Could a ‘Death Star’ Really Destroy a Planet?
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The Death Star. Image Credit: Wookieepedia / Lucasfilm
Countless Sci-Fi fans vividly remember the famous scene in Star Wars in which the Death Star obliterates the planet Alderaan.
Mirroring many late night caffeine-fueled arguments among Sci-Fi fans, a University of Leicester researcher asks the question:
Could a small moon-sized battle station generate enough energy to destroy an Earth-sized planet?
Read the full article over at Universe Today
Ray Sanders is a Sci-Fi geek, astronomer and blogger. Currently researching variable stars at Arizona State University, he writes for Universe Today, The Planetary Society blog, and his own blog, Dear Astronomer
2012-12-04 08:07:11
Source: http://www.dearastronomer.com/2012/01/20/could-a-death-star-really-destroy-a-planet/
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