2007-12-21 01:31:50 · 18 answers · asked by Tracy Terry 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Tracy, this one is even sillier than usual. Good work. Lets see if anyone takes you seriously.
2007-12-21 01:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ah those library moments....
A public/private consortium is now in the final planning stages of landing on the sun. The retirement of the shuttle fleet by NASA in 2010 will give provide the resources necessary. Several of the larger oil companies are providing funding for the journey. Their hope is that they will be able to extract energy from the Sun rocks that can be used to replace oil and natural gas when we run out or when they become too expensive to use for such mundane tasks as driving an automobile or heating a home.
It is emphasized at this point, though, that the existence of Sun rocks is only theoretical. The potential rewards, if they exist, are what makes the expenditure of the shrinking pile of space funding a worthwhile gamble. If the rocks do exist, some physicists and geologists suspect that removing the rocks from the Sun and bringing samples back to Earth for study may involve the use of high tech balloons in which the Sun rocks can be safely transported. These balloons are undergoing final testing on the beaches of southern Florida right now.
2007-12-21 01:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by David Bowman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is too hot to land on. So they will have to wait until the sun people become sufficiently annoyed at their hot dogs to throw sun rocks at them. Then the astronauts will catch the rocks before they can fall back down to the sun.
2007-12-21 01:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by elohimself 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there is word that the country of Poland has been working on sending some of their astronauts to the sun for some time. When asked how they will overcome the intense heat, they laughed and proudly stated, "Simple, we will go at night."
2007-12-21 01:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by lunatic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never
The sun is mostly hydrogen gas.
To get a "rock" of hydrogen, the atmospheric pressure would have to be enormous. Squishing any would be rock picking astronaut.
Also, as you removed the "rock" from the sun, it would expand in the lesser pressure, so when you got it back to earth, it would just be gas again.
Sorry, no sun rocks.
2007-12-21 01:36:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They already went. however the scientists weren't plenty interested in sunlight rocks as in sunlight flora. So while the astronauts introduced some sunlight flora decrease back, they have been tailored to Earth gardens, and that's the place all those advantageous crunchy salted seeds come from.
2016-12-11 10:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by sanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I m pretty sure the sun is made up of gas, so I don't know how many rocks are really lying around.
2007-12-21 01:37:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not possible for them to land on the sun because it is very hot that even if we go to mercury and stay at the morning portion of the planet we would be burned. so it is not even possible for us to even go near sun.
2007-12-21 01:36:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this is the first time that I have ever heard of a rock that produces so much heat and light....not to mention nuclear reactions.
2007-12-21 04:43:47 · answer #9 · answered by North_Star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great to see you!
You know, the astronauts would all have to wear mood rings on all of their fingers and toes to do that!
Are those silly things still out there?
Cheers!
Bobby
2007-12-21 01:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by Bobby 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋