A Human Base Camp on Mars by 2033!
NASA (and Lockheed Martin?) plan to have humans on Mars by 2033.
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Beam Me Down: Chinese Quantum Entanglement
The Chinese teleported two photons to Earth, and proved that faster than light communication is possible!
Cassini’s Grand Finale
Bye Bye Cassini! You did GREAT! Thanks for not contaminating Enceladus!
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.
NASA’s Brand New Asteroid Mission!
NASA has a new spacecraft that can save Earth. Unfortunately, it isn’t funded and it won’t make its first test flight until 2022 at the earliest.
Audiobook Review: Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Cosmos by Carl Sagan is a fine companion to the hard copy and an even better introduction for those new to this informative examination of our universe.
REVIEW: HIDDEN FIGURES (A FEEL-GOOD MOVIE!)
Steve time travels (again?) back to 1961 with the review of the movie “Hidden Figures” and finds it more than good. Possibly his fave movie so far this year!
Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories
Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories will raise a few eyebrows in the science world and broaden the imagination of fans in the science fiction world.
Review: Murder on the Einstein Express and Other Stories by Harun Šiljak
Murder on the Einstein Express and Other Stories by Harun Šiljak stretches the parameters of science and fiction by bringing mathematics and physics to life in four short stories.
Killer Asteroids: Can We Stop Them?
If a “nation killer” asteroid comes heading our way, Bruce Willis won’t be able to save us.
Killer Asteroids: Can We Track Them?
If an asteroid the size of an 18-wheeler collided with Earth it would cause massive destruction. And since there are a lot of these, can we at least keep an eye on where they are? Not very well.
The Shape of Things to Come?
the shape of planes as we know them could be drastically different
Asteroids! Why Does It Have To Be Asteroids?
Are asteroids humanity’s Armageddon or the promised land? It depends on which gets here first.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
The ambitious mission of the James Webb Space Telescope is “to see the first light of the universe”.
Review: Terraforming: Ecopolitical Transformations and Environmentalism in Science Fiction by Chris Pak
Highlighting the popular speculative element, Terraforming: Ecopolitical Transformations and Environmentalism in Science Fiction by Chris Pak should be mandatory reading for both students and fans alike.
Final Results for 2016 Galaxy Award and Chinese Nebula Award
A report on the winners of the Chinese Galaxy and Chinese Nebula Awards.
Astronaut Mae Jemison: Flew on Space Shuttle and The Starship Enterprise
Astronaut Mae Jemison has flown in space on both the NASA Space Shuttle and on the Starship Enterprise. And, along the way, she became the first female African American astronaut to travel into orbit.
Blueprint for a Battlestar by Rod Pyle
Blueprint for a Battlestar by Rod Pyle will take readers on a fact finding mission where the science is explained and the fiction just may become reality.
Noticias Literatura 31-8
An interview with Dioni Arroyo, Spanish author of the greenpunk novel Fractura.
Anime roundup 8/5/2016: The Eternal Triangle
In this week’s viewing: Re: ZERO resolves its love triangle, Orange tackles that plus hardcore physics, and more!
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.
Top 10 Young Adult Books You Need To Read By Fall
Now that summer is winding down a bit, it’s time to start stocking up for winter reading – or – you’re TBR pile is just not tall enough!
An Interview with Jim C. Hines, Recent Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop Graduate
Amazing Stories interviews Jim C. Hines, author and recent Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop alum.
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Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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