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No glorious libertarian future in space
We're long past the heady days of 90s optimism.
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Zombie star attended by death-defying planet
The gas giant orbiting this dead star really makes you wonder what else could be there
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Why you already live in a cybernetic universe
What you're really seeing when you look at space pictures
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Aliens are up to no good at the center of the galaxy
Nothing to see here, just a mysterious radio source at the center of the galaxy with no explanation
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The Killing Star and other tales of ecological doom
Strike first, strike hard, no mercy. John Kreese got nothing on these aliens.
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Living around a rogue black hole
Interstellar menace or life-giving gardens for space travelers?
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Is your bug-eyed space-monster a person?
Space opera assumes that aliens will be people, but maybe that's not what intelligence looks like
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All manned spaceflight is fantasy so you may as well own that
There's no realistic way to send human beings to live on other planets... but that doesn't matter to storytellers
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Where's the space in space opera?
Most "space opera" is sword & sorcery with a futuristic aesthetic
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Is it a good idea to colonize other planets?
Don't pack your bags just yet...
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The missing human element in galactic settlement scenarios
Solving the problem of space travel isn't about getting the right rockets.