Timeline for Can human push Earth away from the Sun?
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| Jun 9, 2012 at 8:46 | history | edited | dotancohen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2012 at 7:54 | comment | added | dotancohen | @Xiè: It is not a matter of efficiency but rather changing the shape (eccentricity) of the orbit and therefore the distance from the Sun (two manoeuvres). You should read the linked article on orbital mechanics. | |
| Jun 9, 2012 at 7:52 | history | edited | dotancohen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2012 at 7:51 | comment | added | dotancohen | Thanks, Bill, you are right. The Sun will turn into a red giant, not nova. I'm all embarrassed now! | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 15:19 | comment | added | Biff MaGriff | Our sun will never nova... | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 12:35 | comment | added | Lenik | Do you mean apply the force at the direction of the tangent vector, is more efficient then at the perpendicular vector? | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 10:06 | history | answered | dotancohen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |