"Listening in on the ‘Black Hole Blues,’ the soundtrack of the universe" PBS NewsHour 5/16/2016ExcerptsSUMMARY: February saw one of the most important astronomical breakthr… Read More
We’ve all heard the saying ‘accidents happen’, but sometimes what seems like the smallest of mistakes can go down in history as the hugest of fuck-ups.
10. Lake Peigneur
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Targeting A ReadershipPart 12What If Your Fans Strike BackbyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious parts in this series on Targeting a Readership (writing specifically for certain markets) are index… Read More
The sounds are short lived and rare. For over a decade since the first cosmic sounds were detected, astronomers have been left scratching their pate in an attempt to explain the source of th… Read More
On February 15, 2013, the town of Chelyabinsk, Russia was hit by an asteroid with the energy of about 500 kilotons. The impact did not only te… Read More
Is there anybody out there? Possibly, scientists have been given a real target to finally find out: a fascinating system of seven Earth-size p… Read More
"Hunt for alien life zooms in on newly discovered solar system" PBS NewsHour 2/22/2017An artist's impression of TRAPPIST-1 and its seven planetsExcerptSUMMARY: Astronomers have id… Read More
DepictionPart 24Depicting A VillainbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Here we come to the main question a writer must answer if weaving a conflict between Hero and Villain: Why Does The Villain W… Read More
Doddabetta – Highest Peak in Tamil Nadu/Eastern Ghats
It was all sunny when we started our ride to Doddabetta – Highest Peak in Tamil Nadu/Eastern Ghats. It is about 10kms from O… Read More
On Nov. 16th, 1974, a few hundred Astronomers, Government Officials, and other Dignitaries gathered in the tropical forests of Puerto Rico’s Northwest interior, a four-hour drive from… Read More
How to spend 48 hours in Reykjavik
The Icelandic capital Reykjavik is a small city compared to international standards but that doesn’t mean it has… Read More
What to Do Around Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawaii’s Big Island
On our recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, we spent a lovely few days at the Ma… Read More
How To Use Tarot & Astrology In Science FictionPart 1Real History Tarot and Astrology Just For Writers are indexed here:Tarot:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2017/10/index-t… Read More
How To Use Tarot And Astrology In Science FictionPart 3Suspend Reader Disbelief Previous posts in this discussion:Tarot:https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2017/10/index-to-posts-ab… Read More
The Joshua Tree National Park is one of the points of pride of California, named after the majestic Joshua tree that is present in the park. It is linked to many divine connections, which i… Read More
Mysteries of PacingPart 6How To Change A Character's MindbyJacqueline Lichtenberg Previous parts in this series:Part 1 https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2019/09/mysteries-of… Read More
About the writer:
Rebecca is a teacher and passionate writer. She enjoys writing about travel and wine blogs all around the globe. She has been working as a freelance writer for quite some… Read More
In Chile, astronomers using the world’s largest telescopes discovered a star revolving around a black hole in the Milky Way, just as Albert Einstein had projected more than a hundred y… Read More
Astronomers have long pointed their telescopes towards the far reaches of the Universe in the hopes of finding an exoplanet that resembles Earth in any way. The motivation for this has been… Read More
For the first time ever, earthlings might have witnessed the birth of a planet. The Very Large Telescope (yes, that is the name of the telescope) facility operated by the European Southern O… Read More
The Milky Way is just one of the countless galaxies in the Universe. Galaxies are a collection of stars that are pulled together to form these gigantic structures by the force of their colle… Read More
The existence of Black Holes is common knowledge to even those who are not privy to the fundamentals of astrophysics. These popular balls of darkness have captured the public’s imagina… Read More
New objects are constantly being identified in astronomy. At one point, everything that we know about deep space was an unknown mystery. Therefore, it is a highly exciting opportunity for as… Read More
There is no one realty because each individual creates one that is unique to him or her in an attempt to organize the physical or classical world through information gathered by the senses… Read More
Who knew we could hear Space? NASA’s Chandra X-ray Center has made it possible. These musical renditions of space, called sonification were released on 22nd September 2020. Matt Russo… Read More
With activities appropriate to their ages, Florence has museums that offer children of all ages the chance to learn and enjoy a bit of the Italian culture and art. There are also gardens, pa… Read More
What do you think of Brazil?
Brilliant football talents, maybe colorful carnivals, right?
I guess it’s one of the reasons why you want to visit this lively country. But have you ever… Read More
On February 1, 1958, the Russians launched the first-ever artificial satellite to space.
It was called Sputnik I. Sputnik I orbited the Earth from a height of 577 km at a speed of 8… Read More
Translator: Guillermo Scharffenorth Reviewer: Mirjana Futura Would you take a pill every day if it could save your sex life? That question was on the minds of thousands of women recently whe… Read More
Despite the fact that humans lived on this land for around 2 million years, the history of the world did not begin until about 5500 years ago, with the beginning of writing, as writing has b… Read More
Fact Number One: Thunder is the sound caused by lightning
Thunder and lightning are always seen together but a little bit apart but thunder is actually the sound of the lightning bolt tra… Read More
The energy travels through space as electromagnetic waves. They are made when electric and magnetic fields move around each other. In other words, EM waves are made up of magnetic and electr… Read More
Road trips are defined as long journeys travelled by car. To travel the over 2,500 miles from coast to coast in the United States, people had to take trains or buses until the road trip was… Read More
Our planet is quite blessed when it comes to exciting destinations and exhilarating experiences. Atop the list of the Earth’s most generously-gifted places comes the incredible English… Read More
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Recently Discovered Earth-Sized Exoplanet Might Be Filled With Volcanoes
Astronomers have discovered an Ear… Read More
The Extraordinary Brilliance of SN2016aps: A Supernova Beyond Imagination
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, there are celestial events that capture our imagination and redefine our understa… Read More
Five space-based observatories have worked together to capture composite images of celestial phenomena using X-rays and infrared light. The images reveal hidden wonders of the cosmos that ar… Read More
Indian-origin astrophysicist Professor Vik Dhillon from the University of Sheffield in the UK has played a key role in locating the gamma-ray burst that marks the initiation of a kilonova ex… Read More