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AMAZING STORIES WORLDCON76 UPDATE

AMAZING STORIES WORLDCON76 UPDATE

Things are clicking along;  among the major milestones we’ve reached at this point are:

we go to press this week!

we’ve gotten in our display materials for the booth

staff shirts have been ordered

various other print materials are either in hand or on the way

We’re one month out now and greatly looking forward to this event!

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Airbus to Build Mars Rover to Get First Soil Samples Back to Earth Getting soil samples from Mars back to Earth would give scientists a big chance to learn a lot more about the red planet.

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We Talked To The New Leader of Space Nation Asgardia About What The Future Holds Igor Ashurbeyli, the newly-inaugurated head of the space nation of Asgardia, weighed in about the current state of his nation and its plans for the future.

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Due to (Biological) Technical Difficulties, No Features Today We'll be back tomorrow.

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In space, there really might be no place like home | Big Think The quest for "earth-like" planets may be in vain. The chances of finding another Earth are infinitesimally small, given Earth's unique chemistry and mineralogy. Source: In space, there really might be no place like home | Big Think

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Uranus Struck By Massive Object That Changed it Forever No pun intended. Research from Asronimist confirm that the Uranus tilt is a result of an impact that occurred 4 billion years ago by a massive object twice the size of earth. Source: Uranus Struck By Massive Object That Changed it Forever

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Habitable exoplanet: Ross 128 b could support life  A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides even more reason to think Ross 128 b, the second closest exoplanet to Earth, could harbor life. Source: Habitable exoplanet: Ross 128 b could support life | Big Think

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The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL plans to launch its Moon probe in December with the goal of touching down on February 13, 2018. Source: The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February

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Novedades de Junio

Libros

El jueves 28 de junio se presentó la nueva novela de Cecilia Zero: El Club de las Historias Espeluznantes (Editorial Bizarro). El evento se llevó a cabo en la Feria del Libro de San Borja (Lima, Perú) La presentación estuvo a cargo de la ilustradora Brenda Román y los escritores Javier Arévalo y Carlos de La Torre Paredes.

El sábado 30 de junio se presentó en el Auditorio de la Universidad…

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Anime roundup 7/12/2018: Busted Flush

Anime roundup 7/12/2018: Busted Flush

Island premiere – On the isolated island of Urashima, in the far south of Japan, a naked man washes up with no memories. He knows two things: he’s come back in time to save the world, and there’s someone he needs to kill.

Setsuna, as he eventually remembers his name is, avoids immediate deportation and starts poking around. Urashima has an air of comfortable clutter, buildings stuffed full of…

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Review: Shackleton’s Folly by Todd Yunker

Review: Shackleton’s Folly by Todd Yunker

Shackleton’s Folly is a fast-paced space adventure by Todd Yunker. Racing across a universe teetering on the edge of human existence, an unlikely cast of colorful characters is drawn into a galactic mystery spanning generations. Taking the readers in a number of unexpected directions, this ambitious first volume of the future series The Lost Wonders(published in 2015) sets the scene for many more…

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Noticias Literatura 11-7

Convocatoria Premio Domingo Santos 2018

En el marco de la XXXVI Hispacón, que se celebrará los días 17 y 18 de Noviembre del 2018 en la ciudad de Salamanca, se convoca una nueva edición del certamen Domingo Santos, que se regirá por las siguientes bases.

Bases Domingo Santos 2018:

1.- Podrán presentarse todos aquellos relatos escritos en castellano que puedan ser encuadrados dentro de los géneros…

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Boeing Debuts Hypersonic Jet That Could Fly From NY to London in 2 Hours Boeing unveiled renderings of a hypersonic jet that would be able to travel from London to New York City in just 2 hours. Source: Boeing Debuts Hypersonic Jet That Could Fly From NY to London in 2 Hours

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Scientists Can 3D Bioprint Human Heart Tissue Now. The Future is Here  One day, 3D bioprinting will be used for printing out entire new organs to replace our old, knackered ones.

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Cyborg Law: What Laws Should Govern a Society of Cyborgs | Digital Trends We live in a society of cyborgs. This newfound technological power and vulnerability may need a whole new set of laws and regulations aimed at protecting individuals (their data and enhancements) in a society of heightened surveillance and digitization. Source: Cyborg Law: What Laws Should Govern a Society of Cyborgs | Digital Trends

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How to Watch the Perseids Meteor Showers This Season

How to Watch the Perseids Meteor Showers This Season

We are approaching the best time of the year for meteor showers, so grab a blanket, some brewskies, and this handy guide to actually finding them.

Source: How to Watch the Perseids Meteor Showers This Season

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Here’s what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like The habitats feature inflatable pods and modules covered in Martian or lunar "cement" to protect them from radiation and asteroid strikes. Source: Here's what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like