Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?

hostyle0 Says:

Jan 12, 2012 - I really hope we do eventually work it all out and discover just how awesome our universe is or hell even our galaxy but sadly I wont see it happen in my lifetime :(

Shadow1655 Says:

Jan 12, 2012 - Not with that attitude mister NOW LETS GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A SPACE SHIP!!!

streetmuggedbypolice Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - I will be highly ammusing if sometime we discover that our universe is nothing more than a sub-microscopic particle on a grain of sand embedded in a piece of dried dog-shit on the sole of a giant boot.

savageecho Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - Did he say, "...nine useless planets?" Umm, there are only 8 planets Mr. question guy.

hostyle0 Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - haha, Im with ya man! But Im still waiting patiently for them to get off their ass and send someone to Mars :/

acr08807 Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - There are no practical ideas for colonizing other worlds.

wocathoden Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - would that make our lives meaningless?

wiidiwii Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - shhhh he still thinks its 1967

mattghtpa Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - I think think colonizing space or another planet will be challenging, but not impractical, however, I was referring to Rees "downplaying" the idea of interstellar travel.

Dioxholster Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - someone shouldve asked him about end of the world in 2012

streetmuggedbypolice Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - lol

LYinKansas Says:

Jan 14, 2012 - entirely possible itll just take a few generations to get there. maybe ships built about the size of a state sent into deep space with a magnetic rail gun. theyd have to be big enough to live on like a giant noahs ark.

kbdkbd99 Says:

Jan 14, 2012 - I am well aware of the guardian article. It amazes me that you probably thought your little reference to binary numbers was clever. Of course, you won't realise that what you quoted was actually wrong because you are cannot mix bases in a statement without using base denotation. Looks like you are wrong again.....

0BatGirl0 Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - It's called Mass Effect!

muresandani Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - it might not have been such a clever thing, however, comparing mathematics to physics in an attempt to pass onto our current understanding of the laws of nature some of the concreteness of mathematics is moronic to say the least. in physics there have been revolutions that have changed everything we thought we knew. we have been wrong so many times, it's insane to assume that we are without a doubt right this time. keep your mind open, and stop being so full of yourself.

kbdkbd99 Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - if, as you say, it is not clever to compare mathematics to physics - then why did you choose to elaborate in that direction. I suggest you take your own advice.As for advances in science - no-one is suggesting they are not revolutionary, however the invention of the aeroplane did not rely on the law of gravity being dispelled or broken - it was mans ingenuity.It was you who made the assumption that "laws of nature" would be broken. It is you who is full of himself.

UncleDaddysAbusedBoy Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - Fora, do not subject me to political ads from another state agian or I will stop watching you.

muresandani Says:

Jan 16, 2012 - taking a sentence out of a phrase and commenting on it, giving the airplane as an example of a revolution in physics, honestly I'm not even sure this deserves a rebuttal. I will say tho, that, while the actual laws of physics may be unbreakable, our current understanding of these laws can and probably is faulty. To assume everything we know is correct is to close our minds to new, contradictory evidence, and it's what holds back human progress.

TheAwakenedHeretic Says:

Jan 16, 2012 - I hope.

iwilleatyopussy Says:

Jan 30, 2012 - The old man asking the questions is a moron stupid ass small minded fat fuck! He said " are we stuck with 9 useless planets" just cuz we can't inhabit personally these planets don't mean they are useless. Idiot!

samotako1prvi Says:

Feb 10, 2012 - law, theory, current knowledge... propellantless propulsion is a term that can have x number of meanings. By current understanding of physics theories its impossible, right? that was my point, not 1+1=3 or my English, or my atheism ;) But somehow... i have a hunch, that it was my mentioning of the Fox news channel, that made you type this answer, huh ;)

Shunmite Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - reaching another star system is hard but possible.maybe they can biuld a better probe in the future that can ravel a million of light years away

jag9998 Says:

Mar 28, 2012 - Interstellar travel will really be something. To get any significant mass to another star will require doomsday levels of energy. Think small fraction of Sun's energy focused into a laser, pushing a space probe. Not a project for a puss.

propergeezer Says:

Apr 3, 2012 - i agree. maybe in the distant future science will let us be able to biologically engineer a human life form to be able to travel the vastness of space.

ProperLogicalDebate Says:

May 20, 2012 - Assuming one gets there, far far away, how does one communicate back to earth? Relay points? Sending small ships back with message as they did during the Napoleonic Wars?