Nelson once felt independent. His life as a lunar prospector at least seemed that way. With his money supply dwindling, the stark reality of his freedom had faded to disappointment. […]
Sunday Discord Chat with Torn
Worlds of Science Fiction
I’ve been studying the science behind the worlds of science fiction with the intention of using it for world building. I’ve written a series of articles introducing these science concepts. […]
Thunder Moon Tussle (Excerpt)
What follows is a short excerpt from “Thunder Moon Tussle” my novel. It is available at Amazon.com, click here. Prologue Nils Carmike glanced at his friend Milton Johnson across the […]
The Third Data Point
This summer, we will witness the beginning of a new era in spaceflight with the launch of the Artemis 1 unmanned mission to space. Like Apollo the Artemis program will […]
AI
One benefit of AI will be that the damn machine will actually understand what you are trying to do. The drawback is that it may not care! Photo […]
Sins of the Son — a vignette by Torn MacAlester
A vignette by Torn MacAlester: Sins of the Son My stories are arranged in a timeline of events. See it here. It is the first story from the aftermath of […]
The Farthest Star
@chucksastrophotography Farthest star ever seen. #stars #learnontiktok #universe #cosmos #nasa #hubblespacetelescope ♬ original sound — Chuck Ayoub It is fantastic that the farthest star detected is so far away: 12.9 […]
Apollo 14
Photo by Brian McGowan on Unsplash Did you know that Apollo 14 landed at the planned landing site for Apollo 13? The place is called the Fra Mauro […]
Thunder Moon Tussle received a Five Star Review
Recently, Thunder Moon Tussle received a five star review. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my novel. I appreciate all of you. I have a special […]