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In The Expanse, how does rotating Eros create gravity?
On various occasions in The Expanse TV series, it's mentioned that the asteroid Eros has artificial gravity.
As explained in-universe, the gravity comes from rotation. This is especially mentioned on ...
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Are there planets with a greater gravitational pull in the Star Wars universe?
In all the movies, humans can walk normally on all planets and moons they visit, as if the gravity was similar everywhere. Is this really so? Are any planets with greater gravity represented? Which ...
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Niven's "Neutron Star:" plausibility of premise?
It's been a long time since I read the Larry Niven story "Neutron Star," so I'm relying mainly on the Wikipedia article (linked). The body of my question is hidden behind spoiler tags because there's ...
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Was the idea of a tidal dislocation weapon ever suggested in SciFi? [closed]
In an intense and non uniform gravity field, the various parts of a
moving body tend to follow different trajectories, and will unless the
whole structure is tied strongly enough to prevent flying ...
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