In theory, how would you change a planet's orbit?

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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?

Bigbang · Accepted Answer

that is too risky,if it goes a bit wrong we might end up with mars' orbit intersecting earth's.
Furthermore we haven't developed enough technology for those things yet

Akas · Answer

That would be impossible because the sun's gravity won't allow that to happen because of it's strenght and even if we were able to do it why would we I mean there should be a reason to move Mars out of its orbit. Moving Mars out of it's orbit might colide with our orbit causing destruction and the end of Earth an Mars.
Thanks

Knobbie · Answer

In Colossians 1:17 it says: (talking about Jesus Christ)
And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Don't bother trying to change the orbit - it can't be done. 
If God wants to change it, He will.

Ashley Jeanne · Answer

Well you could crash a moon sized body into it. Or there's always the Hand of God.

In theory, how would you change a planet's orbit?

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