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Category Archives: From Outta Space
Space Case
Meet my latest publication. It’s a short story called, “Space Case.” It’s a murder mystery courtroom drama science fiction action adventure gothic horror thriller. Or something like that. It was hard to jampack so much into such a small space. … Continue reading
Jupiter’s cool blue polar pools
This is what NASA and the space program are all about: bringing the beauty of the universe home for us to experience. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Nature
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My Astronaut Application
I found the NASA receipt for my astronaut application while digging through a drawer of dusty old documents the other day. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Health, Real Science
Tagged astronauts, Blood On The Moon, calcium bone loss, microgravity, NASA, weightlessness
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In The Moon’s Darkest Depths
Thank you Luna, for giving me such a fabulously dark and chilling place to set my stories! Continue reading
Posted in Author, From Outta Space
Tagged Aitken Basin, Dinosaur Wars, moon, Purgatory Crater
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Now THAT’S how to get to Mars
In a 45-page report, the Planetary Society has laid out a very sensible and detailed approach to the first manned mission to Mars. You can grab a pdf copy of it at this link. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space
Tagged Mars, mission to Mars, Planetary Society, The Martian
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Ceres Asteroid Closeup Shocks Space Scientists
A NASA administrator admitted, “We really uncorked the celestial genie on this one!” Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space
Tagged asteroid, Ceres, Dawn, Death Star, image, new
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The volcanic landscape of Gale Crater, Mars
As the Mars rover Curiosity explores the landscape of Gale Crater, a 96 mile (154 km) wide hole in the planet with an imposing 3.4 mile (18 km) high central peak in its middle, a scientific conundrum has been reported … Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Real Science
Tagged basalt, Curiosity rover, Gale Crater, Mars, sediments, volcano
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Dinosaur Wars 3 paperback available now!
Now, at last, if you have been following the adventures of Kit Daniels and Chase Armstrong on the printed page, you can complete their journey with them. Continue reading
Posted in Author, From Outta Space
Tagged Blood On The Moon, Dinosaur Country, Dinosaur Wars, new, paperback, space opera, young adult
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The Ignimbrites of Mars
Sorry rover scientists. I think you missed that call. The layers of chunky stone you’ve been seeing are the product of white-hot heat, not flowing water. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Real Science
Tagged crater, ignimbrite, impact sinter, Mars rover, mars science
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Diamonds Discovered on the Moon and Mars!
There may be a dark side to diamonds in space. Continue reading