In 1948, astronomer Fred Zwicky, the esteemed co-discoverer of - TopicsExpress



          

In 1948, astronomer Fred Zwicky, the esteemed co-discoverer of dark matter, speculated that “fusion jets” could be used by a future civilization to navigate our sun and solar system planets through the galaxy. He suggested that pellets of fuel could be fired into the sun to produce explosions that would push the sun along like firecrackers exploding in a tin can. But where to go? Zwicky thought that the entire solar system could reach Alpha Centauri in a few thousand years.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:36:07 +0000

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