Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by ethbr0 on Friday February 11, 2022 @10:53AM
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Isn't long term zero-g pretty hostile to our biology?
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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by kibwen on Friday February 11, 2022 @02:26PM
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Mars is 0.3 G, which is just as hostile for long-term habitation. No human child conceived, born, and raised in that environment would have the ability to stand on Earth without an Aliens-style rigid exosuit. Their heart might not even be capable of pumping blood to their head.
Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by ErikCorry on Friday February 11, 2022 @03:03PM
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Nobody knows what 0.3 g does to the body because we've spent 20 years on the ISS doing zero-g "science" even after the most important question was answered:
Q: What does zero-g do to the human body?
A: It's really really unhealthy.
Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by lanstin on Friday February 11, 2022 @11:04AM
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Hollow out the asteroid and spin it.
Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by edgyquant on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:48PM
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This wouldn’t work, asteroids are like gravel there isn’t really anything to hollow out and even if you did when you spun it the asteroid would just shoot these rocks out in all directions.
Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by Tepix on Friday February 11, 2022 @12:04PM
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That tech is decades in the future.
Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star
by ethbr0 on Friday February 11, 2022 @01:45PM
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Is it? Assuming an asteroid of appropriate structural strength, it's just a question of time + propulsion. And acceleration adds up pretty quickly when you're in a vacuum and have all the time you want.