How much force would be required to lift up a planet?
The amount of force required to lift a planet off its axis is immense. Astronomers estimate that it would require approximately 10^24 newtons of force, the equivalent of 10^23 times the weight of the planet itself.
This huge amount of energy would require immense amounts of energy to achieve, and could cause widespread destruction to the environment and the planet’s atmosphere.
In addition, the power required to move an entire planet is far beyond what humans are currently capable of producing. The most powerful existing rocket engines only produce a maximum of 10^9 newtons of thrust, far less than the force required to move an entire planet.
The closest existing technology to this would be an artificial gravity system, sometimes called a ‘grav-drive’. This would use enormous amounts of energy to generate an artificial gravity field, capable of moving a planet off its axis.
In theory, a grav-drive would be able to move a planet off its axis using a large amount of energy, but it is unclear whether such a technology could ever be developed. Some have speculated that a grav-drive could be created through the manipulation of dark matter and dark energy.
However, even if an artificial gravity system could be created, it would be incredibly expensive, and it is unknown if such a technology could ever be developed. It is estimated that the total cost of the project could reach trillions of dollars, making it highly unlikely that it will ever.