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I'm not really sure they wouldn't be blown out by the Sun's reflected light, considering the sensitivity their telescope would need to survey the planet all the way from the outskirts of the system.
"This system has eight planets..", not "have". Also (minor), "...we detected a weak hephrene signature..." or "...we detected weak hephrene signatures..."
And I *love* Earth being "upside-down" in their display. They had a 50-50 chance of their orientation being the same as ours. It simply wasn't this time. :-)
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So far there hasn't been a single instance of a massive interstellar war. Due to the vastness of space, there's no territorial or economic gain from it. The presence of armed spaceships is still warranted for keeping space travel safe and for peacekeeping or policing missions since unexpected events or rogue states can still happen and might require force as a solution.
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Hi, I'm new here! Pretty good so far. I have a thought, however: couldn't they see city lights coming from the dark side of Earth?
I'm not really sure they wouldn't be blown out by the Sun's reflected light, considering the sensitivity their telescope would need to survey the planet all the way from the outskirts of the system.
That is true. And they apparently missed a bunch of other critical details. I did notice they mentioned the lights later in the story.
Obviously they're space Australians.
"This system has eight planets..", not "have". Also (minor), "...we detected a weak hephrene signature..." or "...we detected weak hephrene signatures..."
And I *love* Earth being "upside-down" in their display. They had a 50-50 chance of their orientation being the same as ours. It simply wasn't this time. :-)
Yay, somebody noticed! XD