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Sci-fi story about scientist slowing a photon below light speed

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What is the fastest way to travel from Earth to Jupiter?

  • THC
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Can a Nuclear Pile Power a Space Station?

  • schonovic
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Steampunk Novels: Finding the Best Reads

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Novel work-in-progress--Nano-Info

  • D. Owen Powell
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Ship Mounted Coilgun Measurements

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Hard sci-fi penal colony on toxic mineral-rich world

  • MartinV
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Sci-Fi Swings towards Positivism

  • jedishrfu
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Terry Pratchett and Discworld fan discussion

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Fold drive equation for Warspace game based on ship mass and power

  • Anthony23
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Free-to-play MMO RPG recommendations for beginners

  • bozone
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Did Ionizing Radiation Create Sandman's Superpowers?

  • avito009
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Increasing Planetary Rotational Speed

  • Bubchubb2
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Can someone survive being thrown through an aquarium?

  • DHF
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Magnetizing protection (Spiderman 2)

  • ffp
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Space survival game design with zero-g exploration and resource management

  • EBENEZR
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Traveling at the speed of light and time dilation

  • DHF
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Rick and Morty fan community

  • beanrique
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A rather large interplanetary ship

  • SMJB
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The 'Verse from Firefly/Serenity

  • SMJB
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How lightning discharge works for magic system design

  • Cavouku
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Two planets, vastly different sizes, similar surface gravities.

  • SMJB
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Sonic showers, could they really work?

  • GTOM
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Can We Create Winged Kids Safely?

  • megamind
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Could spacetime warping near the sun affect mental state in Sunshine?

  • Paintjunkie
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Can radiation in the atmosphere cause deaths over 15 years?

  • Mike Rock
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Understanding advanced technology

  • vemvare
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What is the New Show Manhattan About?

  • DataGG
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Is Science Fiction Losing Its Charm Due to Unrealistic Space Travel?

  • SHISHKABOB
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History Channel Show on Star Trek and Physics

  • jedishrfu
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Alien bio-acid, does it have any plausibility?

  • GTOM
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Nuclear fusion for spacecraft propulsion in screenwriting

  • Rudiger
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Body decays in a microbe-free environment?

  • drcathyc
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Dark Matter & Space-Time Tunnels: Is Grammar OK?

  • Master Wayne
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Is the black knight satellite real and could it be seen from Alaska?

  • rppearso
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How do you progress through The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time?

  • I<3KateWinslet
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Do Superheroes Face Practical Issues With Their Powers?

  • Curly_810
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Star Trek into Darkness - Most Face Palming moments

  • DHF
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Has Doctor Who Jumped the Shark?

  • TheOldHag
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Would the internet survive if all devices were destroyed?

  • Manraj singh
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What if the Earth and Moon were attached to each-other?

  • AndrewHuerta
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Is our universe the creation of a dachshund's nap?

  • Petronius
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Star Trek (2009) and black hole planet collapse

  • sshai45
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Exploring the Possibilities of Space Travel and Weaponry Development

  • Quinapalus
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2 best scifi books I've read in 10 years

  • solar71
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Is time travel to the future easier than the past?

  • Genecks
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Is the Desolation of Smaug a good movie?

  • arildno
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Favorite Authors: Larry Niven, Harry Harrison and Jim Butcher

  • vadslram
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Could Natural Human Flight Become a Reality?

  • moonknight94
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What if your Contemplative Faculties were limited

  • svrphy
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Black hole drive in the film Event Horizon

  • Cody Richeson
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If warp drive is possible, how would it affect nearby planets?

  • material
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Evacuating Earth? NatGeo Doc Review

  • AndromedaRXJ
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Is Moon the Best Low-Budget Sci-Fi Movie of Recent Years?

  • solar71
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Movies like source code and getaway

  • AllenHe
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Fantasy with industrial and social revolution

  • Ryan_m_b
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Sci-fi FTL and hyperspace jumps and their worries

  • Nick20
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Would a comet with layered ice and dust produce an intermittent tail?

  • Crickity
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Hiring astronomer for science fiction?

  • sozme
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Time travel stories without paradoxes

  • greypilgrim
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Alcubierre Warp Drive Physics Research

  • bodykey
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Did you know you can visit Tatooine?

  • jtbell
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Is Writing a Sci-Fi Novel as Challenging as Becoming a Bestseller?

  • Rob Benham
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What is the fascination with doomsday predictions in media?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Giant/Giantess Fantasy Physics, Questions

  • DiscoPro_Joe
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Is Back to the Future the Clearest Explanation of Time Travel in Film?

  • gopolks
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Deja Vu: time travel confusion and character development

  • Khadar Mariano
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Anything other than matter and space

  • Avichal
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Wheel of Time vs Lord of the Rings: which do you prefer?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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How can I explain that the Atmosphere will burn?

  • Uriel1339
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What would u do if u gained telekinesis

  • robo_man
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What if the moon was compressed to palm size?

  • cyberdiver
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Star Trek: Into Darkness trailer impressions

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Best Star Trek Voyager episodes featuring Janeway and Seven of Nine

  • McCartney
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Where Are the Vampires Heading in the Final Season of True Blood?

  • biferi
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Did H.G. Wells Predict Concepts of Relativity Before Einstein?

  • Fieldwaveflow
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Could a lightsaber cut through adamantium?

  • Light Bearer
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Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Could a lightsaber deflect a phaser?

  • narf0708
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What is the probability of Multi-Dimensional Entities?

  • Intropersona
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A fatal chemical Reaction for TV Series

  • taxi.adam
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Quark stars and Picard

  • Ryuu
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Author Iain Banks has terminal cancer

  • Ryan_m_b
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Sign the SF writer stamp series petition

  • Janus
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Hypothetical question from a science fiction writer.

  • DiogenesTheDog
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Magnetic levitation of vehicles vs anti-gravity

  • dbaezner
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Nuclear explosion size required to create a Shattered Horzion scenario

  • Cifyra
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Could Mass Effect's Mass Relays theoretically work?

  • brucemitchell
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What are the potential consequences of using FTL technology in a sci-fi story?

  • scifiscript
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Looking for Star Wars-like flight physics

  • dbaezner
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Rolling a spaceship along its horizontal axis

  • dbaezner
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Grant Morrison's Batman run as science fiction epic

  • Galteeth
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Would you play laser tag in a star trek setting?

  • NCC1701
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Help with an energy creature, how would it make sense?

  • Silvermender
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Why Choose Melee Weapons in a High-Tech World?

  • GladScientist
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Rotating asteroid cylinder for artificial gravity in space colony

  • jashton
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Can We Swap Our Genes to Change Our Identity?

  • hihiip201
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