One film I saw recently that you might want to check out is "the discovery" on netflix. In short, science discovers that "we go" somewhere (but not where, exactly, at the beginning of the story) when we die, and can prove it. The story is much about the implication of this discovery on people...
Thats it.. way more struggle to get back would make so much sense, too bad it was omitted... That place is a relativistic mindf*ck, I wish they had explored it more.
How long would it take before life realized time runs slower on top of mountains? I think very plausible they'd jump straight...
Suppose life would evolve on a planet near a black hole, like the water planet on Interstellar. And just like on Earth, they eventually discover a theory of relativity and also how to send a rocket away from planet/black hole and back. Could they take advantage of the huge time dilation between...
Yes I found the environment of such a place very exotic, orbiting a body 5 times a second. Entering such an orbit must be a nauseating experience if the probe allows you to have a visual of the exterior environment. Looking up away from the star and all you see is a blur. I imagine it would...
I just read this book and really enjoyed it, and also found this thread really interesting! - I would love to hear what you think about the science of orbiting that fast around a neutron star, what would be the major obstacles to overcome in actually doing this. I'm drafting on a hard scifi...