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SPACE: Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be ‘Highly Habitable’
Just a cosmic hop, skip and jump away, an Earth-size planet orbits the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. Ever since the discovery of the exoplanet — known as Proxima Centauri b— in 2016, people have wondered whether it could be capable of sustaining life. Now, using computer models similar to those used to study climate change on Earth, researchers have found that, under a wide range of conditions, Proxima Centauri b can sustain enormous areas of liquid water on its surface, potentially raising its prospects for harboring living organisms. “The major message from our simulations is that there’s … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT: Descent, by Erik Schubach
QSFer Erik Schubach has a new lesfic sci fi book out: This novella follows Fixit, a worker on the surface of Tau Ceti Prime in another adventure. As Prime comes out of its perihelion orbit at the end of the pass, a new peril raises its head and only Fixit, Vega, is in any position to save the star system from calamity. Vega and Glitch must put all of their knowledge, skills, and creativity to the test to go off world to save Vashon and the population of the floating cities of Prime from certain death. Familiar friends and new … Read more
FOR READERS: Tropes That Make You Go Eeeew
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Amy Mills: Are there tropes that immediately turn you off of a story? No judgement – there’s something for everyone – but which tropes would you rather not read, and why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
New Spiderman Game Features Rainbow Flags
Marvel is definitely going after the pink dollar with this one! LGBTQ gamers are sharing a whole new level of excitement after discovering the new Spider-Man video game released last week has rainbow flags – literally everywhere. Marvel’s Spider-Man takes gamers throughout Peter Parker’s day in New York City as he weaves his inclusive web. Fans will see the pride flags during the free roaming sessions. It’s the first licensed game released by the new developer, Insomniac. New York’s LGBTQ history-laden West Village has never looked quite the same. By Sarah Toce – Full Story at LGBTQ Nation
ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Soul Spell, by A.Y. Venona
QSFer A.Y. Venona has a new MM paranormal book out: I, Elian Gustan, find myself in an unfortunate predicament. Adrian Larsa, the captain of the most elite group of alphas, shows me so much love I’m so loved-up —only that it’s a love of the brotherly kind. Yes, it’s cute, but its cuteness has long run its course and now becomes a major heartache because Adrian is not my brother. He is my soulmate. But then again I might be mistaken. I mean, who knows really? Enter Alexander Brunn, the most beautiful man on the planet. He is as heroic … Read more
FOR WRITERS: Stealth Eugenics
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Cyd Athens: This topic, which I believe would be a writer discussion, is inspired by something Else Sjunneson-Henry wrote on her Twitter feed. Her core contention: “If you’re writing far future, or even near future SF and you don’t have disabled people in it, then you’re participating in eugenicist thought processes.” There are other ways to frame this too. I’ll try to tackle it from a more positive angle – Should we rethink our future stories, specifically in terms of who we might be leaving out, and what it might signify? See … Read more
SPACE: Could Black Holes Reverse Time?
As a massive star collapses into a black hole, it sends out a brilliant SOS signal in the form of ultrabright gamma-ray bursts. Now, scientists have found something very peculiar about those mysterious signals: They seem to reverse time. Well, sort of. A new study, published Aug. 13 in The Astrophysical Journal, has found that these gamma-ray bursts are time-reversed, meaning the brilliant light wave is spit out one way and then sent out again in the opposite order. The researchers said they have no idea what’s causing these time-reversed gamma-ray signals, but they added that the physics around black … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Undertow, by Brooklyn Ray
Brooklyn Ray has a new MM paranormal book out: Port Lewis, a coastal town perched on the Washington cliffs, is home to Crescent Cafe, a slew of micro-breweries, a downtown packed with antique boutiques, and violent, ancient storms. Thunder shakes rooftops and lightening cuts through dark skies, but Liam Montgomery has never been afraid. Until now. One night, Liam hears the scream of a kelpie, a Water horse whose cry foretells the beginning of a prophecy. Kelpies have not set foot on shore for decades, but as Liam digs into his magic and his family’s history, he uncovers a mysterious … Read more
Me Me Monday! 200th Edition
Welcome to a very special edition of M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – our 200th edition. We’re encouraging our authors to do giveaways today to celebrate this momentous occasion, and will have a few of our own throughout the day. This is your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. … Read more