/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10571914
We've long been genetically engineering planet destroyers with extreme solar resistance. They're currently being field tested in chicago and philly but soon they'll be ready for stars.

>>10571921
Kek

>>10571914
Yes, imagine a Dyson sphere made of mirrors. we possess the tech to launch mirrors in space, but the funding for so many is beyond responsible. We'd probly have to mine other planets first anyway.

Well, let us assume that the system actually is what we are told it is, planets, stars, space.... Let us assess the current potential the humans have to modify or create adaquit instruments to inflict such destruction.

In this scenario, I would say yes! And that is pictured including the assumption made that the species has the technological capability it claims it does to leave the orbit and and so on....

However given that my personal opinion of the universe and outer space is not per say what we learn in school I have to say at this time no.

If the system of this universe is as described then we know everything is in motion, stars have eternal stabilizing fields that are counterbalanced with external fields in relation to other objects. So to destroy something that require a lot of energy is best to use the energy of the star instead of introducing a blow. In this case the perfect way to do so with minimal force would be to destabilize in sequence one field after another and cause a laps of flow like a controlled demolition!

>>10571914
Aren't stars already exploding?

According to this model start appear to be exploding, I prefer to view it as increased contained somewhat activity! The actual supernova in this case would be destruction, a complete alteration of state and function. Can it be speed up, I guess we call it exploded because we relate it dispersing matter here that way. But destroying a star would be a bit different than just exploding it, disrupting it would be the way to go to destabilize it and implode it!

>>10571951
Yes, and it's thanks to aliens as implied by Wikipedia.

>>10571914
No.
It's a question of scale.
Every nuke on the planet going off wouldn't even destroy earth's crust, let alone put a dent in somethings orders of magnitude bigger than the sun.

>>10571914
Exploding the star with the weapon, no. But we should be able to do something like calculate which asteroids to hit in the asteroid belt of a star to cause a domino effect that sends it teetering off of its original course that allows it to orbit its galactic center and make it fall into another star closer to the center that could result in both stars blowing up.
The odds of finding something this exploitable and for some reason hasn't already been fucked up by normal cosmic collisions are probably super fucking low though, and if we do find it, its probably going to require every last nuke that we have.

>>10571914
>using weaponry humanity currently has?

No, we don't have enough to fuel such a reaction. In fact, the entire solar system, apart from the sun, doesn't have enough mass and energy to do that.

maybe if you found a way to inject iron into the core

piggybacking off this thread somewhat

What would be the easiest way too make a star artificially supernova? Its common enough in sci-fi, but how would you do it irl and could it be made into an actually efficient weapon?
Assume our star as a subject, assume you have access too all technology modern science and physics says could possible exist. Remember we are looking for the most efficient method here.

>>10572717
Dump heavy metal onto it until it goes supernova

>>10572743
That's a lot of heavy metal

>>10572754
Yes, a few planets worth at least.
However, you might be able to reuse some of it after each supernova, assuming it can be reclaimed.

>>10571932
That wouldn't work.

>>10571932
The 'Dyson Sphere', as commonly described, is not plausible and would result in an ablation cascade.

>>10571932
wouldn't the mirrors just melt then fall into the star

>>10571914
Our sun is so large that about 1 300 000 Earths can fit inside of it.

>Would it be possible to explode a star using weaponry humanity currently has?

The answer is no

>>10572018
Update - still this, but you'd have to it while starting with the Oort cloud. Then direct the snowball effect of momentum into the asteroid belt while also sucking in all the gas giants. It'd be a very convoluted math problem, and you'd need perfect timing.

>>10571914
no

>>10571921
>A Tyron sphere

throw a bunch of iron at it

>>10571914
I'm currently working on destroying all stars in the universe through a combination of time and non-interference.

>>10573109
Dyson SWARM

>>10571932
That would create quite a show, but that isn't a supernova and the star wouldn't give a fuck

Now, Marathon Infinity....that was a great game.

(If you get this reference congratulations on your very large penis and IQ)