Posts by Varrick‭

In a lot of stories there are fights between man and machine; rogue AI that has decided humans are inferior in some respect and chooses to wipe them out. What if the only chance for any remnant of...

8 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Varrick‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by celtschk‭

What would be the effect of large magnetic celestial bodies orbiting each other? Could a star have enough metallic content to become magnetic? What would the effect be on magnetic planets in orbi...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Varrick‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Varrick‭

In my story I want to have a sub-class of humans who are very domineering and greedy. They are obviously pro-slavery, and believe in survival of the strongest. I'm wondering how this mindset would...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Varrick‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Varrick‭

There is a really obvious problem with going to a planet we have deemed "habitable". Even if the temperature is perfect, the air composition is perfect and the terrain is perfect we still have the ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Varrick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Varrick‭

My question is simple: How many nested moons are physically possible? If our moon had a moon, that would be a nesting of 1. I'm assuming it's easily possible for a really big moon to be orbiting ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Varrick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Varrick‭