Science Fiction
Breakthrough Starshot announced back in 2016, was an extremely ambitious project to send a fleet of miniature spacecraft powered by powerful lasers to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Solar System.
Updated 26 November 2025 As discussed previously our Universe appears to be very finely tuned and is governed by four fundamental interactions. A relatively small increase or decrease in the strength of one of these interactions, such as making the force of gravity weaker or stronger, would make the emergence of life impossible. The four… Continue reading Our finely-tuned Universe part III – Explanations for fine tuning
Interest in the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has risen, highlighted by the Allen Telescope Array. Despite decades of searching for alien signals, no evidence has been found, which may be due to the rarity of intelligent life, communication methods, or missed signals. Some theories suggest advanced civilizations may self-destruct or remain undetected.
While others spent lock down perfecting their baking skills or becoming experts in home exercise routines, I have been beavering away revising and reissuing the book I originally wrote about the Moon five years ago. I am very pleased to offer this to my readers for free for the next five days, and I hope… Continue reading Short Guide to the Moon – ebook
Updated December 2025 In a previous post I have discussed living on Venus in floating colonies. I'll now discuss terraforming. This the process of changing the global environment of a planet in such a way as to make it suitable for human habitation. Because it is so far beyond our current technological capabilities, most articles about… Continue reading Terraforming Venus
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