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We probably do have the technology (money is the hard part) to build a telescope array that spans the solar system, and to keep some rockets in standby orbits b
by mcbits 6y ago
We probably do have the technology (money is the hard part) to build a telescope array that spans the solar system, and to keep some rockets in standby orbits beyond Neptune. That would provide for earlier detection of an approaching object and a better chance of having a rocket close enough to intercept it.
- eloff 6y agoThe volume of space beyond Neptune is absolutely insane, and the speeds of interstellar objects (theoretical speeds that is, we don't have a large enough sample size to draw conclusions about how well that matches actual velocities) are also insane. We're very far from being able do this.