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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The Sun (www.iflscience.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Delta_V@lemmy.world to c/space@mander.xyz

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It's a thought that may have crossed your mind at some point: what would be the practicalities of firing your enemies into the Sun?...

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[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

If you don't mind waiting a few thousand years, you can cut the delta-v requirements in half by traveling to the edge of the solar system first and then burning retrograde at aphelion.

Or do like the Parker Solar Probe did and catch multiple gravity assists off Venus.