Are Rogue Worlds Hidden Homes For Alien Life? The search for extraterrestrial life has captivated humanity for centuries. Countless questions arise in our quest to discover if we are alone in the vast universe. The Drake Equation, a mathematical formula introduced by astronomer Frank Drake in 1961, attempts to estimateContinue 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 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 The EP = EPR hypothesis (pronounced “E-R equals E-P-R”) is a fascinating, though still speculative, idea in theoretical physics. Proposed by physicists Leonard Susskind and Juan Maldacena, it suggests that quantum entanglement (EPR) and wormholes (ER) are two sides of the same coin. In simpler terms, the EP =Continue Reading
