A while back I was reading an article on what it would take to send an unmanned probe to a nearby star. The article said that launching such a probe could happen by (IIRC) 2050 or so. So not in most of our lifetimes, but it's cool to know that scientists moslty know how to do it. (The biggest problem is creating and storing the antimatter fuel.)
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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Kat, How does April Cornell clothing run, size wise?
Also, you are evil.
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Isn't that system more of a "Nightfall" system, with three suns (Tatooine had two, I believe)? Love that story, btw--I think I'll have to find a copy of it this weekend so I can read it again.
"Nightfall" was 6 suns, wasn't it? The expanded version was also good [link]
Pitch Black had 3 suns. But hopefully this isn't that planet.
Tatooine had two, I believe
Yes.
Pitch Black had 3 suns. But hopefully this isn't that planet.
The Pitch Black planet had only two suns and an ecosystem that made no sense. I haven't been following "Lost", I wonder if developments have confirmed my suspicion that "Lost" is just "Pitch Black" with Polar Bears.
Love that story, btw--I think I'll have to find a copy of it this weekend so I can read it again.
I can see how so many people liked it and thought it was Asimov's best, but I never bought the premise of the story.
The Pitch Black planet had only two suns and an ecosystem that made no sense.
Yeah. It's light out 24/7 (except for a brief period every 20 years) but the planet is inhabited by creatures who can't stand light?
Huh, I was sure I remembered three.
This new planet may not conform to any readily available sci-fi nicknames, alas.