The Mechanics of Alien Waves

The Mechanics of Alien Waves

One of the most dramatic and memorable scenes from Interstellar comes from Miller’s planet - and if you don’t want a spoiler for an 11 year old movie, feel free to skip to the next paragraph. When the crew arrives on this potential new home for humanity, they are faced with a literal 1.2 km high wall of water bearing down on them quickly. It’s a great representation of how waves on other planets can act differently than on Earth. Admittedly, acc…

Waves on other planets vary widely, new MIT study suggests

Waves on Saturn’s large moon Titan vs. waves on Earth. A new study from researchers at MIT shows that waves on other worlds – including planets outside our solar system – should vary greatly. Video via MIT. We’ve all seen waves on lakes or oceans. How would wave action be different on other planets, or moons, outside our solar system? Waves would vary greatly on other worlds, researchers from MIT say in a new study called PlanetWaves. These wav…