Scientific Speculation - Posts tagged asteroids

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Q&A Would a huge amount of asteroids hitting Earth change its rotation speed or destroy the planet?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by hkotsubo‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by HDE 226868‭

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Q&A Asteroid mining: Good for the environment?

6 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Jem‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jem‭

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Q&A Asteroids with an atmosphere

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Sylvanus‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Sylvanus‭

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Q&A Asteroid in the asteroid belt suddenly gains the gravity of the earth

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by William Oliver‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by William Oliver‭

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Q&A What would be the effect(s) of high-speed plasma impacting a planet?

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Hunt Castle‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by Hunt Castle‭

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Q&A What would be the effect(s) of this asteroid?

4 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Hunt Castle‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by Hunt Castle‭

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Q&A How big could a meteor crater be without causing significant secondary effects?

7 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Spudley‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by Spudley‭

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Q&A Is it possible for a large planetary body to embed itself onto the Earth?

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Wax‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by Wax‭

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Q&A Could a route among the asteroids be built to reach Jupiter's moons once the technology to reach and set up a base in Mars is ready?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Pablo‭ · last activity 2y ago by Pablo‭

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Q&A What would an asteroid impact feel like to someone standing on the moon?

2 answers · posted 2y ago by breathlessblizzard‭ · last activity 2y ago by breathlessblizzard‭

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Q&A What order of magnitude incoming asteroid could we, in fact, deflect?

2 answers · posted 2y ago by Fattie‭ · last activity 2y ago by Fattie‭

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Q&A What would cause the land to "rise" in a future, post-apocalyptic world?

16 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Arwood‭ · last activity 2y ago by Arwood‭

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Q&A Rare Earth Elements in the outer solar system

3 answers · posted 2y ago by Bob516‭ · last activity 2y ago by Bob516‭

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Q&A Life on planet regularly hit with meteorites

5 answers · posted over 4 years ago by Harshmellow‭ · last activity 2y ago by Harshmellow‭

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Q&A Using an Asteroid's Momentum for Spaceship Propulsion

3 answers · posted 2y ago by Pink Sweetener‭ · last activity 2y ago by Pink Sweetener‭

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Q&A Asteroid impact. How big does it have to be to globally affect plate tectonics?

5 answers · posted 7y ago by Tonny‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Tonny‭

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Q&A Geological aftereffects of an asteroid impact on a large mountain range?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by ngonStrafe‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by ngonStrafe‭

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Q&A What sort of atmosphere would develop around an asteroid colony?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Innovine‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Innovine‭

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Q&A How much colder would that asteroid make my planet?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Nierninwa‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Nierninwa‭

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Q&A How can I make a dense asteroid field?

5 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Tov Versh‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Tov Versh‭

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Q&A High-Altitude Asteroid Impact

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A Is it possible to make Asteroid Concrete?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Haedrian‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Haedrian‭

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Q&A What's the biggest, most spectacular asteroid collision the moon could save us from?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by geekman‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by geekman‭

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Q&A "Landing" a small asteroid on Earth

7 answers · posted over 2 years ago by DMQ‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by DMQ‭

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Q&A How difficult would it be to turn the Asteroid Belt into a single body? What's the best method?

9 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by chasly from UK‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A How can an individual with Superman like powers best harvest asteroids?

7 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Nepene Nep‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Nepene Nep‭

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Q&A How much heat would a 1km asteroid release into earth's atmosphere?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by HeavenlyPanda‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by HeavenlyPanda‭

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Q&A Is it possible to divert a 1km Asteroid from Earth?

1 answer · posted almost 3 years ago by HeavenlyPanda‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by HeavenlyPanda‭

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Q&A Could a ~150 mile impact basin form from a small object imact?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by SlothsAndMe‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by SlothsAndMe‭

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Q&A Is it possible to hide a base in the Kuiper Belt?

4 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Kabob Maraca‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Kabob Maraca‭

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Q&A Can a 15km, rapidly-spining asteroid go undiscovered until the asteroid belt is being actively explored?

6 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Cereza‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Cereza‭

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Q&A Could you liquefy an asteroid to collect its resources?

3 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Chris W‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Chris W‭

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Q&A How could someone ground a breathable synthetic atmosphere onto a small asteroid?

6 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by The Weasel Sagas‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by The Weasel Sagas‭

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Q&A Cataclysmic cloud of asteroid bits

4 answers · posted 3y ago by Sam Washburn‭ · last activity 3y ago by Sam Washburn‭

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Q&A Gravity differences on asteroid with an O'Neill cylinder

1 answer · posted 3y ago by Sam Washburn‭ · last activity 3y ago by Sam Washburn‭

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Q&A A meteorite is about to ram into a planet. How long do the main characters have to leave the planet before they die?

2 answers · posted 3y ago by The Weasel Sagas‭ · last activity 3y ago by The Weasel Sagas‭

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Q&A Could an astronaut in a near-future space ship survive transit through our asteroid belt?

7 answers · posted 3y ago by JBH‭ · last activity 3y ago by JBH‭

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Q&A 5km artificial planet, with same gravity as on Earth

7 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Branko MaksimoviÄ‡‭ · last activity 3y ago by Branko MaksimoviÄ‡‭

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Q&A Could I use a series of magnetic asteroids to create a magnetic field for mars?

3 answers · posted 3y ago by Clay Deitas‭ · last activity 3y ago by Clay Deitas‭

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Q&A Conditional deniability of a natural asteroid belt with an atmosphere?

3 answers · posted 3y ago by JBH‭ · last activity 3y ago by JBH‭

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Q&A Is it easier to mine asteroids than planets if teleportation technology exists?

6 answers · posted over 3 years ago by G0BLiN‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by G0BLiN‭

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Q&A Would an asteroid of similar size to the one that hit 65 million years ago cause humans to go extinct?

8 answers · posted 4y ago by Dibran Joe‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by Dibran Joe‭

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Q&A Would a sun-blocking asteriod field be created if something big was to smash into the moon?

3 answers · posted over 3 years ago by OnePie‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by OnePie‭

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Q&A Could you turn the asteroid belt into one giant full spectrum interferometer?

2 answers · posted almost 4 years ago by Imipak‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by Imipak‭

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Q&A Would Vesta Be A Suitable Spot For Colonization

1 answer · posted over 3 years ago by The Imperial‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by The Imperial‭

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Q&A Could a giant asteroid impact break off to form a new, habitable moon while leaving the original planet in ruins?

3 answers · posted over 3 years ago by trippple333‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by trippple333‭

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Q&A Do different angles of strike affect the destructive power of an asteroid?

1 answer · posted over 3 years ago by System‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by System‭

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Q&A Can ice asteroids cause an icy ship

2 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Pyromaniac Mariner‭ · last activity over 3 years ago by Pyromaniac Mariner‭

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Q&A How to explain Earth-like gravity in small asteroids?

7 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Trap‭ · last activity 4y ago by Trap‭

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Q&A What happens to asteroids when heated into a plasma?

2 answers · posted 4y ago by Arvex‭ · last activity 4y ago by Arvex‭

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