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"Passengers": An Okay Thriller That Can’t Do Much with Its Stars
Where have I been? I've been at the Summer Science Program for the last month and a half, tracking asteroids and hanging out with an...
Jul 29, 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...
Apr 30, 2023


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....
Dec 30, 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 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 31, 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...
Aug 12, 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...
Jul 18, 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...
May 16, 2022
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