Mark Stewart

Writer, Editor ("Odyssey" the arts and culture magazine of the British Interplanetary Society). Learning to live with cancer.

[Mark Stewart @pendragonmist]

The mainstream isn’t all there is. It isn’t even the best of what there is. A rich harvest awaits those prepared to venture into the literary edgelands looking for stories to read. For the rare bloom in stony ground. The jewelled shell in the tide pool.

[Night Sky Today @NightSkyToday]

Incredible Auroras over Finland from last night...😍😍😍

[Night Sky Today @NightSkyToday]

This is what a Quasar looks like! 🌌

[Night Sky Today @NightSkyToday]

Night Sky as Seen from NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars.😍

[Mark Stewart @pendragonmist]

@PulpCovers A British Interplanetary Society expedition, perhaps?!

[SciFi Art @retroscifiart]

Art by Bruce Pennington for The Day of Their Return by Poul Anderson (Corgi, 1978)

[Physics & Astronomy Zone @zone_astronomy]

From First Light to Cosmic Detail: Andromeda Then & Now

In 1888, one of the first photographs of the Andromeda Galaxy captured only a faint, blurry glow. Today, advanced telescopes and imaging technology reveal Andromeda in breathtaking detail—showing its spiral arms, star-forming regions, dust lanes, and billions of stars. This comparison highlights 127 years of progress in astronomy and astrophotography.

Credits: Harvard College Observatory (1888), NASA ESA, Hubble Space Telescope

[Planetary Society @exploreplanets]

Back at it with✨SCIENCE✨

[Sci-Fi Archives @SciFiArchives]

Alex Schomburg. Cover art for Science-Fiction Plus, April 1953.

[Silverlock @silverlock]

Footfall, An alien invasion story by the great Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
It’s a classic.

[AIOS @OfficialAIOS]

Six planets reaching consensus. Just like our blockchain. 🔭✨

[DKAstrology 🇭🇺🇯🇲🙏✨ @DKAstrology]

Look to west, after sunset. The Venus Jupiter conjunction is breathtaking. They are both the brightest on the night sky.

[Mark Stewart @pendragonmist]

Many thanks for sharing my blog, Ken.

[Mark Stewart @pendragonmist]

On the anniversary of his passing my blog celebrates the life and work of Ray Bradbury, whose fiction remains as relevant and influential as ever:
https://t.co/9e9E5tiaPl
@Rob_Coppinger #RayBradbury #OTD #books #writing @TheMarsSociety @JMcNallyBooks #arts #culture #Odyssey

[Mark Stewart @pendragonmist]

@martiandiaries Many thanks for the kind words about my blog; much appreciated.

Mark

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Today, being the first day of Meteorological Summer, I bring you the covers of the 4 seasons books.
But which is your favourite?
My favourite season is Spring (but my favourite of these books is probably Autumn)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

[Joan McAlpine @JoanMcAlpine]

For anyone who needs reminding that Scotland really is a fantastic, magical place, here are some singing seals I saw - and recorded 🎤!!! - on the island of Mingulay today 🦭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶

[Ken MacLeod @amendlocke]

I'm at the Comet Festival in Port Glasgow on Saturday 20 June. Link in reply:

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was released 44 years ago today. Acclaimed as the best entry in the Star Trek film series, and featuring one of the biggest movie deaths, the story behind the scenes doesn’t believe in no-win scenarios…

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[Retro Recall (☥𝐃𝐁) @RetroMoviesDB]

Spock’s death in Wrath of Khan (1982) is still peak sci-fi heartbreak.
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few… or the one.”

Quiet dignity. Final Vulcan salute. Pure sacrifice. Leonard Nimoy nailed it. This scene changed Star Trek forever.

[Cipher Voss @CipherVoss]

Lost in Space