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The idea revolves heavily around the creation and deployment of several thin film-like silicon bubbles. The “space bubbles” as they refer to them, would be joined together like a raft. Once expanded in space it would be around the same size as Brazil. The bubbles would then provide an extra buffer against the harmful solar radiation that comes from the Sun.

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  • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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    2 years ago

    "Joined together like a raft" makes it seem to me like it would be a bunch of smaller bubbles

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Would a bunch of bubbles the size of Texas in space have its own gravity well that could capture dust and debris over time?

      • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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        2 years ago

        Probably? But that seems like the least of its issues lmao

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          After a while it could become a moon though lmao.

          • Ideology [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            If my other post is correct, if compressed into a ball it would be about the size of 162173 Ryugu with slightly more mass than 66391 Moshup. Or I guess about 3/4 of a Mount Everest.