{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Futurism Tech Brief By HackerNoon","title":"When Villains Owned Their Own Planet","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d22c3a33\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":780,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-villains-owned-their-own-planet.\n             A 1932 sci-fi classic republished on HackerNoon reveals a villain’s mobile asteroid base, exploring early ideas of space habitats and rogue science. \n            Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi,  and more.\n            \n            \n            This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\n            \n                \n                \n                In Soil, a 1932 chapter from Astounding Stories of Super-Science, readers encounter a chilling sci-fi concept: a self-contained asteroid base drifting through space. Dr. Ku Sui’s mobile world blends megastructure engineering, secrecy, and psychological dominance—anticipating later space-station and asteroid-habitat ideas. Republished in HackerNoon’s public domain Book Series.\n        \n        ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dkSY09WMT3S7SiI_n-P5daFmTJplJgc8AfjEgyM1Kqg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMjcwLzE2ODM1/ODI1MTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}