States Chronicle - Latest Breaking World News

Thursday, April 15, 2021
Log in
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
  • Investor Relations
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Latest News
    • Right Colors for your Skin Tone
    • MOST ACTIVE NASDAQ After-Hours
    • iPhone 5C Release Date
    • Samsung Galaxy S5 Release Date
    • The History of the Atkins Diet

A Scientists Imagined Building the Death Star from Rogue One

December 18, 2016 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow
Star Wars logo

A scientist thought about building the Death Star from the Star Wars movie.

STATES CHRONICLE – Many Star Wars fans were thrilled when seeing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but a scientist thought about the possibility of building the Death Star mentioned in the movie. This film tells the story of how the rebels succeeded in stealing the plans to the original Death Star. This represents a space station which has the size of a small moon, being equipped with a dangerous weapon bound to destroy a whole planet.

A scientist imagined having those plans to develop such a space station if it could be possible. In the movie, this was a 75-mile-diameter space station which was built out of quantum steel. Approximately two million Imperial personnel, including TIE Pilots, Stormtroopers and officers were on the spacecraft. Some are wondering if this would be possible in the real world.

To acquire such a significant quantity of steel, it would take us about 182 times the age of the universe to accumulate enough to develop the space station. What is even more complex, it’s the method which should be used to power an immense station and also generate gravity for the whole crew. Thus, we are aware of the fact that current technology might not help us.

If we were to make even more accurate calculations, let’s think about the International Space Station. It requires about 0.75 watts/ cubic meter. This power is provided by eight different solar arrays which are about 112 feet long and about 39 feet wide. Even if we had efficient solar panels able to cover the massive Death Star, we would still not be able to honor the ISS’s power demands per unit volume.

What is even more important it’s that power will diminish once we steer the space station away from the sun. To recreate the gravity on Earth, the space station will need to revolve every 3.5 minutes. If we were to pay attention to the lessons thought by ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, we would understand that the ring-shape of the spacecraft played a significant role.

As one travel toward the center or the poles of the radius, it decreases, resulting in the vanishing of the artificial gravity. If gravity was to be built in this way on the Death Star, then this questions the spherical design of the ship. But what if this space station held an artificial star inside which could solve the problem of gravity? There are still a lot of details to be considered in case this type of machine would ever be build.

Image source: wikipedia

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Science

About Jack M. Robinson

Jack enjoys keeping abreast of everything connected to economic indicators. A School of Journalism, Michigan State University graduate, he loves covering monetary policy and company financials and has a particular interest in writing about the latest gadgets.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 30 other subscribers

Doom and MiniDoom 2

Volunteer-Based Mexican Studio Releases Sidescrolling Doom Clone

March 12, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Chinese Mom and locked iPhone.

Toddler Locks Chinese Mom Out of Phone for Half a Century

March 9, 2018 By James Faulkner Leave a Comment

Alexa laughing

Amazon Alexa Laughing out of the Blue Puzzles Engineers

March 8, 2018 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Flippy and the Burgers

Meet Flippy, World’s First Fast-Food Robotic Chef

March 6, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

System Shock

System Shock Remastered Delayed, Nightdive Studios CEO Announces

February 19, 2018 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Sea of Thieves.

Sea of Thieves Optimized for Low-End PCs

February 14, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Sony and VR

Sony Touts New Generation of VR Controllers

January 31, 2018 By Deborah Cobing Leave a Comment

YouTube

YouTube Stiffens Its Monetization Policy to Discourage Spammers and Bad Actors

January 18, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Google Art Doppelganger

Google App Can Now Show Your Art Doppelganger

January 15, 2018 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

YouTube mobile app logo on a smartphone

YouTube Now Enables Vertical Videos on iOS

December 24, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S2 with a shattered screen

Cracked Smartphone Screens Are a Thing of the Past – Self-Healing Polymer Gets Fixed Just by Pressing It

December 20, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Bing logo on a white background

Bing Improves Its Search Results with the Help of AI and Reddit Integration

December 16, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

White hashtag on a blue background

Follow Your Interests on Instagram by Directly Following Hashtags

December 14, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on a leather seat

Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Make More People Happier as Compared to iPhones

December 13, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • the Carina Nebula in space

    The Universe is Full of Space Grease (Study)

    Jun 29, 2018
  • St. George the dragon slayer

    Restoration Makes 16th-Century Spanish Statue Unrecognizable

    Jun 28, 2018
  • Elon Musk

    After Recent Alien Study, Elon Musk Thinks We Should Colonize Other Planets

    Jun 27, 2018
  • the red planet

    Large Blue Sand Dune Discovered on Mars

    Jun 27, 2018
  • two gibbon individuals

    Extinct Gibbon Species Found in Ancient Chinese Tomb (Study)

    Jun 26, 2018
  • Mars panorama

    Dust Storm on Mars is Only Getting Bigger

    Jun 25, 2018
  • asteroid approaching Earth

    America is Not Ready for an Asteroid Impact

    Jun 22, 2018
  • Christopher Columbus

    Real Christopher Columbus Letter Returns to Vatican, Mystery Persists

    Jun 20, 2018
  • sea with beach full of pebbles

    Fossil of Ancient Sea Creature Named After Obama

    Jun 20, 2018
  • Aztec turquoise

    Where Did the Aztec Turquoise Come From? (Study)

    Jun 18, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Markets
  • National News
  • Nature
  • News
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 statechronicle.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Contact