Mark In Space
@markoc60.bsky.social
Always off somewhere in space. Author of J. Allen Hynek bio THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS MAN & upcoming THE YEAR SCIENCE CHANGED EVERYTHING (5/6/2025), Writer for STAR TREK: TNG & DS9, including DS9 fan favorite "WHO MOURNS FOR MORN?" Proud WGA member.
Ten years ago today I was on an Antarctic cruise with my siblings. We were privileged to be with our dad as he fulfilled his life's dream and set foot on the the last of the 7 continents. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and a fantastic experience to share with my family!
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ten years ago today I was on an Antarctic cruise with my siblings. We were privileged to be with our dad as he fulfilled his life's dream and set foot on the the last of the 7 continents. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and a fantastic experience to share with my family!
Put some tasty UFO and IGY reading under your Christmas tree this year! Link to my website www.markoconnell.info to see where to buy my two books. I'd prefer you buy them at your local indie bookstore, but chain stores are fine too!
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Put some tasty UFO and IGY reading under your Christmas tree this year! Link to my website www.markoconnell.info to see where to buy my two books. I'd prefer you buy them at your local indie bookstore, but chain stores are fine too!
Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!
Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!
I had a great time this weekend at the Wisconsin Book Festival talking about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." Thanks to everyone at UW-Madison and the National Science Foundation's US Ice Drilling Program for making this possible!
October 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I had a great time this weekend at the Wisconsin Book Festival talking about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." Thanks to everyone at UW-Madison and the National Science Foundation's US Ice Drilling Program for making this possible!
3/ "Coordinated by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), its goals were ambitious: to study earth’s geophysical phenomena through coordinated global observations, advancing understanding about the atmosphere, oceans, sun, polar regions, and even outer space..."
August 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
3/ "Coordinated by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), its goals were ambitious: to study earth’s geophysical phenomena through coordinated global observations, advancing understanding about the atmosphere, oceans, sun, polar regions, and even outer space..."
Today marks 15 years of marriage with this beautiful soul. How did I get so lucky?
July 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today marks 15 years of marriage with this beautiful soul. How did I get so lucky?
This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.
July 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.
This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.
July 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.
Lately I've been preoccupied with my second book "The Year Science Changed Everything," so it was nice to see my first book at the local bookstore yesterday, displayed "cover out"!
www.markoconnell.info
www.markoconnell.info
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Lately I've been preoccupied with my second book "The Year Science Changed Everything," so it was nice to see my first book at the local bookstore yesterday, displayed "cover out"!
www.markoconnell.info
www.markoconnell.info
I'm psyched that I'll be giving a talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything" at the Wisconsin Book Festival/Science Festival in Madison this October. I did this event when my first book came out and I loved it--the second time should be twice as fun!
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm psyched that I'll be giving a talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything" at the Wisconsin Book Festival/Science Festival in Madison this October. I did this event when my first book came out and I loved it--the second time should be twice as fun!
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
I recently did a fun interview about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything," with the ever-inspiring Beth Mund for her Casual Space podcast. We covered a lot of ground and had a lot of fun, and I can't wait for our talk to get posted!
Watch This Space!
www.bethmund.com/podcast
Watch This Space!
www.bethmund.com/podcast
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I recently did a fun interview about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything," with the ever-inspiring Beth Mund for her Casual Space podcast. We covered a lot of ground and had a lot of fun, and I can't wait for our talk to get posted!
Watch This Space!
www.bethmund.com/podcast
Watch This Space!
www.bethmund.com/podcast
I had a wonderful birthday dinner with Monica last night at Kimball House in Decatur, GA.
May 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I had a wonderful birthday dinner with Monica last night at Kimball House in Decatur, GA.
More library news: My daughter-in-law Claire is friends with Siobhan, a librarian at the Barrington, RI Public Library, and Siobhan has already got my book in her library's collection.
And it's already been checked out! Thank you Claire and Siobhan!
barringtonlibrary.oslri.net/Record/981770
And it's already been checked out! Thank you Claire and Siobhan!
barringtonlibrary.oslri.net/Record/981770
May 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More library news: My daughter-in-law Claire is friends with Siobhan, a librarian at the Barrington, RI Public Library, and Siobhan has already got my book in her library's collection.
And it's already been checked out! Thank you Claire and Siobhan!
barringtonlibrary.oslri.net/Record/981770
And it's already been checked out! Thank you Claire and Siobhan!
barringtonlibrary.oslri.net/Record/981770
I hung out on the porch for two evenings with this beautiful Luna moth. It's supposed to signal a spiritual rebirth or awakening, and you know what? I'm up for it.
May 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I hung out on the porch for two evenings with this beautiful Luna moth. It's supposed to signal a spiritual rebirth or awakening, and you know what? I'm up for it.
After three days the reviews for my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" are starting to come in. My favorite critique so far is "I ought to hate it, but I do not."
May 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
After three days the reviews for my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" are starting to come in. My favorite critique so far is "I ought to hate it, but I do not."
Donating a copy of "The Year Science Changed Everything" to my local library. My mom was a librarian and often took me along during her shift. I always made a bee line for the science, space, sci-fi and paranormal books, & look at me now!
markoconnell.info
markoconnell.info
May 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Donating a copy of "The Year Science Changed Everything" to my local library. My mom was a librarian and often took me along during her shift. I always made a bee line for the science, space, sci-fi and paranormal books, & look at me now!
markoconnell.info
markoconnell.info
After all this waiting, my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" finally arrives in bookstores tomorrow 5/6/25!
I couldn't have guessed that by the time the book arrived in bookstores science itself might be close to being outlawed.
I couldn't have guessed that by the time the book arrived in bookstores science itself might be close to being outlawed.
May 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After all this waiting, my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" finally arrives in bookstores tomorrow 5/6/25!
I couldn't have guessed that by the time the book arrived in bookstores science itself might be close to being outlawed.
I couldn't have guessed that by the time the book arrived in bookstores science itself might be close to being outlawed.
You've heard of continental drift, right? Ever wonder how fast the continents are actually drifting? The same speed that your fingernails are growing. Learn more in my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything," available at bookstores May 6th. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-year-s...
April 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
You've heard of continental drift, right? Ever wonder how fast the continents are actually drifting? The same speed that your fingernails are growing. Learn more in my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything," available at bookstores May 6th. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-year-s...
What's New, Pussycat? The other night for my birthday we went to see The Burt Bacharach Songbook performed by Todd Rundgren, two of my favorite musicians in one fantastic concert!
April 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
What's New, Pussycat? The other night for my birthday we went to see The Burt Bacharach Songbook performed by Todd Rundgren, two of my favorite musicians in one fantastic concert!
1/ I signed a contract to write "The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet" way back in August 2023 and now I'm down to two weeks to publication!
April 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
1/ I signed a contract to write "The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet" way back in August 2023 and now I'm down to two weeks to publication!
So I got copies of my new book and got thru the painful first reading where every little thing seems to be wrong. Now I'm on to the second, pleasurable read, where everything seems just right. Next time I write a book I should just skip the first reading.
April 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
So I got copies of my new book and got thru the painful first reading where every little thing seems to be wrong. Now I'm on to the second, pleasurable read, where everything seems just right. Next time I write a book I should just skip the first reading.
Look what just got delivered!
April 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Look what just got delivered!
1/ I needed a boost today and I just spotted this review of my Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" that did the trick:
"'Who Mourns for Morn' is the Strangest Episode I’ve Seen" the review begins a bit unsteadily. But then...
"'Who Mourns for Morn' is the Strangest Episode I’ve Seen" the review begins a bit unsteadily. But then...
April 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
1/ I needed a boost today and I just spotted this review of my Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" that did the trick:
"'Who Mourns for Morn' is the Strangest Episode I’ve Seen" the review begins a bit unsteadily. But then...
"'Who Mourns for Morn' is the Strangest Episode I’ve Seen" the review begins a bit unsteadily. But then...
Hands Off protest in Lawrenceville Georgia. Chanting "Who stinks? Trump stinks!"
April 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hands Off protest in Lawrenceville Georgia. Chanting "Who stinks? Trump stinks!"