Introducing Myself And My Sidekick Chettoh So, here’s my first post. From now on, I’ll post about astronomy, sci-fi, and cats as often as my full-time job as a high school teacher allows. Teaching is a full-time, demanding, soul-crushing job if you do it seriously. And no, as someone mightContinue Reading
Or… Why Are We Alone? “The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.” This quote is attributed to Carl Sagan from his novel Contact (1985), later made into a movie with Jodie Foster. It is often interpreted as reflecting Sagan’s optimismContinue Reading
Callisto, May 7th, 2100 C.E. The voice of BETTY, GaMEWayS’ main computer, jolted Dr. Rachel Simmons awake. Of course, BETTY wasn’t the AI’s official name. But Rachel had long ago reprogrammed its vocal profile to mimic her late mother’s voice. “WAKE UP, RACHEL. IT’S 7:30 A.M., CALLISTO TIME.” She groaned.Continue Reading
Callisto, December 24th, 2099 C.E An unexpected transmission disrupts the usual stillness at the Galilean Moon’s Earth Way Station — or GaMEWayS — on Callisto. It’s an old Christmas tune.“Last Christmas.”Something from the late 20th century.Not unusual in itself.Except it’s coming from Callisto B59 — a decrepit outpost abandoned yearsContinue Reading
Introduction In physics, the flow of time is generally assumed to be unidirectional — that is, time moves forward from past to present and onward into the future. However, the idea of retrocausality challenges this assumption, suggesting that events in the future can influence the past. While this concept mightContinue Reading
Introduction Beneath the scorched red earth of northern New Mexico lies a legend that refuses to die. Archuleta Mesa, a flat-topped prominence near the small town of Dulce, sits silent and stoic against a backdrop of wind-worn plateaus and sprawling desert scrub. On the surface, it’s a quiet region—home toContinue Reading
Introduction Callisto, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, has always fascinated me. As a child, I read a comic published in weekly episodes in the Italian magazine Corriere dei Piccoli (translation: “The Children’s Mail”). The story was about Gianni Bibò, a bizarre, overweight, middle-aged, bespectacled astronaut who, together with his rinky-dinkContinue Reading
Introduction Throughout history, humanity has speculated about hidden knowledge, forbidden technology, and civilizations that somehow slipped through the cracks of time. But what if such groups never disappeared—they simply moved on? Enter the theory of the breakaway civilization: a secretive, highly advanced group that has separated itself from mainstream society,Continue Reading
