Has the King Lost It’s Crown?
2MASS, a gigantic young planet, dwarfs our own King of the Planets
Review The Poppy War
Every now and then, I uncover a 24-carat nugget that stands out from all the other gems. And “The Poppy War” by R. F. Kuang is one of them.
Good Omens: the Debate Rages
Is reading + imagination really better than couch-potatoing with the boobtube? This excerpt should suggest where we fall on the argument.
Review: The Handmaid’s Tale (Seasons 1 & 2)
The Handmaid’s Tale is shocking, repulsive, heartrending, and alarming. And thoroughly hypnotic
If it Ain’t Broke
Just because it’s new doesn’t mean it’s better. A look at the drive to remake everything.
Branching Out
The latest data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope suggests that the orbits of those stars around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way may show the subtle effects predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
The Shape of Things to Come?
the shape of planes as we know them could be drastically different
Where Science Fiction Became Science Fact
A British science fiction fan remembers what an American TV show meant to him.
Is This How Dinosaurs Felt?
Worried that an asteroid will hit the Earth? As Andrew Weston reports, NASA has some good news and some bad news on the subject of a near earth object called Bennu.
He Ain’t Heavy – He’s My Brother
Astronomer’s discover our ‘solar sibling’, a star born at the same time, and out of the same nebula, as our own.
Excerpt: A Moment of Clarity from Hell Bound by Andrew P. Weston
Doctors in Hell featured an excerpt from Weston’s Hell Bound. Here’s an exclusive look from Amazing Stories,
One World – One Web?
Shades of the X15: OneWeb & VirginGalactic want to bring the internet to EVERYONE
Excerpt: The IX by Andrew P. Weston (part 2)
Andrew P. Weston has been a regular contributor to Amazing Stories for quite some time now. A former UK Marine, he has retired to the Greek Isles, where, in addition to writing for Amazing and […]
Excerpt: The IX by Andrew P. Weston
An excerpt from Andrew Paul Weston’s debut novel, The IX, from the Perseid Press.
Science Fiction of Today – Science Fact of the Not So Distant Future?
A NASA-backed study explores an innovative way to dramatically cut the cost of a human expedition to Mars
Nearby Galaxy Harbours the Rarest Kind of Black Hole
A rare, mid-size black hole may have been discovered in a nearby galaxy
Watch Out Mars, Here We Come
The spacecraft it is hoped that will take man to Mars has passed its first parachute tests with flying colors. NASA’s Orion spacecraft has been designed to take astronauts to an asteroid, sometime in 2018, […]
Jurassic Park in Space
The recent discovery of an ancient dwarf galaxy could reveal a peak back into the early universe.
What Would Happen If I Died On the Moon?
It’s probably best not to read this post while eating….
Mars – “There’s Water in Them There Hills!”
If water flowed on Mars in the past, might we be able to find it now? New images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter might have done just that.
Black Holes – Sleeping Giants?
Turns out that one of the most terrifying of astronomical objects may be a giver of life. Andrew Weston explains.
Float Your Boat
Acoustic levitation and standing waves are bringing us steps closer to the ability to float.
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