Activity for Isabella Chen‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Witnessing the death of a star that would go supernova Death of stars are fun and make for a great premise, but the actual dying of stars that are conducive to intelligent life aren't so interesting. Stars that can go supernova are too short-lived to harbour intelligent life. Questions How do you kill a star such that a civillisation is around to witn... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	Delaying the arrival of a Generation Ship with an accident Kaylee is a mechanic on a Generational ship. The ship has several means for propulsion and has a plotted course that goes from star to star, molecular cloud to molecular cloud. It has a Bussard Ramjet and Solar Sails that get it through, most of the way. However, at this point in the story, they are ... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	Moving people from a dying planet onto the moons of a gas giant A class F star (1.4 times the mass of the sun — it has to go supernova) is expanding into the red giant phrase. Its Earth-like planet, with life on it, has slowly been pushed out of orbit as it expands, therefore buying its civilisation extra time. Eventually, Earth's orbit swings quite close t... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	How could events triggered by a supernova accelerate the death of a main sequence star? My story revolves around a star going supernova. The 'Earth' in this story is about 100 light-years or more away (a safe distance, but not too far away). I need this supernova to somehow accelerate the death of this 'Earth''s star such that it will slowly become uninhabitable in the next 1 million ye... (more)	—	over 9 years ago