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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 7564368" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Not a direct source of power probably, but a source of resources (and if includes stuff like whatever we use in the reactors, an indirect source of power). Getting things up from a planet is costly, of course, but if it has the resources for it, it might work out in the end.</p><p></p><p>Do you mean that we would follow that rogue planet around? Because even if they are common, I don't think one could count on the ability of plotting a route that leads us near rogue planets often enough. </p><p></p><p>But an interesting side-topic - the science behind rogue planets: What would be the basis on assuming the frequency of rogue planets? I don't really know enough about planet formation and star formation to see why planets wouldn't form outside of star systems. It seems the fundamental is always the same - you have a collection of gas and materials, and their gravitational attraction brings them closer together until they collide and can't escape each other. I can somewhat see that a star forming means there is so much mass in the area that additional "mass clumping" are more likely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 7564368, member: 710"] Not a direct source of power probably, but a source of resources (and if includes stuff like whatever we use in the reactors, an indirect source of power). Getting things up from a planet is costly, of course, but if it has the resources for it, it might work out in the end. Do you mean that we would follow that rogue planet around? Because even if they are common, I don't think one could count on the ability of plotting a route that leads us near rogue planets often enough. But an interesting side-topic - the science behind rogue planets: What would be the basis on assuming the frequency of rogue planets? I don't really know enough about planet formation and star formation to see why planets wouldn't form outside of star systems. It seems the fundamental is always the same - you have a collection of gas and materials, and their gravitational attraction brings them closer together until they collide and can't escape each other. I can somewhat see that a star forming means there is so much mass in the area that additional "mass clumping" are more likely. [/QUOTE]
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