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Question Safest place to park a spaceship close to the Sun
Suppose that I have a spherical space-ship with an approximately 1 kilometer diameter. For some reason I need to park it (unmanned) for a long period (100+ years) fairly close to the Sun. (Half the distance between Sun and Mercury. But the ship doesn't have to be in the same plane as the Sun/Mercury....
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about 8 years ago
Question Effect on our climate if gravity got lowered by alien tech
A few years from now, say 2025 or thereabouts, a technologically advanced alien civilization discovers our solar system. They study us for over a year, using small drones that launch from a vessel in orbit around the moon. We never get to see the aliens. We just see the drones. They don't interfere w...
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about 9 years ago
Question Compatible biochemistry, or not?
I showed a draft of a short story I wrote to some friends and got a very derisive comment from the chemist in the group. According to him the chemistry just isn't possible. I'd like a second opinion. The short of it: It's the year 2970 and humanity has finally cracked the FTL drive and starts to ...
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almost 10 years ago
Question Asteroid impact. How big does it have to be to globally affect plate tectonics?
I want to know about the plausibility and required parameters of the following scenario: Take an Earth-like planet, about the same size, composition and gravity. It has no plate tectonics to speak of. It's a single shallow world-sea with a huge amount of small, low-elevation islands (whatever elevat...
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about 10 years ago