It is possible to shift planets to make them habitable: Scientists - Indian Express

PTI : New York, Tue Jun 25 2013, 18:30 hrs The superhuman ability to move planets throughout the solar system at our will may sound far-fetched, but scientists say it's not impossible. It may be possible to move planets like Mars into a 'Goldilocks Zone' that could create habitable conditions on the celestial bodies, scientists believe. In a podcast last week US Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked about such a possibility. A listener asked whether using the same methods, scientists theorise would work to move meteorites, would it be possible to move uninhabitable planets to regions of our solar system where they could potentially sustain human life, 'New York daily News' reported. "There's a planet we want to live on. It's too close or it's too far away, let's move it to the Goldilocks Zone where the temperature from the Sun is just right for liquid water opposed to frozen water or evaporated water," Tyson answered. Tyson said such planet-moving is indeed 100 per cent theoretically possible. "The day that we can begin shifting planetary bodies around like asteroids and large asteroids start small, end big I don't see any reason why we can't start shifting planets around," Tyson said. Retired Senior Scientist of NASA's Orbital Debris Research Donald J Kessler said that he agreed that it is a "pretty simple concept" and entirely possible. However, "huge amount" of energy is required to push a planet, he said. He said there was a difference between moving an asteroid on track to slam into Earth and repositioning a planet. ALSO READ Astronomers discover the raw material first stars were made of BlackBerry launches service to manage Android, Apple Inc. devices Microsoft to bring 'Age of Empires' to Apple Inc. iPhones, Android phones Microsoft to bring 'Age of Empires' to Apple, Android phones Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGC4Yi5diGymV0bBMC38Y1xaKKx3w&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-is-possible-to-shift-planets-to-make-them-habitable-scientists/1133649/

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