This is my entry for September's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Shield. Rogan looked over a panel, checking the readout he looked up the manual. Flicking though a few pages he finally stopped. "Panel E7." He looked around, found panel E7 and flicked several of the switches. He looked … Continue reading The Perseus Incident
Top Five Technologies Needed for a Spacecraft to Survive Deep Space | NASA
When a spacecraft built for humans ventures into deep space, it requires an array of features to keep it and a crew inside safe. Both distance and duration demand that spacecraft must have systems that can reliably operate far from home, be capable of keeping astronauts alive in case of emergencies and still be light … Continue reading Top Five Technologies Needed for a Spacecraft to Survive Deep Space | NASA
Hubble’s 5 Weirdest Black Hole Discoveries
From absorbing whole dwarf galaxies to containing the mass of a billion stars – black holes are a cosmic force to be reckoned with. This #BlackHoleWeek NASA is bringing us Hubble Space Telescope's 5 weirdest black hole discoveries https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/187921705234/hubbles-5-weirdest-black-hole-discoveries?linkId=74206098 No ownership claimed on material - Credit NASA
Sci-Fi Moments – Paradoxes
Paradoxes are not exclusively (See Groundhog day) but pretty much normally only found in Sci-Fi where someone is playing around with time. I thought I would share a few classic examples that came to mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTpbZ_Psbeo Interstellar Wormhole Scene The wormhole scene in Interstellar is kinda weird, as something reaches out to Dr Brand as … Continue reading Sci-Fi Moments – Paradoxes
Stuck on the Rings
Tethys appears to be stuck to Saturn's A and F rings from this perspective.(No ownership claimed on image) Source: Stuck on the Rings
I’ve Been Doing a Bit of Doodling
Hello everyone, as you might have guessed from the title I've been doing some doodling. I've not been able to dedicate much time to big designs so I've been having a play with what I can do in about an hour or less.These are what I've come up with:This came straight out of my mind, … Continue reading I’ve Been Doing a Bit of Doodling
Real Neat Blog Award
I’ve been nominated for the Real Neat Blog Award by the Huntress... Thanks for nominating me, it's appreciated! The Rules of this Award are: Put the award logo on your blog.Answer the 7 questions asked by the person who nominated you.Thank the person who nominated you and add a link to their blog.Nominate any number … Continue reading Real Neat Blog Award
Sci-Fi Moments – The Unexpected
Science fiction is full of shocking moments, moments where either out loud or in your head and asking "What's going on? No way!" So this is a post filled with some of those shock moments - enjoy and chip in if you can think of some. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDPi5WvC8M Star Wars - I am your Father! This … Continue reading Sci-Fi Moments – The Unexpected
What it takes to travel the stars!
This chart I found on Pinterest shows the gargantuan effort needed to travel between the stars. What do you think? https://pin.it/ncv3jnzwuncwjh
Science Fiction Concepts – The Curse of Impatience
As usual and in no surprise to anyone how things happen in Sci-Fi films bears no resemblance (I hope) to how things would happen in a real mission.Picture the scene, long journey, excitable explorers wanting to get out and see what's there. To wait and carry out a survey is boring I mean come on … Continue reading Science Fiction Concepts – The Curse of Impatience
Blog Orbit – Blog Date September 2019
Hello bloggies, happy new month, happy Autumn and happy new blog orbit! As you can see blog orbits are going to come monthly from now on as I didn't want my blog completely filled with blog orbits - it was kinda embarrassing. So - what's going on? I'm playing that's what - I'm still getting … Continue reading Blog Orbit – Blog Date September 2019