Epsilon Eridani: Already in the sights of asteroid miners
Dan WildAlthough known to early star gazers, Epsilon Eridani does not figure heavily in myth. Claudius Ptolemy was the first astronomer to pay this star any sustained attention, cataloguing it in his famous 2nd-century Almagest. Indeed, it was Ptolemy that named the constellation Eridanus, after the ancient Greek word for ‘river’ (Ποταμού). Epsilon Eridani famously entered …
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Space Juice: Chapter 40 – Great Elevator
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. “Damn! By the red sludge of the Zorgons, where am I?” Chuck Marley thought he must have slept 20 hours. Or overdosed on Gelsem X, the equivalent of falling into a coma. His previous record asleep was 18 hours. The reflection in a metal cabinet shocked him. “My hair, my priceless haircut! I’ll …
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Space Juice: Chapter 28 – Muffin Man
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Marley waited outside the elevator doors. He watched the readout change from “Rooftop–57” to “Executive Suite–50”. He pushed the button. When the elevator arrived he could go straight to 50. But he thought better and selected 49. Entering the Executive Suite from the fire-stairs could be safer. Marley felt a slight sensation of …
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Space Juice: Chapter 6 – Labradroids
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Located in the heart of the human settlement, the lab sector pulsated with lights, billboards aerial drones and ground vehicles. The humans had their own tower, although this didn’t have a fanciful name like the Tower of Guardians. Nor did it seek to fill the beholder with awe. It was built for practical …