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Novel about rendezvous with alien ship travelling through the solar system

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Are the imaging satellites orbiting Mars really as powerful as "The Martian" portrays them?

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answered Jan 9, 2015 at 12:14

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90's TV series where a boy goes to another dimension through portal near power lines

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answered Apr 4, 2019 at 10:51

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How were the Ares III crew expected to get from Hermes to Earth?

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answered Jan 30, 2016 at 18:22

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SciFi novel about a vault on the Ocean floor

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Movie which ends with man sitting in a chair and drilling into his head with a machine

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answered Apr 19, 2016 at 9:07

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Movie with giant spider-like alien robots kidnapping people

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answered Dec 12, 2019 at 5:57

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What does Lucy turn into at the very end?

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answered Aug 12, 2014 at 15:59

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Why don't Grace and Rocky go to Earth?

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answered Feb 22 at 5:21

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Sci Fi novel with iPad-like computers and a trip to an alien structure

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answered Jan 21, 2016 at 14:14

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Why was the Resurrection Ship so delicate?

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answered Dec 18, 2014 at 19:54

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In Battlestar Galactica, why does Baltar not know who the Final Five are?

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answered May 21, 2020 at 2:56

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Are there any actual "planets" in OPA?

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answered May 26, 2017 at 11:45

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Was there a literary inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland?"

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answered Mar 21, 2016 at 18:52

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Film where a boy from the present goes back in time to the Victorian era and sees a library on fire

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answered Sep 12, 2021 at 8:45

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Movie scene where woman is comforting father of dead son by saying he is alive somehow

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answered Feb 22, 2020 at 4:51

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In the director's cut of Alien, Ripley in her final report lists also Ash as being dead — why?

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answered Dec 13, 2020 at 23:20

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Why Star Trek vessels have "USS" designation, when they're "produced" by Federation?

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answered Jan 2, 2015 at 9:22

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In the movie I, Robot, how does USR have military contracts if robots have to follow the first law?

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answered Feb 17, 2015 at 12:36

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In the movie Gravity, where does Sandra Bullock's character end up?

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Did Marty2 travel Back to the Future into a giant plot hole?

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answered Dec 16, 2014 at 9:15

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Communcations and the MDV in "The Martian"

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answered Mar 16, 2016 at 9:26

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What horror movie features half human crawling creatures with no eyes?

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Book where the city is divided between 7(?) temples/castes/professions

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What is the true name of the Elders in the ExForce book series?

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answered Dec 11, 2020 at 2:32

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What is the naming convention for capital ship classes?

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Mobile City Book - Not Mortal Engines

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What was the intention of Dr. Lanning in I, Robot?

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Novel about rendezvous with alien ship travelling through the solar system

Are the imaging satellites orbiting Mars really as powerful as "The Martian" portrays them?

90's TV series where a boy goes to another dimension through portal near power lines

How were the Ares III crew expected to get from Hermes to Earth?

SciFi novel about a vault on the Ocean floor

Movie which ends with man sitting in a chair and drilling into his head with a machine

Movie with giant spider-like alien robots kidnapping people

What does Lucy turn into at the very end?

Why don't Grace and Rocky go to Earth?

Sci Fi novel with iPad-like computers and a trip to an alien structure

Why was the Resurrection Ship so delicate?

In Battlestar Galactica, why does Baltar not know who the Final Five are?

Are there any actual "planets" in OPA?

Was there a literary inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland?"

Film where a boy from the present goes back in time to the Victorian era and sees a library on fire

Movie scene where woman is comforting father of dead son by saying he is alive somehow

In the director's cut of Alien, Ripley in her final report lists also Ash as being dead — why?

Why Star Trek vessels have "USS" designation, when they're "produced" by Federation?

In the movie I, Robot, how does USR have military contracts if robots have to follow the first law?

In the movie Gravity, where does Sandra Bullock's character end up?

Did Marty2 travel Back to the Future into a giant plot hole?

Communcations and the MDV in "The Martian"

What horror movie features half human crawling creatures with no eyes?

Book where the city is divided between 7(?) temples/castes/professions

What is the true name of the Elders in the ExForce book series?

What is the naming convention for capital ship classes?

Mobile City Book - Not Mortal Engines

What was the intention of Dr. Lanning in I, Robot?