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Are there any even theoretical possibilities that other planets can be made habitable?
Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:56 pm
For the scientific aficionados out there - Are there any ways under possible future scientific advancements, that planets like Mars or Venus or maybe something like the moon could be altered to provide a life sustaining atmosphere? Or is it a matter of basic things like them not being in the right "goldilocks" zone?
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Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:56 pm to Methuselah
Habitable by who?
Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:57 pm to Methuselah
I'll answer for everyone: no
Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:57 pm to Methuselah
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possible future scientific advancements
Well i mean i guess?????
Posted on 1/2/23 at 7:59 pm to Methuselah
There are theoretical ways (adding atmosphere, magnetic fields, etc) but no current technology that makes those ways a reality.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:00 pm to Methuselah
Think about the speed of innovation.
It’s certainly plausible before we go extinct as a species
It’s certainly plausible before we go extinct as a species
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:00 pm to Methuselah
If years of watching sci-fi shows has taught me anything, terraforming never ends well.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:01 pm to Methuselah
Mars doesn't have enough of a magnetic field. Which allows solar wind to strip its atmosphere.
Venus is too hot for liquid water to exist, even with the extreme air pressure. So we can't seed it with microbes in hopes of converting the atmosphere.
Venus is too hot for liquid water to exist, even with the extreme air pressure. So we can't seed it with microbes in hopes of converting the atmosphere.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:01 pm to Methuselah
Sure. Crash a comet into Mars. Comets are ice, instant water. Seed with oxygen producing algae. Profit.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:01 pm to Methuselah
Eventually I think yes. I believe Jupiter is as big as it is in order to sustain a larger population whether it’s humans or aliens which may be billions or trillions of years from now.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:02 pm to Methuselah
Guide to Terraforming Planets
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Terraforming Mars: The Popular Choice
Currently, Mars is the best conceivable option for terraforming. It’s close enough to access, (we’ve already landed our technology on Mars, just not ourselves) and has the basic building blocks to potentially become a habitable planet.
But as we’ll learn, utilizing these resources is neither simple nor easy.
Mars is surprisingly similar to Earth in many ways. It once had an atmosphere, so there is a chance that it could have an atmosphere again.
Also, it once had warm, flowing water, and we know there is frozen water on the planet. With the basic building blocks in place (probably), Mars is far and away the popular choice for the first terraforming efforts.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:02 pm to Methuselah
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:02 pm to tigerbutt
You realize Jupiter does not have a surface?
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:03 pm to Methuselah
No, it’s dumb.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:04 pm to tigerbutt
quote:
I believe Jupiter is as big as it is in order to sustain a larger population whether it’s humans or aliens
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:08 pm to Methuselah
I'm pretty sure that if we found and colonized another planet, soon enough it would be filled with beggars, welfare recipients and Venezuelan migrant pickpocketers.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:12 pm to Methuselah
Such a dumb thread.
We can’t even get to the moon.
The real questions you should be asking is who’s theory of gravity is correct ( Einstein and the curving of space time; newton and “attraction”) then ask how either one fits in with quantum mechanics.
But if you can’t come to grips with us not landing on the moon first ask yourself how we “lost the technology and haven’t been able to get it back”
We can’t even get to the moon.
The real questions you should be asking is who’s theory of gravity is correct ( Einstein and the curving of space time; newton and “attraction”) then ask how either one fits in with quantum mechanics.
But if you can’t come to grips with us not landing on the moon first ask yourself how we “lost the technology and haven’t been able to get it back”
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:13 pm to MLSter
Wake up people
Posted on 1/2/23 at 8:16 pm to Methuselah
In our solar system? No
In others? Sure
In others? Sure
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