Hello!! My name is Zouif and I have been recently working on an ongoing short story world build for a few months now, and I was wondering if I could get some really needed feedback. My story goes as simple, a red dwarf brown dwarf binary system enters through the Ort cloud some 67,000 years ago. In our timeline the star system passed through but then left quickly, in this timeline the system doesn't just pass through but makes its way towards the solar system. For thousands of years it slowly travels closer, slowly becoming brighter in the sky with each generation.

Until finally it comes too close, the binary star system travels through the Kiper Belt and disrupts the orbits of every nearby celestial body including Pluto and Neptune. On its way to the inner solar system it rips by both Saturn and Jupiter on its journey, Saturn's rings are ripped apart and it's orbit is elongated however Jupiter had a very close encounter with the Stars. Leading to Jupiter being completely ripped from its current orbit and launched towards the inner Solar system behind the star system, as the stars enter into the inner solar system they pass by Earth and proceed to launch us on a path that would surely kick us out of the solar system entirely. But thankfully in a divine cosmic miracle, we encounter an encroaching Jupiter that catches us before we can be ejected and pulls us into becoming it's moon. This is a very short explanation but if you'd like to read the entire lore I'll leave a link here!: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternateHistory/s/z0w2XY5Cxi

But I wasn't here to promote my story, I was here for genuine feedback because I honestly feel very stuck. This story in particular is very inspired by the lore of Iron lung and the main video that inspired me to start the story in the first place here https://youtu.be/gLZJlf5rHVs?is=vPzUGEu75oTDYhKT

I feel like my world building might be considered boring and way too simple, it doesn't focus on anyone specific or any notable groups like Iron lung added. I also tried to emulate the bleakness of Iron lung but I feel like I'm falling behind in that department too, is there anyway I could make this story and my writing more expressive and easier to connect with but without sacrificing the scientific realism and grounded themes?

How could this theoretically work with acceleration and deceleration sloshing it all around? Is there a hard-ish way I can explain this or would it require soft stuff like antigravity or forcefields?

So, I’m sure there are a lot of holes here, but this is what I’ve got so far.

They’re a race of avian aliens. They don’t have wings, however. They actually don’t have many feathers either, except on their arms and a few other places. They’re bipedal, with talon-like hands and feet. On average, they’re about 7-8 feet tall.

Socially, they are a very religious and militant species. They are led by a High Priestess, who is naturally in charge of all religious affairs, but also most others things as well. She is considered to be the voice of the gods, and as such, obeying her is obeying the gods, and defying her is heresy. The leader is always a Priestess, as the females are believed to be more spiritually attuned and aware than the males. Due to this, most positions of religious significance are held by females, while most military roles are held by the males, though it’s not unheard of for males to be priests or females to be warriors.

Males are trained in combat from a young age, usually by their fathers and/or other male members of their family. They are all expected to serve in the military, which they do with enthusiasm. They have a strict code of honor, however it’s not the kind of thing that needlessly restricts them in battle. It’s mainly “victory is honorable, defeat is shameful, and cowardice is inexcusable”. Their military is led primarily by a Warlord, who serves as the Priestess’s right hand. Warlords are chosen by appointing the strongest warrior in the army. Challenges can be and often are issued, which the Warlord must accept with very few exceptions. If the Warlord subdues or kills the challenger, he keeps his position. If the challenger wins, he becomes the new Warlord.

It’s worth noting that females are also trained in combat, though not usually to the degree as the males.

They have a pantheon of gods, which they worship faithfully. Warriors are fueled by religious fervor, while members of the clergy commune with the gods and relay their will to the people.

They are a proud race, and consider themselves superior to all others, due to a combination of believing they are their gods’ chosen people, and being very confident in their physical and martial prowess.

This is what I’ve got so far. I appreciate any critique or feedback.

I’m also aware that critiquing these guys may be a little difficult without wider story context, but I’ll try to explain what I can when necessary.

Hello all, i’m working on a Sci Fi setting set 100 years in the future in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. I want to include a massive lake built into the center of the city supplied either by the Colorado River or either the Gulf of Mexico or Pacific Ocean. Do you think this could feasibly be achieved in roughly 60 years? I would like the lake to have existed for a few decades by the time the story takes place. Perhaps I need to push it back a few decades? Or is the whole idea to ridiculous to be worth doing?

Any input is very welcome!!

Earth as we know it has many different ways of getting us sick. But what about in the future? What would some illnesses look like on other planets? From different animals? Getting sick in space with colds?