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Thursday 12 January, 2012
KOI-961: The Miniature Star System
A team working in Austin Texas have discovered a miniature star system, including three of the smallest extra-solar planets so far discovered.
Monday 02 January, 2012
Happy New Year (2012)
Happy New Year, SciFi fans. I have two announcements to make; the launch of our sister-site, ‘SciFi Lists’, and the up-coming special event titled ‘Big Ideas Week’.
Tuesday 13 December, 2011
Habitable Exoplanets Catalog
If you are looking for a habitable planet to feature in your story, novel or game, you can’t go far wrong by looking at the extra-solar planets we’ve already discovered.
Monday 12 December, 2011
SciFi Weapons: Missiles and Nukes
Missiles and nukes in space combat. What will do X damage to Y’s butt? What are the real-life implications of using something like an antimatter torpedo on your ex-wife’s star cruiser?
Friday 02 December, 2011
SciFi Weapons: Energy
The truth about energy weapons. What will do X damage to Y’s butt? What are the real-life implications of using something like an antimatter torpedo on your ex-wife’s star cruiser?
Tuesday 29 November, 2011
SciFi Weapons: Ballistic
The science behind ballistic weapons. What will do X damage to Y’s butt? What are the real life implications of using something like an antimatter torpedo on your ex-wife’s star cruiser?
Sunday 20 November, 2011
10 Space Station Design Concepts
The space stations of today are little more than tin cans, but the space stations of the future are likely to be much more impressive. For decades, scientists have been predicting what shape future space stations might take. Here are some of their most enduring designs.
Wednesday 16 November, 2011
Space Complex Alpha: The Inflatable Space Station
Building an inflatable space station might sound like a crazy idea, but inflatable modules have already been tested, and the first inflatable space station is set to be launched very soon.
Monday 07 November, 2011
Spin the Genre Bottle: Generating Ideas for SciFi Crossovers
If you’re having trouble thinking up new and original ideas for a science fiction story, here’s a little writing exercise that may help. It’s based on the adolescent party game ‘spin the bottle’.
Monday 31 October, 2011
Four-Part Story Structure Explained
It’s useful to consider a story as having four sections; the introduction, complication, climax and resolution.You can see the four part story structure in various works, from printed works of literature to movies. We’re going to use the movie Jurassic Park as an example.
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