Category Archives: science

May 22, 2012
1:04 am
by: MPax

Magic of Moonrise. Creative Sparks.

It’s a full week of blog touring. Monday: Siana Wineland’s jabbering about characterization. She’s a very warm and supportive person, and a wonderful writer. Tuesday: Toby Neal’s. The topic is creativity. Wednesday: Raine Thomas’s Write as Raine Thomas with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Backworlds, blog tour, ebooks, freebie, literary voices, M. Pax, photos, physics, science, science fiction, space opera

May 21, 2012
1:04 am
by: MPax

Words Sparked Like Stars … Characterization

Posted in Backworlds, blog tour, book, freebie, literary voices, M. Pax, photos, science, science fiction, space opera, Weird Tales

March 20, 2012
1:14 am
by: MPax

Dawn at Vesta

The Dawn mission has been at the asteroid Vesta for several months. This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA. Click on the image for … Continue reading →

Posted in astronomy, science, space exploration

February 21, 2012
1:04 am
by: MPax

What is a Nebula?

Dust. More scientifically, an interstellar cloud of dust and ionized gases. There are nebulae which are remnants of dead or dying stars, and nebulae which are forming new stars. From dead or dying stars, there are two types of nebulae. … Continue reading →

Posted in astronomy, photos, science

February 14, 2012
1:07 am
by: MPax

Spider Goats

As amusing as the idea is of goats dangling from spinnerets in barns, reality doesn’t go that far. Not yet. Spider silk is attractive as a material because it is tough, elastic, strong and adhesive; tougher than Kevlar and stronger … Continue reading →

Posted in essays, science