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Did Life Begin Before the Earth Was Formed?

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young solar system - NASA

Life may have arisen in our solar system before Earth even finished forming. Planetesimals, the rocky building blocks of planets, likely had all the ingredients necessary for life as we know it way back at the dawn of the solar system, said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University (ASU). And clement conditions may have persisted inside some planetesimals for tens of millions of years — perhaps long enough for life to emerge, said Elkins-Tanton, the director of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration and the principal investigator of NASA’s upcoming mission to the odd metallic asteroid … Read more

SPACE: Why Is the Universe Moving Too Fast?

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The universe is moving too fast and nobody knows why. Back in the early years of the universe, right after the Big Bang, everything blasted away from everything else. We can still see the light from that blast, by observing very faraway parts of the universe where light takes billions of years to reach our telescopes. And we can measure how fast things were moving in those faraway spotsBased on that speed, we can calculate how fast the universe should be expanding today. But when astronomers have tried to directly measure how fast the universe is expanding today — a … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Malware, by Sara Rayne

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Malware

QSFer Sara Rayne has a new queer sci fi book out, a prequel to “The Idle Hands series: Malware. What did Riley Quinn build?It’s an urban legend.A cyber myth.A secret. On the eve of graduation from the Sharp University of Technology, her team of hackers celebrate the fruits of four years’ labors. Tomorrow they gift their invention to the world. Tensions are high and the lines of friendship will get crossed on their last night together. But awkward moments and unresolved sexual tension will be the least of their morning-after worries. Because Project: Devil’s Playground is more than it seems. It’s a … Read more

REVIEW: Once Upon a Wolf, by Hurri Cosmo

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Once Upon A Wolf

Title: Once Upon a Wolf Author: Hurri Cosmo Genre: Parnaormal, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Painted Hearts Publishing Pages: 113 Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Hawk is alone, hiding from the world, living in a tiny, rickety cabin his grandfather built. He has few supplies and fewer yet of the skills needed to survive on his own, but because of what he did, because of what his father caused him to do… well, there’s just no other choice. But then one day “Ghost” shows up. A large black lone wolf who begins to “take care … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Queen of Rhodia, by Effie Calvin

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QSFer Effie Calvin has a new FF fantasy book out in her Tales of Inthya series: The Queen Of Rhodia. It has been sixteen months since Princess Esofi arrived in Ieflaria, and eight since her marriage to Crown Princess Adale. The princesses have a peaceful life together, preparing to become co-regents and raising their baby dragon, Carinth. Their peace is shattered when Esofi’s mother, Queen Gaelle of Rhodia, arrives in Birsgen. She has heard about Carinth and believes that she deserves custody of him due to her greater devotion to Talcia, Goddess of Magic. Adale and Esofi have no intention … Read more

FOR WRITERS: The Best Professional Organizations?

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: In your (always humble) opinion, what are the best professional organizations for spec fic writers, queer or otherwise? Points if QSF was the first thing that came to mind. ;) Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

TV: “The Society’s” Deaf Gay Character Gets a Love Interest

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The Society

A deaf and gay teenager in the new Netflix teen drama The Society has been given a love story by the show’s creators. Sam, played by deaf actor Sean Berdy, has been using American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate throughout the first season of the show.  In the storyline between Sam and Grizz (Jack Mulher), tension has been slowly building as they’ve grown closer and Sam has been teaching Grizz sign language. In one episode, Grizz asks Sam to teach him “one more phrase” in sign language. “How do you say kiss me?” Grizz whispers to Sam. Full Story: … Read more

REVIEW: Zale, by Michelle Frost

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Title: ZaleSeries: The Brotherhood of Ormarr Book TwoAuthor: Michelle FrostGenre: Paranormal/Fantasy, RomanceLGBTQ+ Category: Gay MMPublisher: SelfPages: 135Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Davis~It was just another job—at least it was supposed to be—but snaring the feisty blue dragon I’d been contracted to collect and her rider in my trap changed everything. Hunting dragons was my job, and I was damn good at it. I’d never missed a target. Never failed to make a delivery. So why was every step toward turning over my bounty suddenly a struggle? No quarry had ever managed to get under my skin, … Read more

Take a Walk On the Dark Side (of the Moon) – Live Science

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Looking up at the silvery orb of the Moon, you might recognize familiar shadows and shapes on its face from one night to the next. You see the same view of the Moon our early ancestors did as it lighted their way after sundown. Only one side of the spherical Moon is ever visible from Earth — it wasn’t until 1959 when the Soviet Spacecraft Luna 3 orbited the Moon and sent pictures home that human beings were able to see the “far side” of the Moon for the first time. A phenomenon called tidal locking is responsible for the … Read more