Recent content by Koala

Thank you so much for your response! Your name means: 'sun'. I've got questions about stars and about light and color too! But I'm much less concerned about those questions, since the sun or suns won't be much different from our own. The moon is a completely different story though - but I'm...

Now THIS is the kind of answer I was looking for! I know that, because I didn't understand it immediately. I understand the first part, about the relation between the radius and the surface. I also understand what you said about the relation between the radius and the mass. This, I don't...

No, they can't - I think. I've really given this a lot of thought, and this idea also popped into my brain. It does solve the equation - it does. I like the idea, but it would totally change the story, just like the idea of two planets. Also, there's already little people ;) If I shrink my...

It has to be one big planet, to suit my plans. Two planets would of course create a totally different society - a very interesting idea but not what I'm looking for.

Thanks for your fast response! I did not read the books you mentioned, I came up with that idea myself too though. But is that possible? If the core is less dense, gravity is affected too, and without a big iron core, there would be no magnetic field either, right? I can dream up a supersized...

I'm writing a story, which is to take place on a gigantic planet. In this story, lots of mysterious and impossible things will happen, but I want the stage to be believable - realistic, actually. After doing a little research, I found why Earth-like planets can only be ~3,5 times bigger.. But I...