The Hugo Awards for the year’s best in science fiction were handed out over the weekend at Aussiecon 4 in Australia. The Hugo Awards celebrate the best science fiction writing, art, film, and television, and though they’re based entirely on fan voting, the Hugos are considered one of the most prestigious awards in all of science fiction. And the winners were (along with helpful links so you can check out the winners for yourself)… Read more »
It continually amazes me how little love the space program gets. From the media, from the public at large, you name it. It seems that no one but space enthusiasts bother to care about any of the work NASA is doing — you know, unless they do something huge, like land on Mars. Nevermind the endless triumphs and scientific advancements along the way that it takes to get there. NASA is in the business of trying to understand the universe, and discover our origins. How can they not be in the news every day? Well, okay, even I have to admit that a lot of what they do is pretty Read more »
You might already have realised that I like discovering interesting ways to make music (which is why the HARP appealed to me), so this “instrument” based on lunar topographical data sparked my interest. Read more »
NASA reported this week, that the Hubble Space Telescope may have found minerals that can be converted to oxygen on the moon. NASA / ESA / AFP / GETTY It is the moonâs small mass and low gravity that prevents it from keeping hold of even a tenuously thin atmosphere. But oxygen neednât exist only in gaseous form above the ground. It can also be entrained safely in certain kinds of rocks. Gather the rubble and either treat it with chemicals or blast it with heat, and you can free up unlimited quantities of oxygen both for breathing and for rocket fuel. Read more »
