When wanting to exit our solar system, do we have to always go outward from the sun in the direction of the other planets? Or can we simply travel “north”?
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You could go north if you wanted to. If your enormous Dad swung you around him by the hands and let go, you would leave him in the direction he swung you, using the momentum he gave you for free. There’s no rule that says you couldn’t jump up, north, if you wanted to. You’d just be doing it only with your own energy and without the free assist from Dad.
Our galaxy is a disc. While there’s some stuff above and below us most of the stars and planets are on roughly the same plane as we are.
Also I think it would be hard to go up or down in a straight line, as the momentum from traveling on the planet we’re leaving already pushes us in one direction
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We technically can. But the gravity slingshots that utilize other planets save on gas and increase speed without much effort. If done correctly. Otherwise it’s just burning fuel and f8ghting the sun’s pull all the way “up”.
Sure you could, but you’ll be fighting for every bit of speed or you can go sideways and get speed boosts from each planet you come close to.
Is our solar system on the plane of the galaxy ecliptic though. you have to answer this question first surely!?
It depends a bit on where you want to go?
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