The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Mars:See Any Canals?(Collage by Author).
   Sometimes classed as fantasy, the Martian Chronicles is written in an elegant style. While not steeped in hard science like Clarke or Asimov, Ray Bradbury introduces a certain poetic read to science fiction. The setting is a very Lowellian Mars as envisioned in the early 20th century. Man tries and [...]

Planetary Imaging with an Off-the-Shelf Web Cam.

Jupiter via the Webcam Method. Photo by Author.
A few years ago, I came across an article in Sky & Telescope about an emerging technology. Apparently, some intrepid sky enthusiasts (I hate the word amateur… to me it denotes bottlecap collecting or trainspotting and other space filling activities) were creating their own planetary webcams.

Radix by A. A. Attanasio

Radix is an un-discovered gem. Set on Earth in an alluded to future, it covers a vision of a transformed mankind. Concepts and ideas are foreshadowed rather than brought to full bare, such as the “Wind that blows from the belly of the swayback lion” being the radiation escaping from the constellation Leo that has [...]

My Personal Connection with the Universe

Even since I was young, I’ve looked towards the stars. One of my earliest memories was looking up at the cresent moon, in conjunction with some bright planet (probably Venus) as my Aunt Lorraine carried me up to our apartment in Mapleton, Maine. Not that I knew what any of these objects were. I just [...]