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WRITER FUEL: Want to Really Cool Off This Summer? Here Are the Coldest Places in the Solar System

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Space is very, very cold. The baseline temperature of outer space is 2.7 kelvins — minus 454.81 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 270.45 degrees Celsius — meaning it is barely above absolute zero, the point at which molecular motion stops. But this temperature is not constant throughout the solar system. So-called “empty” space — though it … Read more

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REVIEW: Allure of Oartheca – James Siewert

Allure of Oartheca - James Siewert

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A space-heist gone wrong. An unexpected romance. A galactic catastrophe in the making. In the furthest reaches of space, a cyber-thief with a heart of gold meets a ex-navy captain who refuses to be beaten. Though they’re from opposite ends … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Is Dark Matter a Relic From Another Dimension?

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Dark matter, the elusive substance that accounts for the majority of the mass in the universe, may be made up of massive particles called gravitons that first popped into existence in the first moment after the Big Bang. And these hypothetical particles might be cosmic refugees from extra dimensions, a new theory suggests. The researchers’ … Read more

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REVIEW: Firestones – Kim Fielding

Firestones - Kim Fielding

Genre: Fairy Tale, Dark, Historical Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Born with a deformed foot and abandoned as a young child, Brand spent his youth in indentured servitude to a mediocre wizard. Now Brand is grown, but with no other prospects to support himself, he remains in his master’s employ, doing … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Colossal Impact 4.3 Billion Years Ago Forever Changed the Moon

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One side of the moon is littered with far more craters than the other, and researchers finally know why: A massive asteroid that slammed into the moon around 4.3 billion years ago wreaked havoc in the moon’s mantle, according to a new study. More than 9,000 visible craters pockmark the moon, thanks to barrage of … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Where Unicorns Came From

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The unicorn is one of the most famous mythical creatures, often depicted as a white horse with a spiraling horn erupting from its forehead. It’s not hard to imagine a horse with a horn, and for much of the mythical creature’s history, people thought it actually existed. But where did this myth come from? Unicorn-like … Read more

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REVIEW: Ritual of the Ancients – Roan Rosser

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Genre: Dark Fantasy Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Waking up undead was just the start of my bad night. This night is going from bad to worse. My roommate is dead. My sexy neighbor, who I’ve never worked up the guts to talk to before, is standing in my living room. … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: What Message Should We Be Sending to Alien Races?

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Scientists have crafted a new message for any intelligent extraterrestrials who might be out there. And they want feedback on whether they should send it. The technology needed to send the message is not yet ready. And if and when the note is transmitted, it would take thousands of years for it to reach its … Read more

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REVIEW: Endosymbiont – Elizabeth Noble

Endosymbiont - Elizabeth Noble

Genre: Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A werewolf and seven vampires are all that stand between the world and complete annihilation. When Kai Richter and Ori Bier met, sparks flew. Then a train blew up. Tracking an organism deadly to not only humans, but vampires and werewolves … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Archeologists Find Remains of “Warrior Woman” in France

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The mysterious 6,500-year-old burial of a woman and several arrowheads in northern France may reveal details of how women were regarded in that society during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, a new study finds. The researchers investigated giant graves known as “long barrows” — large earthen mounds, often hundreds of feet long and … Read more