So Much Space!

SO MUCH SPACE! Learn about the history of space and the exploration behind it!
Navigation Links Home Where Space Began All About Stars What's Next?!	Our Future Awaits Us...Literally! The next big goal for NASA today is to land a human on Mars. This mission would provide and clear and reasonable explanation regarding the existence of life on Mars. Also, for any reason, us humans would be able to colonize Mars to sustain future life! However, if there ever comes a time where humans decide to travel to another solar system or even star, it could take a really long time. Such journey can take up to tens of thousands of years without the ability to warp space time. But Wait! There's More! According to NASA, technology evolves every single day. Which means that eventually, astrophysicists and engineers will be able to come up with a faster way of traveling. Advancements of traveling include "advanced solar electric propulsion, large-scale solar sails, new green propellants, and composite cryogenic storage tanks for refueling depots in orbit." These methods of aeronautical traveling can help us extermely for future missions to different planets and even asteroids. What may seem too science fictional may not seem so fictional afterall. Astrophysicists today believe that warp speed is possible. Famously known for in the film Star Trek, warp drive seems to be capable and achievable as well. Warp speed can be estimated about 10 times the speed of light! Though everything in the universe is restricted by the speed of light, the actual fabric of space time is not. However the only problem is that it requires and immense amount of energy in order to achieve warp speed. BUT! It is possible to reach it. The energy of any ship that enters warp speed would need about the equivalent of Jupiter's or Saturn's mass energy. Using that energy and converting it into propulsion seems possible, but obtaining that energy is the hard part. With the capability of achieving warp speed, it will allow us to move across the galaxy within a very short amount of time compared to the technology we are given today. This would give us a huge advantage in space exploration especially when the time comes to find another habitable planet to live on. Here is where you can find a lot more information on the basics of warp speed! With the capability of moving faster than the speed of light, time travel will also be something that we can achieve. According to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, if someone were to be moving greather than or equal to the speed of light, that person will age a lot slower because time will be moving slower for them as opposed to someone sitting down on a chair on Earth. Time traveling can give us a new insight on space and time exploration. We can even search for the earliest pieces of the universe!
For More Information About Space, click on the helpful links below: The Geocentric Model The Heliocentric Model Different Types of Stars The Big Bang Theory Life Cylce of a Star Black Holes! Neutron Stars!
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