Life, Light, and the Long Road to the Stars Every few months, NASA drops another headline that sounds straight out of science fiction, signs of life, hints of oceans, traces of strange chemistry light-years away. The most recent findings from the James Webb Space Telescope once again stirred that age-old question, are we alone? Scientists… Continue reading Worlds Beyond Reach
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Wormholes: From Sci-Fi Tunnels to Scientific Shadows
If there’s one idea that has captivated scientists and storytellers, including myself, it’s the wormhole concept. A tunnel through space-time, essentially a cosmic shortcut. In theory, it is a way to slip from one part of the universe to another without spending millennia crossing the void. This week, two fascinating pieces of research remind us… Continue reading Wormholes: From Sci-Fi Tunnels to Scientific Shadows
From Warp Theory to Warp Fact
(And Why My Story Revolves Around the FTL Drive) For as long as science fiction has existed, writers have wrestled with the same challenge, how do you get your characters from one star system to another without making the story last thousands of years? The answer has always been faster-than-light travel. Sci-Fi Inspirations In Star… Continue reading From Warp Theory to Warp Fact
The Cosmic Tunnel Near Our Solar System
(And Why It’s Not the Wormhole You’re Thinking Of) Every so often, a headline makes the rounds that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction novel. Recently, astronomers announced the discovery of what they called a cosmic tunnel, a plasma structure stretching across interstellar space that actually connects our solar system to neighboring regions.… Continue reading The Cosmic Tunnel Near Our Solar System
David P. Lloyd 