#writers #sciencefiction #scifi It's writer Cordwainer Smith's 113th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/07/11/cordwainer-smith-was-born-100-years-ago/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #china #longmarch10b A few hours ago, the Long March 10B rocket performed its maiden flight, which started with its launch from the Wenchang launch site. The rocket's first stage also performed a controlled landing on a sea platform, as part of the development of a […]

#television #sciencefiction #scifi 47 years ago, the TV show “Sapphire & Steel” made its debut in the UK https://english.netmassimo.com/2019/07/10/40-years-of-sapphire-steel/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi It's writer John Wyndham's 123rd birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/07/10/john-wyndham-was-born-110-years-ago/

#paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #birds #evolution #zhengheornisbuyu An article published in the journal "Science Advances" reports the identification of a bird that lived approximately 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, and shows a step in the evolution from the tail type […]

#TachyonBeam #astronomy #esa #SMBH #quasars #euclid An article published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" reports the discovery of 31 new primordial quasars, including the two oldest known so far. A team of researchers used observations conducted with ESA's Euclid space telescope as […]

#actors #cinema #television #doctorwho #3rddoctor It's actor Jon Pertwee's 107th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2019/07/07/jon-pertwee-was-born-100-years-ago/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy It's writer Robert A. Heinlein's 119th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2017/07/07/robert-a-heinlein-was-born-110-years-ago/

Zombie ‘who owns #unix lawsuit comes alive again https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/06/zombie-who-owns-unix-lawsuit-comes-alive-again/5266761

#sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review My review of the novel "Ghosts in the Machine" by Robert J. Sawyer https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/07/06/ghosts-in-the-machine-by-robert-j-sawyer/

#actors #cinema Sylvester Stallone turns 80 https://english.netmassimo.com/2016/07/06/happy-birthday-sylvester-stallone/

#astronomy #spacemission 10 years ago, #nasa's #juno space probe entered #jupiter’s orbit https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2016/07/05/the-juno-space-probe-has-entered-jupiters-orbit/

#physics 14 years ago, #cern announced evidence for the existence of the #higgs #boson https://english.netmassimo.com/2012/07/04/cern-announced-evidence-for-the-existance-of-the-higgs-boson/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #nasa #link A few hours ago, the LINK spacecraft was launched using not a rocket that blasted off from the ground, but a small Pegasus XL rocket launched from an L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that took off from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The goal is to raise […]

#sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review My review of the novel "His Master's Voice" ("Glos Pana") by Stanislaw Lem https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/29/his-masters-voice-by-stanislaw-lem/

It's back! After Donald Trump shuttered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate.gov website in 2025, cutting off public access to its 15-year archive of #climate information, former members of the site's team have brought much of it back at a new domain […]

#actresses #television #doctorwho Actress Lalla Ward turns 75 https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/06/28/happy-birthday-lalla-ward/

#cinema #television Mel Brooks turns 100 https://english.netmassimo.com/2016/06/28/happy-birthday-mel-brooks/

#paleontology #fossils #mosasaurs #tylosaurusrex An article published in the "Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History" reports the identification of a new species of mosasaur, named Tylosaurus rex because its characteristics indicate it was a massive and fierce predator […]

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi It's writer Charles Sheffield's 91st birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2015/06/25/charles-sheffield-was-born-80-years-ago/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #spacex #starfalldemo A little while ago, SpaceX's Starfall Demo mission began with the launch of a capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. This mission aims to demonstrate the feasibility of returning cargo weighing up to 1,000 kilograms produced in orbit […]

#mathematics #computerscience It's the computer science pioneer Alan Turing's 114th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2012/06/23/alan-turing-was-born-100-years-ago/

#sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review #dragonridersofpern My review of the novel "Dragonflight" by Anne McCaffrey https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/22/dragonflight-by-anne-mccaffrey/

#videogames The video game Quake was launched 30 years ago https://english.netmassimo.com/2016/06/22/quake-was-launched-20-years-ago/

#doctorwho #7thdoctor #sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review My review of the "Doctor Who" novel "The Pit" by Neil Penswick https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/18/the-pit-by-neil-penswick/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #nasa #spacex #dragon #crs34 A little while ago, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft ended its CRS-34 (Cargo Resupply Service 34) mission for NASA splashing down smoothly off the coast of California. The Dragon left the International Space Station about 20 hours earlier. The […]

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #mystery It's writer Murray Leinster's 130th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2016/06/16/murray-leinster-was-born-120-years-ago/

#sciencefiction #scifi #biocentrism #novel #review My review of the novel "Observer" by Robert Lanza and Nancy Kress https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/15/observer-by-robert-lanza-and-nancy-kress/

#phisics #technology #nobelprize It's physicist Luis Alvarez's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/06/13/luis-alvarez-was-born-100-years-ago/

#actors #cinema #television Actor Malcolm McDowell turns 83 https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/06/13/happy-birthday-malcolm-mcdowell/

#actors #cinema #television Actor Hugh Laurie turns 67 https://english.netmassimo.com/2019/06/11/happy-birthday-hugh-laurie/

#TachyonBeam #astronomy #SMBH #sagittariusa An article published in "The Astrophysical Journal Letters" reports evidence of a cosmic wind emanating from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Mark D. Gorski and Lena Murchikova of Northwestern University used […]

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi Writer Joe Haldeman turns 83 https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/06/09/happy-birthday-joe-haldeman/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi 13 years ago, writer Iain Banks passed away https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/06/10/r-i-p-iain-banks/

#actors #television Actor Colin Baker turns 83 https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/06/08/happy-birthday-colin-baker/

#sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review #discospaceopera My review of the novel "Devil's Gun" by Cat Rambo https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/08/devils-gun-by-cat-rambo/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror 14 years ago, Ray Bradbury passed away https://english.netmassimo.com/2012/06/06/r-i-p-ray-bradbury/

#spystory #thriller #novel #review My review of the novel "Killshot" by Lee Gimenez https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/04/killshot-by-lee-gimenez/

#TachyonBeam #astronomy #jwst #SMBH Two articles, one published in the journal "Nature" and one in the "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society", report different aspects of a study of the supermassive black hole cataloged as Abell 2744-QSO1, or simply QSO1, indicating that it's older […]

#sport #boxing 10 years ago, Muhammad Ali passed away https://english.netmassimo.com/2016/06/04/r-i-p-muhammad-ali/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy It's writer Lester del Rey's 111th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2015/06/02/lester-del-rey-was-born-100-years-ago/

#ScienceFiction #scifi #novel #review#sciencefiction My review of the novel "The Beast", also known as "Moonbeast", by A.E. van Vogt https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/06/01/the-beast-aka-moonbeast-by-a-e-van-vogt/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #china #shenzhou22 A few hours ago, the three Chinese taikonauts of the Shenzhou 22 mission returned to Earth after spending 210 days on the Tiangong space station, where they arrived on October 31, 2025, in the mission that started as Shenzhou 21. The three […]

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi It's writer Hal Clement's 104th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2012/05/30/hal-clement-was-born-90-years-ago/

#actors #cinema It's actor Vincent Price's 115th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2011/05/27/vincent-price-was-born-100-years-ago/

#sciencefiction #scifi #novel #review My review of the novel "Malignant" by Anthony J. Melchiorri https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/05/26/malignant-by-anthony-j-melchiorri/

#writers #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy 13 years ago, writer Jack Vance passed away https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/05/30/r-i-p-jack-vance/

#actors #cinema #television It's actor Peter Cushing's 113th birth anniversary https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/05/26/peter-cushing-was-born-100-years-ago/

#TachyonBeam #spacemission #china #shenzhou23 #taikonauts #tiangong A confirmation has arrived that three Chinese taikonauts from the Shenzhou 23 mission reached the Chinese space station Tiangong with an automated docking maneuver. Two of them will remain there for about six months, the […]

#actors #cinema #television Actor Ian McKellen turns 87 https://english.netmassimo.com/2019/05/25/happy-birthday-ian-mckellen/