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In the shadow of a planet (science fiction)
I'm trying to come up with a scenario involving a mining base built on a planet that may only be approached from the shadowed side; the star (or other body) allows only that narrow lane of approach. ...
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Planetary Universe?
I'm working on the setting for a fictional story I'm writing and I wanted to inquire as to how possible massive-Universe-sized planets are radius: 5 × 1030M, without me having to re-make the laws of ...
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How to prepare for an alien pyramid exploration? [closed]
In the near future, NASA has discovered the existence of a huge pyramid buried under the red dunes of Mars but no signs of life were detected. NASA has already achieved three successful space missions ...
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Methanol/Ethanol (other alcohol) based life-form and its planet? [closed]
This is the second part of my first question, where I've asked about an alien-civilization which uses methanol/ethanol/other alcohol as a solvent instead of water.
In this question, I'm more ...
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What would the physical properties of this planetary system be?
The Idea: A planetary system composed of many interconnected nodes and small bodies in a semi-stable arrangement, with much shorter distances between astronomical bodies than our own Solar System. It'...
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How would three moons that were equally separated effect the planet?
So I have a fictional world where I have three moons orbiting this planet. I've used this web site to try and figure this out but I wanted to ask this question myself.
My planet (a little bigger then ...
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What if Earth was eaten by a giant slow moving alien creature?
I'm coming up with a science fiction world for an assignment.
Would it be possible for a planet like Earth to be eaten by a giant alien creature that moves through space at a relatively slow speed ...
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