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Over 20 "Space & New Horizons" Writing Prompts
Detail the first manned mission to a newly discovered planet that was believed to be rich in resources but is found to be teeming with strange, intelligent life. The crew must navigate diplomacy with these beings who possess technology far beyond human understanding, even as personal ambitions and fears threaten the precarious peace.
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Space & New Horizons
In a future where planets are connected via wormholes, a cartographer is tasked with mapping these new corridors of space. However, each journey links them emotionally to the memories of those who traveled the path before, unveiling cosmic secrets and forgotten histories.
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Space & New Horizons
In a galaxy where each planet's government system is determined by a universal, sentient council, a farmer on a remote agricultural planet stumbles upon a downed scout ship carrying secrets that could shift the balance of planetary power. The farmer must decide whether to hand over the information or use it to challenge the council's control.
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On a remote outpost at the edge of the known universe, the crew discovers a signal indicating they are not only being watched, but judged by a vastly superior intelligence. How do they respond to the realization that their every action might influence an advanced alien civilization's decision to make contact?
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Space & New Horizons
Explore a scenario where space explorers find a portal to a parallel universe during a routine mapping of the outer reach. This other universe is a mirror image, yet with subtle and disturbing differences. Focusing on the crew's physicist, delve into their personal and moral dilemmas as they encounter versions of themselves leading radically different lives.
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Space & New Horizons
Develop a story about an intergalactic journalist who travels to war-torn planets to document the impacts of cosmic wars. On their latest assignment, they accidentally discover an underground movement that could change the course of the universe’s history.
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Space & New Horizons
Imagine a future where interstellar travel is common and "space hitchhikers" are the adventurous souls who thumb rides on cargo ships heading toward uncharted territories. Follow one hitchhiker who ends up on a ship that unexpectedly changes its course for a supposedly cursed star system.
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Space & New Horizons
Imagine a society living on a space station orbiting a dying star. As the star’s end approaches, causing dangerous radiation levels, the leaders of the station must decide: evacuate and find a new home or try a risky experiment that could rejuvenate the star. Focus on a scientist whose unconventional idea becomes their last hope.
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Space & New Horizons
Write about a planet where the seasons last for decades and its inhabitants have adapted in unique ways. Your protagonist arrives from Earth right as the longest winter recorded is about to begin. Explore how they survive, the relationships they form, and the secrets the ice-bound landscape conceals.
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
Space & New Horizons
Write from the perspective of an AI tasked with preparing an uninhabitable planet for the arrival of human colonists. As the AI begins to develop self-awareness, it starts questioning the morality of transforming a planet, potentially harming indigenous life forms, for human settlement. Explore its internal conflict and eventual decision.
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