I am interested about finding a way that we could travel to another solar system by taking earth with us. The fact is, that the sun could eventually die, and that we can find a way that we can swing earth out of orbit, and find a way that we can guide our planet, so that we can find another star and orbit that star. Sure, we will miss Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and our moon, but we can meet new planets as part of our new solar system.
This could also lead towards new ways to travel, so that we can use planets as a giant space ship so that we can carry our planets with us when it comes to intersteller and intergalactical travel. The problem lies when we can store and use power to hold our atmosphere and heat as we travel away from a sun and towards another star. But I think it can be done when we can work it out by technical means.
2007-06-09 18:45:21 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Earth is also dying. We are slowly draining it out of its resources so it wouldn´t be very useful to bring it along. Its just baggage. There are countless "earths" out there. We just need to find them. And figure out how to get there.
2007-06-09 18:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, the Sun sure does supply an awful lot of heat energy and light energy to keep us warm, and provide photosynthesis for oxygen and for food. I would hate to leave it behind. Maybe we could take it with us.
And what giant fuel-guzzling propulsion system would we use to "jet" around, Einstein?
And how will we keep our atmosphere clinging to the surface of the Earth if we could "jet" around.
And, since the Earth's crust is a mere 15 miles thick compared to an 8,000 mile diameter, how would you keep the fuel guzzling propulsion system from crushing the crust and disintegrating the Earth?
The notion you describe has such colossal problems of propulsion and encapsulation and just basic physics.
I think you're on something, not ONTO something.
2007-06-09 18:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid that you miss your own point.
If we had enough energy to move the earth and maintain life on it why bother moving it in the first place?
You are talking about the energy output of a small star here!
2007-06-13 16:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting thought, but everything I have been taught has told me that life on earth...the flora and the fauna, so to speak, would not survive long without sunlight, as the very basics of the food chain would be destroyed, as they feed off of sunlight.
2007-06-09 18:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by Minnesota Nice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, what an ambitious undertaking that would be, I have no idea where the energy would come from to move the earth like that.
2007-06-11 12:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow !
2007-06-09 19:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by space-rocks! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋