"A Haunting in Venice": Tense, Disconcerting, and Beautiful
We take a break from astronomy today with a classic murder mystery. One of the most visually intriguing films I’ve experienced, “A...
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Aug 25, 2023
Avi Loeb and his Aliens: Dangers of his ET Theories
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb shocked the world in 2017 when he announced his belief that Earth received its first alien visitor....
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....
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...
Aug 31, 2022
Space and Sci-Fi Books Roundup (August 2022)
Exploration sci-fi stories for the adventurous astronomer. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky Children of Time was the first book I...
Aug 1, 2022
"Arrival": The Exciting Possibilities of First Contact
What might we learn from communicating with an extraterrestrial civilization completely unlike our own--physically, culturally, and...
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....
Jun 13, 2022
Space and Sci-fi Books Roundup (June 2022)
SETI/First Contact stories for the curious mind. Little green men have always tickled the curious minds of astronomy lovers. Every one of...
May 16, 2022
"The Ghost Brigades": To Clone or Not to Clone?
What place do genetic engineering and cloning hold in a future where humanity expands into the cosmos? Introduction Old Man’s War by John...
Apr 3, 2022
"Satellite": Zero Gravity and the Human Body
Human bodies are built for Earth's gravity. But what happens if an earthborn human goes up into space—or, a spaceborn human returns to...
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