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What natural phenomenon could lead to greatly varying season lengths? [duplicate]
I'm intrigued by the topos of varying season lengths brought to us in the Game of Thrones universe. I think it makes for a brilliant and versatile backdrop for the story, and it is something I'd like ...
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What could cause uneven seasons? [duplicate]
A world's seasons have different lengths. Winter lasts for 33% of the year, Spring and Fall for 25%, and Summer for only 17%.
On the other hemisphere, it is the inverse. Is there any scientific ...
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Planetary Scale Artworks
A highly advanced civilization has developed and is about to ascend to become beings of pure energy in a hyper-dimensional universe. Before leaving they restore our universe to a reasonably pristine ...
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How could a planet have erratic days?
I want to describe a world where one doesn't know how long the day will be. It can be anywhere between 18 and 30 Earth-hours. Would such days be possible in our reality?
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Can a planet have asymmetrical weather seasons? Like 3 months for summer, fall and spring each and 6 months of winter?
I looked around for an answer and was unable to find it here. So can the planet have asymmetrical seasons? I want my imaginary planet to have winter doubled comparing to summer. And which astronomical ...
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A planet ringed by stars
Suppose there was a ternary system where the stars are effectively identical in mass, luminosity, radius, etc. These three stars circle a central point rather than two orbiting a larger third. At this ...
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Erratic Day and Night Periods
How is it possible to have a habitable planet where there are patterns of light and dark so erratic, it almost seems random (with a leaning towards greater periods of darkness than light)?
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How would life adapt to survive in an environment with winters of varying length?
In his answer to a question on our Science Fiction and Fantasy SE about how Westeros in Game of Thrones produces food during the winters, Superbest says:
"Martin's conception of a multi-annual winter ...
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Seasons on a planet that's tidally locked with the smaller star in a dual-star system
Consider a dual-star system, with the distances between S (larger star) and J (smaller star) similar to Sun–Jupiter. A planet P rotates around J on a 90-degree ecliptic and is Earth-like otherwise.
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Human colony on distant planet system with very short day-night cycles
I need a planet where the day cycle is short, in particular 16 hours. I read What determines the length of a day on a planet? and Is it physically possible for a planet to have seasons of different ...
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On a planet where axial tilt causes ice ages, how could yearly seasons exist? [closed]
A hypothetical planet experiences both regular yearly seasons and irregular miniature ice ages. The ice ages last for several years at a time and cease for several years at a time. Bizarrely, the ice ...
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