The following will be an excerpt from the sci-fi novel I’m writing. A little exposition first. (The year is 2500, humanity discovered alien life on mars in 2050 and they allowed us to join a galactic federation of planets, greatly advancing our technology. I am the protagonist, after volunteering to be cryogenically frozen until 2500. I changed my name, joined the navy, the crew mutinied and as the man who slew the captain in single combat, I was made the new captain. This takes place some time later
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A group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica by the nearly-ended winter, discover an alien spaceship buried in the ice, where it crashed twenty million years before. They try to thaw the inside of the spacecraft with a thermite charge, but end up accidentally destroying it when the ship's magnesium hull is ignited by the charge. However, they do recover the alien pilot from the ancient ice, which the researchers believe was searching for heat when it was frozen. Thawing revives the alien
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colony on Mars has begun as I, Robert Holm, lead the colony to a stable beginning. This colony we will call Eden. We have made all the preparations as the Mars orbit around the sun comes in close to the Earth on its own orbit. For a situation as ours, finding a spot at Mars is going to take utilizing the environment around us. The plan is to start out with a few tons of shelf stable food and set up an agriculture center on the colony. As we have identified a large amount of ice water on Mars we will
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The novel “The Andromeda Strain” revolves around a bio-weapon that makes its way to Earth via a crashed military satellite. In the book, a satellite originally intended to gather upper-atmosphere microorganisms for exploitation as a bio-weapon comes crashing down near the town of Piedmont, Arizona, killing all but 2 inhabitants of Piedmont almost instantaneously. The United States Military authorizes protocol Wildfire, which is intended to investigate biological threats with an extraterrestrial origin
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The stories in The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury are arranged in a notably singular way. They do not have many characters or events in common, but they are all united by the setting of Mars and, more importantly, the overshadowing influence of imperialistic governments. From the first time humans set foot on Mars to the time they finally leave it, the stories of humans and Martians are all affected by imperialism. Through this persistent backstage influence, Bradbury makes it clear that imperialistic
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The Red Planet, Mars, is a rich destination for scientific discovery. For years scientists and astronauts have studied the formation and atmosphere on Mars through comparisons with Earth, in hope of one day making it habitable for humans. By the end of 2039, NASA aims to put humans on Mars and through future exploration uncover evidence of life, answering one of the “fundamental mysteries of the cosmos” . However this journey requires technology specifically designed to adjust to the alternate atmosphere
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I am very and extremely confused on many points this article has stated. Firstly it has stated that since Venus would be lined right in front of Jupiter (off by one degree) it would light up 10 times it’s normal lighting. How is this even possible? like there should be an explanation for this seriously! Just because Venus lined up in front of Jupiter it would light up? This makes absolutely no sense what’s so ever. Then it has stated that since Venus would light up Jupiter would release a massive
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Streaks of Water on Mars For decades, the possibility of life on Mars has been a major question left unanswered, but NASA's recent discovery of water on Mars has bought us one step closer towards the answer. Such evidence of the water’s existence in Mars was strongly supported by the new findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) by allowing researchers to analyze the hydrated minerals located in streaks seen on the planet. These streaks are known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), and
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the surface of the red planet. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Due to the planet’s red color, the Romans named it after their war god. The Romans copied the Greeks, who also named it after their own war god: Ares. Other civilizations had other names for the red planet, for example, Egyptians called it “Her Desher,” meaning “the red one.” The Chinese astronomers named it “the fire star.” It is red due to the iron minerals oxidizing and turning the soil red. Mars has a very cold and thin atmosphere
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For my topic I am talking about Venus, Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It also is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon. Venus was named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. Venus is known for as the second largest terrestrial planet it also is referred as Earth’s sister because of the size and mass of the planet. The surface of Venus is surrounded by an opaque layer of clouds made up of sulfuric acid. Venus is also known as the hottest planet in our solar system
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