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How hard would it be to detect a Jupiter-sized planet with an orbit perpendicular to the ecliptic (i.e., a polar orbit around the Sun)?

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What would happen to a moderately to extremely viscous liquid in a vacuum? Would it boil? Could you still pour it?

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Could the supposed Fermi Paradox be explained in that intelligent life (like, say, octopuses) might be common, but the unique set of environmental and physiological characteristics giving rise to a civilization (say, interglacial periods and opposable thumbs) might be incredibly rare?

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Given how intelligent birds (small-ish, latter day dinosaurs) can become nowadays, do we have any idea why ancient dinosaurs never developed civilization?

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How catastrophic would it be if the Earth were hit by a softball-sized chunk of neutronium?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How hard would it be to detect a Jupiter-sized planet with an orbit perpendicular to the ecliptic (i.e., a polar orbit around the Sun)?	5
What would happen to a moderately to extremely viscous liquid in a vacuum? Would it boil? Could you still pour it?	1
Could the supposed Fermi Paradox be explained in that intelligent life (like, say, octopuses) might be common, but the unique set of environmental and physiological characteristics giving rise to a civilization (say, interglacial periods and opposable thumbs) might be incredibly rare?	1
Given how intelligent birds (small-ish, latter day dinosaurs) can become nowadays, do we have any idea why ancient dinosaurs never developed civilization?	1
How catastrophic would it be if the Earth were hit by a softball-sized chunk of neutronium?	1