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Could a society with medieval technology discover all the planets in the solar system?
Could you have a telescope advanced enough to see a planet as far away as Neptune is from Earth, in a civilization with a tech level equivalent to 1100 AD? Would it be possible to discover all the ...
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Could a space-based telescope 'sense' something extraneous?
If a fist-sized artefact was to attach itself to a space telescope (of near-term build, such as the Nancy Grace Roman) situated in L2 of a Lagrange point, would Ground Control be able to detect it?
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Why would less-bright meteors be more valuable to spot?
Imagine an agency/company has been set up to track meteors (shooting stars) in pursuit of profit. I need to provide a motivation to upgrade their sensors + equipment over and over again — pouring ...
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Plausible scenario for the invention of telescopes and/or cameras in antiquity?
Inspired by a previous revision of one of the articles on the Kerbal Space Program wiki:
How would one plausibly have telescopes and/or cameras be present on an inhabited, civilised planet since ...
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