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Hugh
I've been troubleshooting computers, both hardware and software for 15 years or so. I know a little about creating web sites, digital imaging and computer training. I read a lot of Sci Fi, detective novels and techno thrillers. I enjoy gardening and playing the guitar badly.
In theory, how would you change a planet's orbit?
Suppose I wanted to move a planet like Mars closer to the Sun to raise its temperature and aid in terra-forming it with an eye to future colonization.
I suspect I'd have to change the orbit, and I wonder what practical methods, including speculative power sources might be used?
4 AnswersAstronomy & Space1 decade ago