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Naming it DEath-STAR is probably not the best way to build public support.
by executive 11y ago
Naming it DEath-STAR is probably not the best way to build public support.
- defiblep 11y agoHave you met geeks? > sufficient warning Well, yes, quite. Wouldn't we be better off making sure we can reliably find them first?
- privong 11y ago> Wouldn't we be better off making sure we can reliably find them first? People are already are working on that. For example, there's the NEOWISE project[0], which used the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to look for potentially dangerous astroids. And there is a ongoing effort for a new space mission, NEOCAM[1], specifically designed to do this same thing and find more objects. [0] http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/programs/neowise.html http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/programs/neowise.html [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-Earth_Object_Camera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-Earth_Object_Camera
- Hobietime 11y agoThey propose additions use cases for the array in their papers. These include a LIDAR based detection system. I'm on my phone right now so I can't link the appropriate one. Let me know if you are interested and I can find it later.
- lolc 11y agoWith powerful systems you never know whether they are going to save you or evaporate you. Funny shit like this doesn't get funding unless there are military options to it I'd wager.