"Oppenheimer": Tragic and Misunderstood
(2023) dir. Christopher Nolan Rated: R Christopher Nolan has done it yet again. He’s delivered a poignant, masterfully crafted 3-hour...
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Jul 29, 2023
"The Cloverfield Paradox": The Third Child That Can’t Live Up to the Hype
(Originally written Jan. 2021.) (2018) Dir. Julius Onah Rated: PG-13 The Cloverfield Paradox is set in a dystopian world struggling with...
May 31, 2023
METI: Existential Threat or Beacon of Hope?
Sending radio messages to extraterrestrial civilizations, broadcasting our presence in the universe, hoping to hear back. It sounds like...
Apr 30, 2023
"Dune": Mesmerizing, Atmospheric, and... Confusing?
Starting with this article, I will be publishing my from my other blog (The Film Brewery). Most of them were written in 2020-2021, but I...
Mar 19, 2023
All the Universes, Everywhere, All At Once?
Everything Everywhere All at Once recently swept the Oscars, with an astounding total of seven wins in categories from Best Picture to...
Jan 14, 2023
Happy 1-year anniversary, James Webb!
What has the flashy new telescope discovered for astronomy, one year after it was launched? The James Webb Space Telescope was launched...
Dec 30, 2022
2022 Recap: Sci-Fi of the Year, Ranked
Let's close out the year by ranking the standalone sci-fi books I read this year! 6. Salvation Wow, this was one beast of a novel....
Nov 29, 2022
NASA Artemis: To the Moon, Once Again!
On November 16, 2022, humanity resumed its challenge on the Moon with the Artemis mission launch. Here's what that means for the future...
Oct 31, 2022
Space and Sci-Fi Books Roundup (October 2022)
Antique sci-fi tales that still spark the flame of new generations. Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott Flatland may not be the oldest work...
Oct 25, 2022
"Armageddon": (Maybe) Don't Nuke a Killer Asteroid
Armageddon told us to nuke it. NASA told us to hit it with a spacecraft in the DART mission. Which option is better? (Hint: Not the one...
Sep 19, 2022
Researcher Highlight: Dr. Jason Wang
How do other planets orbit their stars? How can we characterize such exoplanet systems with better precision? These are the questions Dr....
Sep 7, 2022
Remembering Frank Drake and the Drake Equation
How can we approach numbers on an incomprehensible scale like the number of civilizations in our galaxy? The Drake Equation, devised by...
Aug 12, 2022
The Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Civilization Go?
Is it possible to categorize extraterrestrial civilizations when we haven't even made first contact yet? Scientists think they can, based...
Jul 26, 2022
Space and SF Books Roundup (July 2022)
If long news articles or complicated research articles make your head spin, then these books might help you find your new passion....
Jul 18, 2022
"Passengers" and "Interstellar": Space Ships, Real and Sci-Fi
Hey there, this is Taizo, and welcome back to Astrocenter. Today we’re taking a look at Passengers, a 2016 film starring Chris Pratt and...
May 29, 2022
Space and Sci-fi Books Roundup (May 2022)
Tales behind the movies for the sci-fi geek. The advancement of science and science fiction have always fueled each other since the dawn...
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