Science fiction authors excluded from awards for fear of offending China

[ad_1] HONG KONG – Organizers of the Hugo Awards, one of science fiction’s most prominent literary awards, excluded several authors from shortlists last year over fears that their work or public comments could be offensive to China, emails show. Leaked emails. Questions had been raised about why writers such as Neil Gaiman, RF Kuang, Xiran … Read more

Two asteroids the size of Gol Gumbaz will approach Earth on February 5, 2024 | science news | Top Vip News

[ad_1] Illustration of an OCT. (Image credit: Bing Image Creator/News9). Subscribe to notifications Subscribe to notifications A pair of asteroids with the designations 2024 BS4 and 2024 BE5 will approach Earth on February 5, 2024. The former will approach to 11 times the lunar distance, while the latter will approach to … Read more

NASA’s IXPE observatory investigates a natural particle accelerator in the Manatí Nebula | science news | Top Vip News

[ad_1] The Manatee Nebula. (Image credit: ). Subscribe to notifications Subscribe to notifications Stephenson and Sanduleak 433 or SS 433 is a strange system identified in the late 1970s, consisting of a black hole vampirically feeding on a binary stellar companion. The black hole feeds haphazardly on material from the outer … Read more