Spacebattles destroy modern tank9/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Objects in the asteroid belt are often millions of miles apart, and that’s considered densely packed in space. The distance between Earth and Pluto is about 53 times the distance between Earth and Mars. To quote the great Douglas Adams, “You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is…” Models of the solar system don’t really do it justice. The issues are so numerous that it’s no wonder filmmakers keep going back to a futuristic World War II. Space is an alien environment, and it’s difficult for us puny humans to understand all the potential difficulties of fighting there. Unfortunately, things get complicated when you introduce real science into the equation, and not just because there’s no sound in a vacuum. From Battlestar Galactica to Deep Space Nine’s Dominion War, some of our most riveting science fiction has come from spaceships trying very hard to destroy each other. Who doesn’t love giant space battles with lasers and missiles and shields, oh my? Communists, that’s who.
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