Why I Sci-Fi!

This is the movie poster for  The Rise of Skywalker. ( image source )  Imagine living in a world without Star Wars, Marvel or Stranger Things. Are you not a fan of those? Well, imagine not being able to play any video games OR living without advanced technology. Without science fiction, you probably wouldn’t have access to any of these! Science fiction is important because it has huge fandoms, it allows audiences to explore new possibilities and futures, and it inspires real technology. Firstly, science fiction is personal to me-- and a lot of other people. I grew up watching and reading science fiction stories with my family. I spent a lot of time watching Star Trek and Star Wars, especially after they re-released the original trilogy in 1997. It was a HUGE deal when we got to see them in theaters, and I remember sitting in the theatre with my M&Ms excitedly waiting to see my favorite movies on the screen. And I wasn’t the only one there-- audiences spent $460.998m...

This is our solar system.  ( Image Source )  This week saw an AMAZING discovery for NASA. The Spitzer Space Telescope revealed a series of Earth-like planets in the nearby Aquarius system. Some of these planets may be habitable (able to sustain human life), or they may even have their own life on them! The system-- know as the TRAPPIST-1 system-- is powered by a cold dwarf star. Since its sun is much colder than our sun is, planets can be much closer to it and still sustain life. The closest planet in our system, Mercury, is much to hot to have water or sustain life like ours. In the TRAPPIST-1 system, though, water could be found much close to the sun. Additionally, the planets are so close to one another that you could see the features of the neighboring planets from the surface of the some of the others! Imagine standing outside and being able to see Mars and its features from your back yard! How cool is that!? The big question now, though, is about life on these other ...