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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

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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