How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines

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Nothing in the Universe is static. In the milky way, billions of stars orbit the galactic center.
Some, like our sun, are pretty consistent, keeping a distance of around 30,000 light years from the galactic center, completing an orbit every 230 million years.

This dance is not an orderly ballet - more like a skating rink filled with drunk toddlers. This chaos makes the galaxy dangerous. Our solar neighbourhood is constantly changing, with stars moving hundreds of kilometers every second.

Only the vast distances between objects protect us from the dangers out there. But we might get unlucky in the future. At some point we could encounter a star going supernova. Or a massive object passing by and showering earth with asteroids.

If something like this were to happen we would likely know thousands, if not millions of years in advance. But we still couldn’t do much about it.

Unless… we move our whole solar system out of the way.

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[SolarFlairYT]

Can we just talk about the fact that some physicist designed an entire galaxy thrusting towtruck with real physics for the sake of an educational YouTube video

[snosibsnob]

“Sir the humans are advancing”
“What fleet is following them”
“T-their whole star system sir”

[shants]

I could only imagine the look of disbelief on alien faces as we pull up to their solar system... with our solar system

[Thatoneguy-pmes]

“ This dance is like a ice rink filled with drunk toddlers”. Probably my favorite quote of all time.

[justafranz]

Your astrophysics friend is such a madlad

[snakething]

Normal Visionaries: “What if we left the solar system in a spaceship?”

Kurzgesagt: “What if we made the solar system into a spaceship?”

[RealRexRiplash]

I love the saying "Nearly 1% the speed of light" because you immediately understand that is still incredibly fast.

[xjdkdndnhzndjfndndnnd]

The ending saying “this is the last video of 12019” and it’s almost 23’

oh my god the pandemic, everything-

That was such a shock- wow..

[shyoh]

scientist: "intergalactic space travel is impossible"
kurzgesagt: "Just move the sun lol"

[charliehe]

“This dance is not a delicate ballet, more like a skating rink filled with drunk toddlers.”
~Kurzgesagt, 12019

[NimbusDeluxe]

“In a few days this year will be over, and we’ll get to try again”

Big mistake

[deedevon]

Rewatching this video now and hearing the ‘things are bad but we can always do better :)’ outro and then hearing ‘here’s to trying again in 2020!’ Is a whiplash

[RiptideGaming_GXT]

Could you imagine waking up one morning, only to see on the news that some strange civilization just arrived on the edge of your galaxy by piloting a damn star...

[antonbertenstam]

My man designed a whole stellar engine just to be called "our science friend"

[jafarrylan]

Animation and science is the best way to educate children and also adults

[berryblueowl]

"This dance is not an orderly ballet, more like a skating rink filled with drunk toddlers" has got to be the best ever description of the galaxy's movement.

[joshuaklaren]

Star: *barreling towards earth*
Our entire solar system: “Sllliidddeee to the right”

[quag]

Humans: can barely make it to the moon and back

Humans: have already planned how to move the entire solar system

[cee_ves]

“What that? A nearby star is going to annihilate the earth in 2 million years? Oh don’t be so dramatic we can just move the sun”