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The Caplan Thruster – approach to move an entire solar system
- solarengineer 7y agoExtracts: The machine would use a Dyson sphere to collect mass, separate out helium to push the sun, and fire hydrogen at the sun to avoid crashing into the sun. It could push the Sun at a speed of about 50 light years per one million years. Matthew Caplan from Illinois State University designed the machine at the behest of Munich-based YouTube channel Kurzgesagt. The channel then created a stunning video to illustrate the device, which it dubbed the Caplan Thruster, and a paper Caplan wrote describing the machine has also been published in the journal Acta Astronautica. Video links: Kaplan thruster: https://youtu.be/v3y8AIEX_dU https://youtu.be/v3y8AIEX_dU Dyson sphere: https://youtu.be/pP44EPBMb8A https://youtu.be/pP44EPBMb8A