Space is beautiful, but it’s also silent, hauntingly and endlessly silent. It’s one of the few frontiers that can inspire awe and fear in equal measure. Every photograph from the Moon, every image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reminds us how small we are. But what those images can’t capture is what happens… Continue reading Alone Among the Stars: The Price of Exploration
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Worlds Beyond Reach
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
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
Spacecraft and First Contact: Humanity’s Dream and Humanity’s Fear
Since the dawn of the space age, we’ve been obsessed with ships that can take us beyond the cradle of Earth. The Apollo capsules, fragile but daring, carried humans farther than anyone had gone before. Artemis is preparing to continue that legacy, this time with an eye on Mars and beyond. In science fiction, the… Continue reading Spacecraft and First Contact: Humanity’s Dream and Humanity’s Fear
Why We Still Look to the Stars
From Apollo to Artemis, and Beyond From the moment humanity first looked up at the night sky, we’ve been pulled toward the stars. In 1969, that pull became reality when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon. The Apollo missions proved what once seemed impossible, that humans could leave Earth, cross the void, and walk… Continue reading Why We Still Look to the Stars
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 