Tag: stars

96 What could make a star green? 2016-12-12T15:18:18.757

80 Can stars that are not powered by nuclear fusion exist? 2015-08-17T17:03:07.400

66 How would people living in eternal day learn that stars exist? 2016-12-20T16:56:19.477

58 If every star in the universe except the Sun were destroyed, would we die? 2019-09-05T19:19:04.627

57 Is there a way to create a bomb to destroy a star? 2016-02-16T22:43:29.070

56 How soon can the first stars form? 2019-05-01T14:10:07.683

49 Killing a star safely 2019-07-21T15:47:53.450

43 How do seasons work in a binary system (planet orbits one star, not both)? 2015-09-09T02:16:43.477

40 How much damage would a cupful of neutron star matter do to the Earth? 2019-04-18T21:44:24.647

37 Can a planet survive a supernova? 2015-06-11T21:44:18.190

33 Do different star systems experience time differently? 2014-12-04T17:46:38.220

30 How would one go about making a star map for a planet that is within 50 ly of Earth? 2017-07-12T16:50:31.557

29 Creating a realistic world(s) map - Stars 2015-08-20T18:54:31.173

27 What physical and social effects could two stars cause? 2014-09-17T05:43:58.427

27 What elements would be created in a star composed entirely of gold? 2019-10-16T14:03:56.587

27 Is there any conceivable way to "turn off" a star? 2019-11-26T18:15:47.377

26 Encasing a star in a perfect insulator 2016-11-11T16:59:02.380

25 How do you non-catastrophically reduce the mass of the Sun by half? 2018-09-26T15:43:22.720

23 How would solar activity change if the Sun was impacted by a planet? 2014-11-05T15:40:19.543

22 Can a gas giant have its own habitable zone? 2014-12-23T19:51:16.073

22 Is it safe to orbit HDE 226868? 2017-02-22T14:52:08.260

21 What kind of star should I use for my world? 2014-10-06T17:21:57.047

21 Is there any feasible way to inhabit the sun? 2014-12-08T16:59:09.027

20 How could a smaller planet than Earth have a higher gravity? 2014-12-07T09:23:54.577

20 Making a planet habitable for humanoids: The planet 2015-02-09T21:48:53.000

20 Close the door on your way out - Life lit by a blue dwarf star 2015-08-23T11:01:13.957

19 Brown Dwarves: Dyson Spheres in disguise? 2015-01-12T15:00:27.527

19 Can my spaceship figure out its position using Cepheid Variables? 2018-08-21T14:36:24.010

19 A continuous water "planet" ring around a star 2019-08-12T06:36:00.067

18 Making a planet habitable for humanoids: The star 2015-02-07T23:55:40.937

18 How can I safely brighten my secondary star? 2015-09-07T00:41:58.917

18 Massive planets around an old blue star 2016-05-12T15:44:51.087

18 What would the signs of the Sun undergoing a supernova be? 2017-01-11T19:48:09.823

17 Could animal life develop on the TRAPPIST-1 planets? 2016-05-04T02:59:50.587

17 Is a solar system around a black hole possible? 2018-12-03T12:25:35.343

16 By what mechanism could a planet be locked into permanent solar eclipse? 2014-11-22T01:38:59.567

15 How can we extinguish a supernova? 2015-05-07T04:31:44.007

15 Stabilizing the Temperature On a Planet With a (Very) Long Day 2015-10-02T20:47:16.350

15 What would this nebula look like from a planet? 2016-01-31T19:53:37.997

15 In the shadow of a planet (science fiction) 2016-04-20T15:49:17.420

15 Would it be possible to farm the energy from pulsars? 2018-04-20T19:22:52.253

15 Could the Sun be born again? 2018-06-07T13:10:14.817

15 How can I make a black dwarf star? 2018-07-05T14:15:18.200

15 Hiding a solar system in a nebula 2019-07-01T17:49:15.243

14 How close must a supernova be to severely harm the Earth? 2014-11-04T16:07:30.047

14 Do different star types produce plants with different properties? 2015-03-08T20:11:55.950

14 Orbiting one star in a binary system: what are the effects of the second star on the planet? 2015-09-06T02:45:03.563

13 How would a planetary nebula affect a planet? 2014-10-08T16:49:20.187

13 Impacts of a stellar Jupiter 2014-10-19T17:52:14.270

13 Alternative absorption spectra for plants 2015-03-08T10:55:04.187

13 How can a Type II civilization influence accretion rates from a debris disk to a passing star? 2015-03-19T21:54:31.633

13 How could a dust cloud form around a middle-aged star? 2015-03-28T21:59:07.670

13 Could two stars of equivalent mass/size form a binary system and be different colors? 2016-01-03T03:45:11.897

13 Can a star be so distant/isolated that its 'Earth' can't see other stars? 2016-01-28T21:21:30.660

13 How to protect the Earth from the stellar evolution of the Sun? 2016-09-22T13:18:53.923

13 Can twin stars be born? 2017-02-28T18:38:14.537

13 What would happen if 10^37 J of energy was dumped into the sun via antimatter detonation? 2018-01-06T19:10:17.460

13 Can two stars orbit each other but each have their own planets in stable orbits? 2018-05-10T20:00:29.160

13 How to estimate a star's heliopause? 2018-06-24T16:06:54.283

12 How would the night sky appear from the inside of a star cluster? 2016-01-31T20:59:08.240

12 Is it possible for one star to orbit another? 2016-05-25T15:29:25.287

12 Can life arise on a brown dwarf? 2016-12-18T15:25:27.677

11 Earth-like planet orbiting neutron star? 2016-02-01T19:54:15.617

11 Blacklight Star 2016-03-11T15:50:55.190

11 Stars as lifeforms – is it possible? 2016-07-27T00:18:58.670

11 What element, if any, would justify mining stars (financially)? 2019-10-25T13:36:52.803

10 What size asteroid is needed to move the Sun? 2015-01-16T09:29:56.427

10 'star factory' that a planet orbits? 2016-01-12T04:28:54.317

10 What are the consequences of literal interstellar travel? 2016-03-07T13:43:04.063

10 Behavior of neutron star material outside of neutron star 2016-04-27T19:02:23.243

10 The (Alternative) Reason for the Seasons, Part 2: Variable Star 2016-09-30T19:38:54.620

10 What could make a star violet? 2016-12-15T13:01:47.550

10 Living on a ring of rock on the equator of white dwarf, is it possible? 2017-02-02T08:59:54.910

10 What would the star chart be like if earth had a ring? 2017-04-27T21:33:54.233

10 Can a fission satellite duplicate the radiance frequencies of a star? 2018-02-18T21:41:53.417

10 Dozens of Habitable Worlds in One System? 2018-07-04T00:11:37.640

10 How can the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram be used in star building? 2018-08-01T10:42:06.233

10 Increased Luminosity in Stars 2018-09-10T15:33:09.193

10 Can a collision with a neutron star make a planet via the can-o-snakes method? 2018-09-27T19:13:03.907

10 How to mine a star? 2019-11-02T12:16:36.973

9 Varying Gravity 2014-10-14T19:25:10.303

9 Sky color of an alien world 2016-07-28T11:25:28.170

9 Would it be possible for an Earth-like planet to have multiple moons with diverse biomes capable of supporting life? 2016-12-19T16:01:03.367

9 Stellar Compression in Dyson Sphere 2017-07-06T01:41:06.973

9 References to evil star myths? 2018-02-17T19:17:31.997

9 What is the theoretical maximum number of habitable planets in one solar system? 2019-07-16T15:37:13.683

9 What sort of solar system / atmospheric conditions, if any, would allow for a very cold planet that still receives plenty of light from its sun? 2019-08-03T14:15:06.000

9 Could a mass made up of certain elements or compounds "disrupt" a star? 2020-01-17T17:10:03.380

8 How could a civilization trigger star formation? 2015-01-21T16:15:31.260

8 Red giant Habitable zone 2015-04-29T19:38:45.063

8 A planet ringed by stars 2015-05-30T23:21:14.993

8 What stellar number density would two galaxies have to have for another star to collide with the Sun during a galactic merger? 2015-06-12T15:26:08.723

8 How much does my secondary star heat the planet orbiting my primary star? 2015-12-25T18:01:55.123

8 Is a gas giant more massive than its star possible? 2016-01-20T18:12:18.827

8 A more alien world: Flora 2016-01-21T23:04:48.657

8 Exoplanetary Review: Rock Storms 2016-05-04T14:39:09.530

8 I am designing a new exoplanet. Do these physical parameters seem plausible? 2016-10-23T16:48:59.007

8 Would ripping the core from a Sun-like star cause it to explode? 2016-10-31T23:47:12.043

8 Would alien litterbugs accidentally create a star? 2017-03-06T12:25:28.797