How the modern sci-fi writer can faithfully depict space colonies: the inverted, artificial worlds future humans may call home
Science in Fiction
Alone in the Universe
How the modern sci-fi writer can deal with the apparent radio silence of our galaxy
Sailing on Starlight
How the modern sci-fi writer can faithfully depict the benefits (and drawbacks) of photosails
Heart of Darkness
How our evolving understanding of black holes can inform the modern sci-fi writer
The Anatomy of a Starship
What would a manned interstellar spacecraft actually look like?
The Structure of the Heavens
What the structure of a star system means to the modern sci-fi writer
The Anatomy of an Earth
What, exactly, makes our planet so hospitable to complex life?
Getting Around
A look at how future astronauts might finally reach the other planets in our solar system
The Stars in the Sky
What we know about where stars actually are, and how that can help the modern sci-fi writer
Moving in Stereo
"Flying through space ain't like dusting crops, kid."
Michael T. Kuester 