Activity for M. A. Golding‭

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Question	—	Are Trojan Planets Possible? Are Habitable Trojan Planets Possible? Are Trojan Planets Possible? Are Habitable Trojan Planets Possible? A Trojan relationship is when an astronomical object A is orbited by astronomical object B, and a third object, C, orbits A at the same distance as B and 60 degrees ahead of or behind B, in the L4 or L5 position. In our solar sys... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: What realistic way could limit an FTL drive to only travelling between stars? Perhaps your faster than light drive can go "through" objects or pass "through" their spatial coordinates without interacting with them. Thus you can't harm a planet or a star by hitting them. Instead you pass harmlessly through them like neutrinos. Thus people might say that an ship is "neutrino... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How can I safely brighten my secondary star? As I state below, if both stars in the system are suitable for having planets old enough to have interesting stuff like habitable biospheres, complex multi celled plants and animals, or native intelligent beings, etc., there will be only a narrow range of luminosity difference between them. The brig... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do seasons work in a binary system (planet orbits one star, not both)? Short Answer. For scientific reasons I have reversed your star designations, making Star B the one that Planet X orbits and Star A the more distant star. If planet X orbits Star B but not Star A, Star A should be at least ten times as far away from Planet X as Star B is, in order for the orbit of... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	How to tell if a planet with twin suns orbits one or both of them? An experienced space time traveler teleports from place to place and planet to planet with a vehicle or using psychic powers. Now suppose that this traveler teleports to a habitable planet. Suppose that he sees twin suns in the day sky, close together. By twin suns, I mean they seem to have identic... (more)	—	about 7 years ago