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[–] 16 points 1 week ago (8 children)

surprisingly hard thing to do ,

it turns out, aiming for the Sun without the rocket ultimately orbiting it is not easy at all

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    We know, and yet that is the choice regardless.

    It suggests an as yet unseen level of dedication to ridding the universe of such a deeply offensive, absolute fucking cretin.

    As a wonderful side project, we can see just how many despicable bodies we can physically cram into probably a SpaceX capsule, like a Tokyo subway train carriage. Musk, Trump, Vance, Putin, Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Farage, and Milei can start the proceedings. I'm sure we can collectively suggest more.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    It's easier if you do it at night.

    Also, it can be done, despite it being hard: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    good point, but still :

    Parker will fly more than seven times closer to the Sun than any spacecraft. Over seven years, the spacecraft will complete 24 orbits around the Sun. At its closest approach, the spacecraft will come within about 3.9 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) of the Sun.

    so it still orbits it, and won't get closer than 6 MILLION km

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