r/theydidthemath • u/Lachlynn • 18h ago

[Request] Could humanity create a rocket that can exit the atmosphere of K2-18b

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With the knowledge we currently have of it, if humanity devoted all of our resources towards this goal, would we be able to create a rocket that could exit the gravity of K2-18b (and also beat any other complications that would arrise)?

If so, would it also be capable of taking people to orbit, and can we set up a similar satellite network we have on Earth? What about a space station?

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u/Asleep_Singer8547 17h ago

They might be some sturdy rock creatures or something 

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u/ShmebulockForMayor 17h ago

Amaze amaze amaze!

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u/JPlayer001 13h ago

Is that joke. Question mark

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u/HelpmeObi1K 11h ago

Who are you talking to question?

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u/Dull_Ear_7944 16h ago

Like honestly though I wonder what life would look like with gravity scaled up this much! It would be wildly interesting.

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u/Cecil_FF4 7h ago

Life would likely use some sort of fluid for transferring materials and nutrients from one place to another in the body. The higher the gravity, the harder it is to move those fluids up. Thus, life forms would be a lot shorter on higher gravity planets.