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If Jedi aren't supposed to own anything, then where do they get their money from?
Awarded Nov 30 at 7:19
How was Earth single-handedly capable of creating 3 of the 4 gods of chaos?
Awarded Nov 27 at 4:15
Depressing story where SETI received signals from deep space but this news was suppressed
Awarded Nov 21 at 6:52
Alien invasion movie, including the line: "We are the food"
Awarded Nov 20 at 13:55
Why would a ship-launching woman need to resemble a champagne bottle?
Awarded Nov 20 at 5:47
Were there any Vulcans serving on the Enterprise D?
Awarded Nov 11 at 19:30
Short story where miners use ore to turn pirates' guns against themselves
Awarded Nov 10 at 0:05
Book about aliens arriving in an old country; people capture their spaceship and arrive at alien's planet
Awarded Nov 7 at 10:21
Sci fi book, man buys a beat up spaceship and intervenes in a civil war on a planet and eventually becomes a space cop
Awarded Nov 7 at 10:21
In Star Wars, how do they empty toilets in space?
Awarded Nov 5 at 22:50
Story from Middle-earth about the events of "The Lord of the Rings" being a lie
Awarded Nov 3 at 13:57
How much did Larry Niven's Ringworld inspire the Halo game franchise?
Awarded Oct 30 at 12:34
Why was the One Ring of Sauron unadorned?
Awarded Oct 27 at 19:01
What story contained this peculiar artificial world?
Awarded Oct 25 at 19:55
Why does The Dark Side keep building Death Stars?
Awarded Oct 24 at 13:51
Do Ferengi lose their ears like humans lose their first teeth?
Awarded Oct 24 at 2:42
Looking for a short story about a network problem being caused by an AI in the firmware [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 20 at 5:11
Is Spider-Man the only Marvel character that has been represented as multiple non-human characters?
Awarded Oct 19 at 18:32
Was Luke Skywalker technically a deserter in ESB?
Awarded Oct 18 at 6:35
Old story about slow light
Awarded Oct 11 at 14:15
Early 1980s short story (in Asimov's, probably) - Young woman consults with "Eliza" program, and gives it anxiety
Awarded Oct 11 at 12:27
What books are shown on the bookshelf in Interstellar?
Awarded Oct 9 at 19:56
Why will data from a black hole solve the gravity problem?
Awarded Oct 9 at 19:03
Why did Doctor Strange believe the Fantastic Four were related to popular music in the 1960s?
Awarded Oct 9 at 2:46
Planets in interstellar space run on "slow speed" with people awaking for a few years, then sleeping for centuries
Awarded Oct 4 at 0:09
Why Can Objects Fly and People (other than Dark Wizards) Can't?
Awarded Oct 2 at 15:18
Humorous short story about alien manufacturing ship accidentally dumping defective products on earth
Awarded Oct 2 at 10:37
Science fiction story where a human is searching for immortality and meets an alien that has been searching for thousands of years
Awarded Sep 29 at 18:52
Did the Hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring wear hats?
Awarded Sep 22 at 17:50
What's with the Nigel character?
Awarded Sep 7 at 20:55
Is Gandalf referring to Valinor when he talks to Pippin about death?
Awarded Sep 6 at 18:11
Novel where character travels through hell and loses their memory
Awarded Sep 6 at 17:05
Why did Lucius give Tom Riddle's diary to Ginny?
Awarded Sep 6 at 14:21
How did Grand Moff Tarkin Feel About Darth Sidious?
Awarded Sep 5 at 12:06
Old SF novel about Earth as a prison planet; newly arrived convict has a secret agenda
Awarded Sep 3 at 0:57
Short story about a programmer fired by mistake who can't be rehired
Awarded Aug 29 at 19:40
How different is Superman's physiology from a normal human?
Awarded Aug 25 at 5:34
Science fiction short story about a man who was a god of rain
Awarded Aug 12 at 21:16
To what extent are Wolverine's claws indestructible?
Awarded Aug 9 at 17:22
What does "kiss the lunch box goodbye" mean?
Awarded Aug 4 at 16:02
What was the story Asimov pulled from circulation over accidental similarities?
Awarded Aug 2 at 15:46
What is the origin of a phylactery as a soul jar?
Awarded Jul 31 at 18:06
What happened to Phlox's Borg cure by the 24th century?
Awarded Jul 30 at 21:49
Name of a story about a Doctor's bag of surgical instruments transported back in time to the present day
Awarded Jul 29 at 19:55
American Gods: How is this crucial word translated in non-English translations?
Awarded Jul 21 at 16:40
Discworld's Death letting Granny Weatherwax win in a card game over a child's life
Awarded Jul 21 at 6:51
Researcher trains a mouse to be more intelligent, it saves his life, and his final report is a handwritten note: "Send mor cheese"
Awarded Jul 20 at 22:16
Where did the Noldor learn to fight?
Awarded Jul 12 at 13:57
How does Dracula turn people into vampires?
Awarded Jul 11 at 15:41
When did Ursula live at the palace, and why was she exiled?
Awarded Jul 10 at 8:56
Why did Kirk decide to maroon Khan and his people instead of turning them over to Starfleet?
Awarded Jul 5 at 15:57
Novel about a woman who henches for a supervillain. No powers, but very good with spreadsheets
Awarded Jul 5 at 9:07
Name of a movie where a guy is committed to a hospital because he sees patterns in everything and has to make gestures so that the world doesn't end
Awarded Jul 4 at 2:06
Looking for a mistaken identity super hero book about a woman who works in fast food
Awarded Jul 3 at 20:34
In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, what was the Prophets' penance?
Awarded Jul 3 at 20:21
1960s? Teen builds a spaceship and gets stuck on Mars; "Girl Next Door" uses his prototype to rescue him and also gets stuck on Mars
Awarded Jun 30 at 1:36
Short story in which a scout on a colony ship learns there are no habitable worlds
Awarded Jun 29 at 22:27
On Fantasy Island, what exactly is Mr. Roarke?
Awarded Jun 29 at 1:08
Short story - A ring that lets you relive the last minute
Awarded Jun 28 at 1:33
Has the human race gone vegetarian in Star Trek?
Awarded Jun 27 at 17:19
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