Definitely all things that I've been considering. Putting it on Europa would certainly simplify some things, but it would be at a trade off for other things. It's shocking how much of a rabbit hole "be more realistic" can be for a science fiction story–especially in a visual medium where I can't...
If you want a Jupiter-sized planet with the possibility of an Earth-like environment you could have a supramundane planet - a habitable shell built around a gas giant.
So the main thing I need is a mechanism either physical or biological that will get gases out of solution? If I had a volume of air trapped below the ice, above the water, is there anything preventing that from being large in scale both in size and time?
Hello. My name is Brian McKinley. I beginning work on a hard(ish) science fiction comic titled Verdant Spiral. I thought this would be a good place to get feedback to make sure my ideas are plausible. All feedback is welcomed, and thank you all in advance.
The first story takes place on an...
The Anchorpoint Essays speculates that the acid blood is either hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, or enzymatic in nature (i.e. it's not actually acid.
The Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual has a section (in-universe) where scientists speculate on the "blood". The first thing pointed out is...