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WRITER FUEL: Where Does the Solar System End?

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The solar system is an enormous place. Our cosmic neighborhood includes eight planets, around half a dozen dwarf planets, several hundred moons and millions of asteroids and comets, all spinning around the sun — and in many cases each other —at speeds of thousands of miles per hour, like a giant top. But where does … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Could Tardigrade Proteins Help Humans Slow Down the Aging Process?

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Proteins found in tiny, indestructible tardigrades could potentially be a key ingredient in slowing the aging process in humans, scientists claim. However, it will take more work to show these proteins are a veritable fountain of youth — for now, the researchers have only early hints from lab-dish experiments.. Also known as water bears, tardigrades … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Derek Beaugarde

Derek Beaugarde

It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Derek Beaugarde Sci-Fi Derek Beaugarde is the sci-fi pseudonym for author John McGee. Born in the railway village of Corkerhill, Glasgow in 1956, he studied at Allan Glen’s School for boys from 1968. The actor/author Sir Dirk Bogarde also went to … Read more

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Review: Storm on Mars – Kate Rauner

Storm on Mars - Kate Rauner

Genre: Sci-Fi, Colonization Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Something weird happens? Zeker swears it’s not his fault. An AI may be a psychopath’s only friend. Zeker sets out to make a difference in the expanding colony. Gaining a place in the elite Tower Guild proves others recognize his talents, and the … Read more

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Writer Fuel: VR Headsets Could be Vulnerable to “Inception” Attacks

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Scientists have identified a vulnerability in virtual reality (VR) headsets that could let hackers access private information without the wearers’ knowledge. A hacker can insert a new “layer” between the user and the device’s normal image source. Hackers can then deploy a fake app in the VR headset that might trick the wearer into behaving … Read more

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Author Spotlight – K. Aten

K. Aten

It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: K. Aten Paranormal, Sci-Fi Award winning author and Michigan native, Kelly Aten-Keilen brings heroines to life in a variety of blended LGBTQ fiction genres. She specializes in speculative fiction, focusing on extra-ordinary women who are as flawed as they are compelling. … Read more

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Review: Endless Sea of Stars – Elizabeth F. Shearly

Endless Sea of Stars - Elizabeth F. Shearly

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Jeanie and Liam are geniuses with ships and systems—less so with each other The ground shakes under Jeanie’s feet, and she staggers across the pristine corridor, her blowtorch digging into her hip when she collides with the wall. The blaring … Read more

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Review: Transparent is a Color – Kaje Harper

Transparent is a Color - Kaje Harper

Genre: Sci-Fi, Superheroes, Romance Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Perry’s mother told him he’d develop the superpower of flight, like his grandfather. She even named him Peregrine, so folks would call him “The Falcon.” Spoiler— they don’t. Because when he did come into his power, all he got was the ability … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Glori Medina

Glori Medina

It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Glori Medina Sci-Fi Glori writes Scif-fi fantasy romance and lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband and their adorable feline friends. She grew up in Puerto Rico, an avid reader since she could hold a book and would create … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Astronomers Get First Look at Magnetic Fields of Milky Way’s Monster Black Hole

The newest photo of Sagittarius A* from the Event Horizon Telescope has given us our first glimpse of the spiralling magnetic field lines of the supermassive balck hole. (Image credit: EHT Collaboration)

Mesmerizing new images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way reveal a first look at the matter-gobbling behemoth’s magnetic field. The stunning snaps suggest that the cosmic void, named Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), may be harboring hidden jets that are shooting superheated matter into our galaxy. The new images were … Read more