Author: Steph P. Bianchini
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Insight has landed. NASA’s historical mission is a success.
After a journey across space started in May of this year, Nasa’s InSight probe has landed tonight on Mars as planned, while the world held its breath.…
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Interview with Nadia Gerassimenko, Founder and Editor of Moonchild Magazine
I am thrilled to have Nadia Gerassimenko here this month to present her amazing Moonchild Magazine, one of the best new venues for short…
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Knightfall (2017-). Historical fantasy at its best and worst.
I had just finished watching the first series of Knightfall (now on Netflix) when I heard History Channel renewed it for a second season.…
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My SF story “Twin Cities” is now live at The New Accelerator
My reprint story “Twin Cities” has been accepted and it’s now online here at The New Accelerator. I loved the graphic, by the way.…
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NaNoWriMo and 2019 plans
November is, as always, the Nano-month par excellence -even though there are now NaNo-camps during the year, November remains the month when writing is…
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Welcome back, Hubble!
Worries about Hubble’s operations have troubled the last month or so, at least since Friday, October 5, 2018, when the telescope was put into safe…
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New Moon(s) out there
If you missed this news, read it again: it’s not a scam and it’s impressive in its own right. We’re going to have another…
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Astronomical Clocks in Modern History
Let’s admit it: astronomical clocks are probably one of the most charming types of historical monument, and they’ve had their halcyon days during Modern…
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Bepi Colombo and the challenges of exploring Mercury
Among the numerous news of this week, one is worthy of further discussion. After decades of studies, BepiColombo mission is a go. The probe…
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Teaser Tuesday (16 Oct)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read…
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Why Space X has to upscale its operations (hint: we want the ISS to keep on going)
In case you haven’t heard the news, that’s the story of the day: Soyuz, the Russian vector that since the retirement of the Space…
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Enter The Goblin, the planet that changed it all.
Do you remember the never-ending quest (and controversies) about the hypothetical Planet Nine (or Ten, depending on the way you count them)? Well, get…
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Yes, it’s all true. After 55 years a woman gets the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Donna Strickland, from Canada, was awarded today the Prize for her outstanding contributions in the field of laser physics. In case you wonder, Mrs.…
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Amazing Hayabusa
After ESA-Rosetta managed the incredible Phila landing on a comet in 2014, these days are full of photos and news of the amazing achievement of…
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As Above So Below. A review.
I have always been especially passionated about movies that take place below the surface -be them underground or in the middle of the ocean.…
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Teaser Tuesday (18 Sept)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read…
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Guess what… it’s coming! [ガンダム]
You remember Gundam, right? (You have to, if you follow this blog.) Well, at 2018 Anime Expo, one of the biggest anime conventions in…
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NASA win an Emmy Award
Among this week’s news, there’s one I believe especially worth sharing. NASA won this year’s Emmys in the category Outstanding Original Interactive Program with the…
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WWW Wednesday: 5 September 2018
The WWW Wednesday meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. It’s a great way to do a weekly…
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Underrated Horror Movies. A list.
… to be fair, while I found the idea simply great, I was not the one to actually prepare this list I am talking…
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News, August 2018
It has been a while since I’ve done this, so maybe it’s the moment of another summary of what’s up with my writing. Summer…
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Ghoul (and what you’d like to know)
GHOUL, the Indian horror mini-series, just premiered on Netflix last week (24th August 2018) and the net is already buzzing. What is all the fuss…
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Roman Empire: Master of Rome (…yet more history in your fiction)
I have already said in another post: Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, the Netflix original series that narrates the events of Emperor Commodus’s reign, was one…