A Mere 85 Years

That’s the shortest period of time it would take us to get to the closest star (Proxima Centauri) with current realistic technology according to this Universe Today article. And what do I have to say about it?What’s the freaking hold up? Seriously. Eight-five years is pretty good time considering it’s over four lightyears to the […]

Astronomer Left to Rot

I just stumbled upon this article and am a bit stunned by it. Charles Thomas Bolton is best known for discovering Cignus X-1 and ultimately irrefutable proof that black holes exist.And the University is booting him out claiming that the observatory he works in is of no use anymore due to light pollution. Really? Because […]

Pearls of Wisdom

Forward thinking doesn’t mean that science fiction has to be 100% forward thinking. What it means is that science fiction looks ahead to the trials and tribulations of the near and distant future. Criticizing science fiction for trying to be culturally realistic about the future of U.S. Presidency is somewhat pointless. In fact, criticizing SF […]

Browsing the Aisles: My Fatal Flaw

…or why I, for some strange reason, almost never buy fantasy titles at the bookstore (unless I’m going there specifically to do that). Going to the bookstore is one of my favorite things to do. In fact, I almost never want to go shopping unless I know I’m going to get to go to a […]

Sometimes Nature is Stranger Than Fiction

(Stealing this from Mike Brotherton) Apparently scientists are giving added attention to a frog from Cameroon and realizing just how crazy nature really is. The frog not only grows sideburns, but also has the ability to project its bones through its hands like claws. Apparently the frogs have bones inside the tip of their phalanges, […]

Ice on Mars?

It’s been all over the net. Nature has an article about it here. I’m skeptical, only because I don’t know what to make of this. Is it possible? Yes, of course, and I really hope it’s true, but at the same time I don’t want to get my hopes up. A lot of things have […]