“CHON?”, you might ask; “What’s that?”. It’s an affectionate acronym for the four most common vital chemical elements in the biochemistry of life as we know it. To wit, carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), and nitrogen (N). The human body is 95..6% CHON by … Continue readingThe Tyranny of CHON
Go through the list of the nearest stars, and binaries abound…but few are the close binaries needed for the iconic twin sunset scenes from classic sci-fi. Gliese 866, better known by its variable-star designation EZ Aquarii, is the nearest possibility: located 11.1 light-years from Earth, … Continue readingBlack Seas, Red Sky, Three Suns: Worldbuilding EZ Aquarii