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WRITER FUEL: Could We Be Due for an Unexpected Solar Storm?

coronal mass ejection - NASA

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: An extremely powerful solar storm pummeled our planet 9,200 years ago, leaving permanent scars on the ice buried deep below Greenland and … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: “That’s No Moon…” Chinese Scientists Build Artificial Moon

death star

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: Chinese scientists have built an “artificial moon” research facility that will enable them to simulate low-gravity environments using magnetism. The facility, slated … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: What Are Saturn’s Rings Made Of?

Saturn's Rings - Pixabay

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: Distant images make Saturn’s rings appear to be one solid band of rock. However close flybys and studies have provided detailed images … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: We’re In the Bubble

Space Bubble

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: Earth is slap bang in the middle of a 1,000 light-year-wide bubble with a dense surface birthing thousands of baby stars. Researchers … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Is There Diamond Rain on Uranus?

Uranus - Deposit Photos

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: The ice giants Uranus and Neptune don’t get nearly enough press; all the attention goes to their larger siblings, mighty Jupiter and … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Weird Things We Found In Space in 2021

O'Neill Cylinder - Deposit Photos

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: Orbiting more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) over Earth and separated by tens of millions of light-years from many of the interstellar objects it studies, the … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Ten New Wild Things About Black Holes

Black hole - deposit photos

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: Scientists who study black holes can rest assured that their field will deliver astounding and mind-bending findings, year after year. And 2021 … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: Life Imitates Fiction As Nasa Uses Antarctica as a Proxy for Mars

Antarctica - Pixabay

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: NASA is tracking two explorers on a 2,268-mile (3,650 kilometers) journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity’s ability to survive on … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: The Galaxy With No Dark Matter

Galaxy With No Dark Matter

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: On the surface, a galaxy 250 million light-years from Earth seems like any other, but a deeper look reveals a puzzling quirk: It seems … Read more

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WRITER FUEL: What is the Mysterious “Hut” on the Far Side of the Moon?

Moon Hut

Welcome to the latest installment of “Writer Fuel – cool real-world stories that might inspire your little writer heart. Check out our Writer Fuel page on the LimFic blog for more inspiration. Today: China’s Yutu 2 rover has spotted what Chinese researchers are calling a “mysterious hut” on the far side of the moon.  The rover, … Read more