What is the 'Wandering Earth' project?

It is a global initiative to install 10,000 massive fusion engines on Earth's surface to propel the entire planet out of the solar system to escape the expanding sun.

Why didn't they just use spaceships?

The 'Digital Life' and 'Spaceship' factions existed, but the UEG decided that moving the Earth was the only way to save a significant portion of humanity and the planet's ecosystem.

How long will the journey take?

The migration is planned to take 2,500 years, spanning 100 generations, to reach the Alpha Centauri star system.

MOSS is the quantum AI controlling the space station (and later planetary systems) that operates on absolute rationality, famously stating: 'MOSS never makes mistakes.'

He is a legendary astronaut who sacrificed himself by piloting the space station into Jupiter's ignition stream to save Earth from collision.

What is the 'Jupiter Crisis'?

In the first film, Earth gets trapped in Jupiter's gravity well while passing by, threatening to rip the planet apart before Liu Qi and Liu Peiqiang intervene.

Is The Wandering Earth II a sequel?

No, it is a prequel that details the early crisis era, the 'Moving Mountain Project' (precursor to Wandering Earth), and the conflict over Digital Life.

What are the Earth Engines?

They are 11-kilometer tall heavy fusion thrusters fueled by rocks/stones, capable of generating enough thrust to stop Earth's rotation and push it out of orbit.

What is the 'Digital Life' Project?

A controversial alternative plan to upload human consciousness into computers instead of saving the physical body, a central conflict in the second film.

Is it based on a book?

Yes, it is based on the novella of the same name by Liu Cixin, the Hugo Award-winning author of 'The Three-Body Problem'.

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