Here are the stories that gave me SciFi romance plot bunnies this week…
Possible Alien Technology
This story was brought to my attention by Danica Avet and A.M. Griffin.
“Nestled between the constellations of Cygnus and Lyra sits what might be the strangest, most mysterious star in our galaxy. This star, designated as KIC 8462852, is not particularly unusual in and of itself. What’s odd is what astronomers have spotted orbitting it: an irregularly-shaped mess of objects that appear unnatural, possibly even alien, reports The Atlantic.”
Wormholes, Dark Energy And Dark Matter
Nothing excites me like wormholes (tunnels in space-time) and yes, there’s been progress on researching them.
“It would be extremely difficult to construct a wormhole time machine. It’s relatively much simpler to use wormholes for FTL interstellar travel between the stars.”
Possible Alien Megastructure?
A mysteriously flicking star has been captured by Kepler and there’s no logical explanation for it.
“This is an oddball, a real oddball. Kepler for years has been giving us a catalog of over 1,000 extra-solar planets and this is the first oddball out of hundreds of thousands of stars scanned. This is the first one that does not fit the usual scenario.”
Some Space Technology Patents
Here are some super cool patents for space technology, perfect for any SciFi Romance Writer’s research file.
http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/photos-10-patents-for-invention-and-innovation-in-outer-space/
More Star Wars Tidbits
Rey, the new female characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is causing buzz.
“Thanks to Topps Star Wars trading cards, now there is definitive proof that not only does Rey know Han and Chewie…but she knows them well enough to pilot that hunk of junk.”
“Rey, the new female character in Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens, will be “extremely significant”, the movie’s producer Kathleen Kennedy has promised.
In an interview in which she called on Hollywood to do more to promote women, Kennedy fuelled speculation that Rey – played by English actress Daisy Ridley – is a descendant of the Skywalkers.”
What SciFi news inspired you this week?
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Half Man. Half Machine. All Hers.
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals—kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal—survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice.
When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
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