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one day we will tring to be safe right now
2006-09-10 06:42:55 · answer #8 · answered by gary c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY far away. The nearest star is 1,576,800,000,000 kilometres away (more or less) and the furthest ANY human has EVER travelled was 250,000 kilometres away, on the moon. Right now there is no human being further than 200 kilometres from the surface of Earth.
So, if you think it's no big deal to make three million trips to the Moon and back, you go right ahead and do it.... you will be roughly as far as Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth aside from Sol. Proxima Centauri has no planets. Oh well, time for a few more million moon voyages........We're BOUND to strike gold one of these centuries.
On the other hand according to new researchand simulations, as many as 1/3 of planetary systems may have rocky planets in the habitable range, where liquid water can exist.
But you still have to get there.
Even if we live to see an interstellar voyage leave, we will certainly NOT live to see it arrive. Probably neither will the crew; space is a dangerous place.
2006-09-09 02:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans have to make things possible only... if they think it is ....possible...... beliving is so hard bcuse we ppl think nd dont do.......... when we make doings .belivings become trash
2006-09-09 02:54:03 · answer #10 · answered by FIGHTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋