The new science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" is set on habitable and inhabited moon Pandora, which orbits the fictional gas giant Polyphemus in the real Alpha Centauri system. IE 11 is not supported.

Real moons in gas giant systems face harsh radiation belts and wildly fluctuating orbits, making complex life nearly impossible. This episode explores why the science behind Avatar’s masterpiece ...

So how much science is there in "Avatar"? CAUTION: Possible spoilers ahead. Pandora The movie is set on the fictional Pandora, one of the many moons of a fictional Saturn-sized gas giant ...

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Additionally, what conditions could make a habitable moon like Pandora as depicted in Avatar, or the forest ... if astronomers detect a gas giant planet outside the habitable zone of its parent ...

Here’s how it works. The new science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" is set on habitable and inhabited moon Pandora, which orbits the fictional gas giant Polyphemus in the real Alpha Centauri system.

Thescience fiction blockbuster "Avatar" is set on a mysterious alienmoon ... scientists have discovered so far are in fact gas giants that areexceedingly close to their stars.