Activity for Lupetto‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Could common people be ready to go to space in a matter of days? Let's say that suddenly NASA needs my characters, a party of scientists without prior experience, to go to space with a Space Shuttle-like spacecraft for a seven days mission. They only need to do very simple science stuff in orbit. No EVA, no piloting, no space cowboys actions. They have no particu... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Question	—	Why didn't we detect that exoplanet before? In my world an alien creature claims to be from an earth-like planet orbiting a 500 light-years away solar analog star. It tells us that the planet has x mass, y diameter, z orbital period, that specific atmospheric composition etc etc. We're in the second half of 2020s so there are all of the futur... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Are gamma rays always harmful? Two days ago I asked how we can detect a (really) small black hole. The best answer (to me) was "gamma rays". Since this black hole is relatively close to our planet (a few AUs), this could be a problem because in my story it should not be a threat. So I was wondering if gamma rays are always harmful... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	"Alien" superintelligence learning human languages A quote from Story of Your Life (the short novel that Arrival movie is based on) Colonel Weber frowned. "You seem to be implying that no alien could have learned human languages by monitoring our broadcasts." "I doubt it. They'd need instructional material specifically designed to teach huma... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago