It's quite popular now a days to believe that aliens could reach us or have reached us in the past or are reaching us today in the often occurring UFO sighting and alien abduction phenomenon. However, is it scientifically possible to reach the speeds necessary for space travel? Let's look at this question for a moment.
Einstein's theory of relativity teaches us that material objects cannot move faster than the speed of light, which is approximately 186,000 miles per second. At this speed you could circle the earth in 7 seconds, reach Mars in 4 minutes and get to Pluto in 5 hours. Even at this incredible speed, it would still take 4.2 years to reach the closest star and 100,000 years just to get out of the Milky Way Galaxy or 2.3 million years to reach the next one. The universe is vast and great speeds would be needed to travel across it.
The problem is the energy necessary to reach such speeds, if it were indeed possible, is enormous. To move something the size of a pea to just 50% of the speed of light would take the energy of 2.2 Hiroshima bombs. As speed increases, so does mass increase. So the faster you go, the more energy is needed to continue to propel you even faster as your mass continues to increase. To project a one pound ball to 50% of the speed of light you would need the equivalent energy of 98 Hiroshima bombs. A space craft would certainly weigh more than that. The space shuttle engine alone weighs 1/7 of a train engine but delivers the power of 39 locomotives. The three main engines and two boosters deliver 7.3 million pounds of thrust at lift off needed to overcome the force of gravity and propel the shuttle into outer-space. Yet even at this impressive power, it takes 8 minutes to reach a mere 17,000 mph. To get the shuttle to 50% of the speed of light it would take the equivalent of 23 million atomic bombs.
The Apollo spacecraft took three days to reach the moon. At this speed it would take 870,000 years to reach the first star. Because of these incredible distances and the known lack of ability to reach the speed of light, alien supporters have had to dream up things like warp speed, hyperspace, folding space and wormholes, plus protective shields. The faster you go the more damage even a little pebble would do to your spacecraft.
When scientist turn their telescopes into outer-space they notice a red shift of the light which suggests that the star or galaxy which is being observed is moving away from the earth. This could be evidence of our galaxy being near to the center of the universe, which would suggest that the earth was placed there for a special reason and purpose. (See Russell Humphreys' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tL21vHyzg) The fact that this earth is at the perfect tilt, has the perfect rotation, distance from the sun, atmosphere and water ratio (among other things), also suggests we are not here by some freak accident, but specifically designed. In fact the probability of life on earth occurring by accident is so small it is considered a mathematical impossibility. Therefore, the likelihood that other planets would have similar "accidents" that would allow aliens to inhabit them is slim to none because earth itself is a mathematical impossibility.
Isaac Newton said, "Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amount of heat and light. This did not happen by accident." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTmvyq_LLCo) or watch Dr. Gary Bates explain about the Alien Intrusion and where they come from. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jjhkf_e4pM)
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The "Alien Connection" is thrown about quite a bit by "intelligent" scientist who do not want to give up their naturalistic worldview and accept the possibility of a Creator. We have been fed so much science fiction since our childhood that we accept their dictates without questioning the physical impossibilities required. In order to obtain such speeds the laws of physics as we know them would have to be circumvented, but that's what science fiction is for. But since science fiction in the past made some accurate predictions, we just assume warp space, worm holes, protective shield etc will some day be forth coming. They may very well be, but I think we will be in our new spiritual bodies by then and given by God the knowledge and or ability to perhaps travel at the speed of thought. Are you ready for the future? Take Jesus today, He's really far-out!
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