Scientists want to build huge 'space bubbles'
2Scientists want to build huge 'space bubbles'
Scientists want to build huge 'space bubbles' to combat global warming. It is hoped that the bubbles will inflate between Earth and the Sun, reflecting some of its rays and keeping the planet cool.
Researchers suggest that Brazil-sized "space bubbles" could be an effective way to slow the effects of global warming.
Composed of small, inflatable bubbles, the spacecraft can shield Earth from solar radiation and reflect some of the light from the sun, according to information in GOLAHURA News.
Astronomers believe that unlike other attempts to geoengineer our planet, such as dissolving gases in the stratosphere, this method does not interfere with ecosystems on Earth and therefore will have less impact on wildlife and plants.
However, this proposal only aims to complement, not replace, existing people's attempts to mitigate climate change.
"Geoengineering may be our final and only option, but most geoengineering proposals are earth dependent, posing enormous risks to our living ecosystem," Carlo Ratti, head of MIT's Senseable City Lab, told the architecture and design magazine Dezeen.
“Space-based solutions would be safer. "For example, if we deflect 1.8 percent of incoming solar radiation before it hits our planet, we could completely reverse today's global warming."
MIT has conducted a preliminary experiment by inflating a spherical shell in space, but more work needs to be done to explore a vehicle's position and stability, how much shade it can cast on Earth, how cost-effective it is.