Questions tagged [solar-system]
For questions regarding a star and the area comprising its gravitational dominance. While they are not part of its technical definition, it colloquially refers to the planets, moons, asteroids and other bodies orbiting the star.
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Binary Star System Build - Alpha Centauri
I'm not sure if this site or Astronomy would be better, but I figured I would try here instead. I am
attempting to create a [semi]plausible star system in Alpha Centauri for a series. The system was ...
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How Many Red Dwarves Can Make One Stable P-Orbit?
Red dwarves are the most common stars in our galaxy, if not the whole universe. They are small--the largest don't exceed one-half of a solar mass--but scientists still believe in their potential for ...
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Maximum shell world planet size with earth-like conditions
I am trying to work out the theoretical limits on the size of a shell world (made with orbital rings constructed around a black hole). I have the following constraints:
The light to the planet must ...
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How to stabilize the tilt of a planet without heating its core from tidal forces
I saw that this question was asked here:
Stabilizing the obliquity of a planet except that the consensus was that a moon is mandatory.
For my scenario:
What should an inactive planet's topology be ...
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What are the upper and lower year lengths for a habitable planet of 40 Eridani A?
In short, I am asking about the range of year lengths for a planet orbiting in the circumstellar habitable zone of 40 Eridania A.
Since Vulcan, one of the most famous planets in science fiction, is ...
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Sigelon's Terrible Neighborhood
Sigelon is a mountainous world that's volcanically-active due to pass-bys with an larger neighboring planet that has a more eccentric orbit. These volcanoes release enough soot and smog to ...
