Friday Fiction: Notes in Bottles
Five humans went up into space for a secret mission. The mission has failed. Now, the only thing to do is send out messages and hope someone hears them.
By Brandon Scott on Aug 8th, 2025
Five humans went up into space for a secret mission. The mission has failed. Now, the only thing to do is send out messages and hope someone hears them.
NASA has unleashed a campaign that allows you to etch your name onto a Jupiter-bound microchip, joining a magnificent poem written by none other than the U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. This is your chance to become part of a message in a bottle that will traverse billions of miles, aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s captivating moon, Europa.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 3rd, 2023
Traveling across space is always dangerous. Space is an extremely hostile environment, and that’s before you account for how technology can fail in it.
By D. Alexander on Sep 26th, 2022
Independent filmmaking is an important part of American cinema. Films that aren’t tied to massive budgets or governed by large studios tend to be more free to take risks and explore new possibilities of stories and their telling.
By Brandon Scott on Aug 5th, 2020
Starlink Is Going To Change The Planet Starlink will be a godsend. But what is it? Well, let’s set the scene first. It’s not a secret that the internet is increasingly required for a growing number of jobs, but there are still places in the world where access is severely restricted or nonexistent. But we…
By Brandon Scott on Oct 15th, 2019
Space Is Still Calling Out For Humanity When young, did you dream of space? See the footage of our first steps on the moon’s surface and imagine yourself taking those same steps? Wondered about not only if aliens exist, but what they might be like? Space travel has been a factor in our planet’s development…
Gone but not forgotten, the Herschel Space Observatory is still informing science. It’s been nearly 10 years since we first covered the Herschel Telescope. Since that time, the space telescope has come and gone, expiring in 2013, more than a year past its original planned cessation date. #EngineersRock During it’s 4 years of deep space…
Astronaut Sonny Williams takes us on a fun, complete tour of the International Space Station (ISS) and shows us how they wash up, sleep, bathe and yes, use the “facilities” in space. Don’t worry, it’s G-rated. 😉 Possibly Related Posts: Friday Fiction: Notes in Bottles The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Transferal” The Best Edge of Eternities…
By Brandon Scott on Sep 10th, 2018
Hades 9: RTS Fans Should Get Hopeful So, this project might be a tad over-ambitious. I am going to put that warning front and center and in the back. This project looks too big to succeed with the manpower behind it. But, then again, Minecraft was made by a very small team—so let’s at least…
By Brandon Scott on May 21st, 2018
Did You Forget About The International Space Station? Life got you down? Too much negativity in the news? Do you feel like there is nothing special anymore? Well, I get it: it’s easy to feel, and far be it from me to deny you your emotional responses, but, if I may lighten up things—counterpoint all…
By Brandon Scott on Feb 12th, 2018
Didn’t See The Falcon Heavy Launch? We’ve Got You Covered! Well, here comes the future again: Elon Musk launched his new super-powered, absurdly strong, Falcon Heavy rocket, and the test went well. So, in the future, we can expect more space flights to wow us—finally. I for one was getting annoyed that we hadn’t had a big…
Aliens, meets, The Thing, meets, Gravity? The R-rated sci-fi thriller Life, starring Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Jake Gyllenhall and Rebecca Ferguson is now in theaters. Word is, if you like scary sci-fi thrillers, you might just like Life. Since April is a bit light on movies, now may be a good time to catch it. Here’s…