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Star Trek; facts about fiction.

09 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by Ken Balneaves in Amazing Facts, Published Books, Television

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light speed, science fact, science fiction, Star Trek, starship Enterprise, the final frontier, The Greatest Gift, Trekkies, warp speed

As a science fiction writer, I always try to use correct science; I think it makes my books more believable. However, as a science nut, it’s easy to become sidetracked when researching science facts. Recently I found this, non-relevant but nevertheless fascinating information about one of the best science fiction programmes ever, Star Trek.

Take a look,

Find out how Star Trek's fictional high technology works in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

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Ever wondered how the auroras borealis lights phenomenon happens?

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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Amazing, Aurora, Auroras Borealis, Flares, Green Sky, North Pole, Northern Lights, Phenomenon, Solar, South Pole, Strange

When I’m writing I always try and use correct science, even though I write science-fiction, it makes it more believable. In my research, sometimes I come across other, non-relevant but nevertheless fascinating information. Here’s an explanation of the auroras borealis that I read recently; just amazing.

Leave me a comment if you’ve been to see them in the North; I’m proposing to go later this, or next year.

Find out where to see sky-filling aurora lights, in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

Ken Balneaves wrote, The Greatest Gift, available at http://amzn.to/QF7RLd (US), http://amzn.to/O12kgX (UK)


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History made today; International Space Station now only 4 hours journey time.

29 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Ken Balneaves in Amazing Facts, Forthcoming books

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International space station, ISS, Soyuz, space, space capsule, space travel, travel

This is really interesting. Expedition 36 to the the Soyuz space capsule has today reduced the time it takes to reach the International Space Station by 87%; from 2 days to just 6 hours (including 2 hours decompression time for the astronauts), quicker than from London to New York! Vertically, it’s only the equivalent of about 60 mph but horizontally, that’s more than 25,000 mph for the four orbits round earth that it takes to catch up with the ISS, which orbits at 17,240 mph.

If you’re a space nut like me, that’s progress. Check out the following details.

Learn all about Russia's workhorse Soyuz space capsule in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

Ken Balneaves wrote, The Greatest Gift, available at http://amzn.to/QF7RLd (US), http://amzn.to/O12kgX (UK)


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