Did the planet have two seperate rings?
One above the other, in the same plane? That's not right.
...then whoa, differences...
One above the other, in the same plane? That's not right.
...then whoa, differences...
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The physics of space and space travel and the astronomical (in more than one sense) coincidences featured in this movie just make my head scratch.
shareIt's very true that a two ringed planet as shown in the movie would not be stable - in other words, even if it started like that, it would end up differently. But I don't think they were going for realism...
A three star system itself is already unstable, but given the configuration shown in the movie, it was downright impossible - two stars next to each other at a close distance, with a third farther away. That would collapse in no time.
(Apologies for any mistakes in the details, I'm not a physicist, but this is what I gather from reading about it)