Tag: space
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See you on Europa
Yes, “on” it is the correct preposition. It’s not the continent I’m talking about; it is the Jupiter’s moon with the same name. Why…
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The myth of Planet X
…which is maybe not a myth after all. When I have written some time ago about Nemesis, or the Death Star, in fiction and in…
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The birth and death of space wonders
That things don’t last forever, we all know it. After all, we witness cycles of life and death every day. But there are things…
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Simulating galaxies – an amazing video
Galaxies are one of the most incredible objects in the universe, and they are in continuous evolution. Thanks to the Virgo Consortium for Cosmological Supercomputer Simulations,…
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Solid Bodies in the Solar System – a great map
That xkcd is an amazing website, you already know (and if you don’t, go and have a look at it now! You won’t regret it).…
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From Titan with love
During this Christmas break (still ongoing) I was thinking about the most amazing videos I have watched in 2014, and there are many that qualify in this…
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Black holes are not all the same – A gallery
If there’s a stellar object that’s both scaring and fascinating at the same time is the black hole. Scientists are still debating about what its…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
2312 (2012) by Kim Stanley Robinson is a SF novel about a (relatively) near future of interplanetary colonisation. Humanity has spread across the whole Solar…
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One year of blogging
Today is my first birthday as a blogger. The Earthian Hivemind was online first on December, 16 2013, just giving a flash report on…
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2014: a year of (awesome) space missions
2014 will be a year to remember for space missions. No matter what achievements are awaiting us in the future (hopefully plenty), the last 12…
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Science in SF – Articles for Amazing Stories
In addition to astrophysics and space exploration, I do also write articles about another of my favourite subjects, science in science-fiction, on this blog and…
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Wanderers. Why Erik Wernquist’s short movie is so amazing
If you were dreaming about the day we are going to leave and explore the Solar System, take space elevators down to Mars and…
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Virtual Reality, Zero-G and yet more wonders: NASA has it all.
When thinking about VR (Virtual Reality) a lot of things come to mind – to me, videogames are the first, followed by other, more…
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Does size matter for life? Giant and tiny exoplanets
Post number five in the exoplanet series, covering this time the important aspect of size. (In case you are interested to other variables examined so…
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A busy year for bacteria
This is definitively the year of bacteria in terms of scientific discovery and ground-breaking experiments. It was only a few months ago that a new strand…
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Seven hours of terror for space lovers – Rosetta on stage (again)
This November week brings us an exciting space event to follow, unique in kind. ESA’s spacecraft Rosetta, that has successfully reached Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last August,…
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Writing about space and physics for other blogs / 3
The usual update about my latest published articles on other blogs/magazines – these ones on from Serious Wonder. This time I have only included the…
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When SF and science work together: Dyson spheres and black holes (thanks, Interstellar).
That SF has anticipated and/or even come out in first instance with some of the most creative ideas now seriously considered for scientific research is nothing new.…
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Star Gallery: the beautiful Pleaides
If there is a space object I have always found incredibly beautiful is the star cluster of the Pleiades – alternatively called M45, or…
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SF Classics – Ringworld by Larry Niven
Ringworld (1970) by Larry Niven, is the first of a series of stories – including prequels and sequels – set in a version of…
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A technical wonder: NASA Spitzer’s 360-D Map of the Milky Way
If there is something difficult to realise is how vast space is. No matter how hard we try, as humans we lack mental categories…
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The visitor from the Oort Cloud
This Sunday Earthians will witness something truly unique, estimated to happen maybe once every million years: a comet the size of a small mountain will…
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The importance of a correct worldbuilding: Lagrangian points
Astrophysics has to make sense, especially in a SF book. When designing your fictional worlds you need to make sure things can survive on their own,…
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Bosons and X-Rays – Hear the sound of natural particles
I have posted a while ago something about the music of space – ie, the eerie sounds celestial bodies make when translated into plasma…