Daily Archives: August 18, 2012

Riding the Dragon

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Invader Xan

You know those sew-on space mission patches? The ones which you may have had stitched onto your clothing when you were a little kid? Wait, was that just me? Oh… They’re now making patches for the SpaceX Dragon! These little … Continue reading →

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Rock.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Invader Xan

This is a rock. It’s been given the seemingly arbitrary name of N165. Which, as I’m sure you can guess, means it’s no ordinary piece of basalt. This rock is special because it’s on Mars, and it’s set to be … Continue reading →

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Alien Planet – Full Documentary

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Invader Xan

For anyone who found my musings about Darwin IV in the Starfish Aliens astrotrope interesting, the whole Alien Planet documentary is available to watch on YouTube. It’s an hour and a half long though, so you may want to get … Continue reading →

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Astrotropes: Starfish Aliens

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Invader Xan

Inspired in no small way by recent ponderings at Centauri Dreams concerning how alien an alien might be, let’s continue the Astrotropes series with the concept of starfish aliens. In stark contrast with the humanoid aliens I looked at previously, … Continue reading →

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