'It's like an umbrella for a planet.'
"There is a very specific location where this spacecraft has to be between Mars and the Sun," he said. "So you have to do the calculation based on that location to determine how much deflection you are actually going to get."The astrophysicist also explained that scientists choose what space exploration efforts to fund decades ahead as part of surveys — and Green is preparing to submit his idea in the form of a paper to one of these surveys.
"Even when you do prove yourself, [the scientific community] will still don't admit you're right," he added with a chuckle, "so it's a tough sell."
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