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PoppersOfCorn t1_j7tn7e1 wrote

What gas? It's near non-existence in the vacuum of space

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RowKiwi t1_j7to7go wrote

Your question will be deleted, and should be asked in the weekly questions topic.

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PoppersOfCorn t1_j7tpgyb wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,760,360)

Put in more normal terms, if you marked out a random cubic meter of empty universe, there’s a 2 out of 3 chance you would have no atoms in it.

Seems like it would be a waste of energy...

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Grumpy-Greybeard t1_j7tq84l wrote

Look up Bussard ramjets to get an idea of what might be required.

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jethrowwilson t1_j7tvdyb wrote

The chances of gathering enough meaningful particles would be not worth the effort. However, we now know that water is notably common on other celestial bodies. So we can gather resources from there and convert the water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules.

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lonewulf66 t1_j7tykui wrote

Can we have an age requirement to ask questions here. We'll start at having graduated 5th grade.

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space-ModTeam t1_j7uarlj wrote

Hello u/ruxt0, your submission "can we collect gases like hydrogen and oxygen form the outer space" has been removed from r/space because:

  • Such questions should be asked in the "All space questions" thread stickied at the top of the sub.

Please read the rules in the sidebar and check r/space for duplicate submissions before posting. If you have any questions about this removal please message the r/space moderators. Thank you.

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