{"id":325,"date":"2020-05-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeworksentertainment.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2020-05-22T17:54:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T17:54:22","slug":"the-science-of-terragenesis-planetary-defense-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeworksentertainment.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/25\/the-science-of-terragenesis-planetary-defense-network\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of TerraGenesis: Planetary Defense Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Planetary Defense Network, your guard against the perils of space.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Planetary Defense Network is there to save you and your colonists lives. That is a pretty dramatic way of putting it but is also exactly what it does. Whichever faction you choose to be part of, when terraforming a new world you will want to make sure to invest in this device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/02\/01\/14\/24\/landscape-3969074_1280.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 65 million years ago Earth was minding its own business. Happily going about its day with a whole world of fauna, oceans and dinosaurs. That was until a humongous asteroid impacted the surface and changed the course of Earth\u2019s history for ever. The dinosaurs and other life on Earth hadn\u2019t invested in a Planetary Defense Network. Sure, the technology wasn\u2019t there, nor was the concept of space\u2026 but if they had invested in one they\u2019d still be here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Planetary Defense Network defends the world you\u2019re terraforming from rogue asteroids, meteors and other dangerous threats to the surface from the depths of space. At the basic level the system tracks and monitors threats as they get near to the terraformed world. At the more engaged level, should a threat be more direct and potentially damaging to your world the planetary defense network will intervene and <em>neutralise<\/em> the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since 2016 teams of scientists and astronomers have kept a weathered eye on the skies and space around Earth, watching for life threatening celestial issues. When a potential issue is spotted it is logged and then monitored. As of 2019, that catalogue sits around 15,000 logged potential issues, with roughly 1500 added each year. That\u2019s just for Earth, that doesn\u2019t include newly terraformed worlds, worlds which are potentially in an even more dangerous position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the Earth bound monitoring system was a useful beginning the question was always asked, \u201cWhat would happen if one was on an imminent collision course with Earth?\u201d. The answer was pretty grim reading\u2026 mankind essentially became extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2018\/08\/24\/15\/46\/asteroid-3628185_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re after some slightly worrying reading head over to NASA\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/asteroidwatch\/\">Asteroid Watch<\/a> website. They regularly post about inbound objects, their size, how close they\u2019ll get to Earth and even the date that they\u2019ll pass. The handy approximate size chart measures in house, bus or plane sizes. Their podcast also shares thoughts such as \u201cWhat would happen if an asteroid hits the Earth?\u201d and other happy questions. Now if that doesn\u2019t fill you with existential dread then nothing will\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, that dread and fear is something of the past for those colonising and terraforming new worlds. With an investment into a Planetary Defense Network your faction and colonists can rest assured that their world is safe. At least from asteroids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Planetary Defense Network, your guard against the perils of space. The Planetary Defense Network is there to save you and your colonists lives. That is a pretty dramatic way of putting it but is also exactly what it does. 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