Posts by Rangoon
Ok, I know it sounds very far-fetched, but I'm curious. We know that Binary stars truly exist, and that binary planets are all but confirmed. Here's my insane question: can there be a TERNARY pla...
Can a planet (gas giant or otherwise) have rings not around the equator, but instead rings running from pole to pole? Think of Uranus' rings, except the planet isn't on it's side
Say in an alternate timeline, Earth developed with more moons. Many, many many more moons. In fact, it developed with the absolute maximum amount of moons a planet of its size and mass can physical...
You've most likely heard that planets can exist in the shape of a donut, also known as a torus. These toroidal worlds could even support human life, as long as it spun fast enough to balance out it...
In the movie Interstellar, Miller's planet is an ocean planet orbiting extremely close to a black hole. The ridiculous tidal effects caused by the black hole cause the planet's water to concentrate...
How would waves and tides work on a planet that is completely covered by Ocean? It would have: Oceans of Similar depth to Earth's Atmosphere extremely similar to Earth's Same type of star and di...
What would happen to a planet if its core suddenly disappeared? I'm talking instantly and without warning, gone. I'm not concerned with how scientifically accurate this would be, because I'm absol...
I was wondering if two bodies could be physically connected to each other such as the ones in the art I have attached. Is there any realism to it? Original art by Dave Melvin
What would have to happen for a giant tidal wave to wash its way around an entire planet? The planet can be like earth, with the same size, mass, and everything else. However the wave must start wi...
As you know, Earth has active and moving techtonic plates known as the lithosphere. They float on the asthenosphere and slowly move about. Here's my question: Can a planet with a hot molten core h...
