![]() ![]() Or maybe an injection of aerogel across the entire asteroid belt could slow them down and eventually bring them to a gentle halt – though the ring itself could make it difficult to explore the outer solar system, and it could have some nasty effects on Earth’s wildlife, too. A huge funnel might work to make sure they all get squished together. For the asteroids to stick together instead of just creating even more asteroids, they have to collide at a relatively slow speed. On this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane have decided to embark on a solar system cleanup mission: to unify the asteroid belt into a single rocky world.īut it isn’t as easy as just stirring up the asteroid belt and hoping everything smashes together. ![]() It is full of big rocks hurtling around at high speeds, occasionally getting tossed towards assorted planets, and generally causing a ruckus. Let’s be honest: the asteroid belt is a bit of a mess. ![]()
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