Talk:Phaedra/@comment-70.15.158.98-20160205041512/@comment-87.92.30.90-20160407094558

TECHNICALLY particle radiation in space would also slow it down although it would not be fast enough to reduce the damage on distances present in Archwing missions. This particle radiation is mostly solar winds and other particle eruptions from stars. Eventually that radiation would however slow the projectile down, but it is also likely that it will decay the bullet also the same way it does space shuttles for example. Although you have to note that metal is tad different from ceramics so I do not really know how a large exposure to beta radiation would affect it. Also magnetic fields might have an effect on it due to the particle radiation causing the bullet to get a charge due to photoelectric effect and particle radiation removing electrons etc. Although the magnetic fields would be very weak, on REALLY long timespan it would have noticable effects.

A bit of knitpicking, but these kinds of things are fun to think about. But you should not underrestimate the effect of those small particles in the space. Those are really dangerous! :D