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The Last-Minute Decision That Saved a Mission to Mars
In August 2012, millions of Earthlings watched live as a hovering sky crane dropped the Curiosity rover onto the surface of Mars, 140 million miles away. Rocket scientist Adam Steltzner was on the...
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Here Are The Nominees For The 2016 Philip K. Dick Awards
Every year, the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust present the Philip K. Dick Award to a science fiction novel first published as a paperback, and they’ve just announced this...
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New Image From New Horizons Shows Layers In Pluto's Atmosphere
New Horizons might have swept past Pluto months ago, but we’re still learning some cool things from the images that are being beamed back. In the latest picture, NASA reported that they’ve spotted some...
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This 1917 Map of Fairyland Is Like A Where's Waldo of Fantasy Easter Eggs
This is an incredible image: Titled ‘An anciente mappe of Fairyland: newly discovered and set forth’, it was created by Bernard Sleigh in 1917 as a comprehensive mashup of a whole bunch of fairy tales....
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Why Are All The Holograms In The Star Wars Universe So Crappy?
Of all the technological achievements of the Star Wars universe – faster-than-light space travel, antigravity, blue milk – the one that seems most ubiquitous is probably holography. Holographic...
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Meet NASA’s Newest Ocean-Exploring Satellite Before it Launches Tomorrow!
SpaceX is launching the planet’s newest oceanographic satellite tomorrow morning. Here’s the scoop on Jason-3, and how “sea level” is one of those little white lies you learned in school.SpaceX is...
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The First Flower Grown in Space is an Edible Orange Zinnia
The first flowers to ever grow in space are blooming on the International Space Station today. Despite fears of over-watering, the crew coaxed the zinnias into a burst of colour in their zero-g...
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Hawaii Department of Health Reports First Case Of Microcephaly Caused By Zika...
Just days after the Center for Disease Control recommended travel warnings to pregnant women headed to Latin America, the Hawaiian Department of Health has confirmed a Zika “virus infection in a baby...
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Sunday's Best Deals: $2 Kindle Books, AeroGarden, WD My Cloud, and More
Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of...
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Kylo Ren Bonds With The Workers Of The First Order In SNL's Undercover Boss:...
Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live this week, where he reprised his role as Kylo Ren, trying to understand the workers of Starkiller Base by going undercover. Needless to say, it doesn’t go as...
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Watch as SpaceX Launches a New Ocean Satellite and Attempts a Barge Landing
We’re on location for today’s SpaceX launch of the Jason-3 ocean monitoring satellite. Afterwards, SpaceX will make their first barge landing attempt in the Pacific Ocean. Join us as we report live...
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The Discovery of an an Alien Artifact Leads Humanity to the First Spaceship...
For this week’s Weekend Matinee, we’re rocketing off to the planet Venus in The First Spaceship on Venus! Engineers in the Gobi Desert uncover a mysterious artifact, one that they link to the Tunguska...
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Rejoice! We're Getting Season 2 of Jessica Jones!
Here’s some awesome news: today at the Television Critics Association Press tour, Netflix has announced that they will be producing a second season of Jessica Jones!Variety has reported that the...
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SpaceX's Rocket Didn't Quite Stick Its Barge Landing
It’s a mostly good day for SpaceX. The company succeeded in its primary mission, delivering the Jason-3 oceanographic satellite into orbit. But its second objective was less successful: Falcon 9's...
View ArticleMasters of the Universe Recut Into The Force Awakens Trailer Is Awesome
Here’s some further proof that the full The Force Awakens trailer model works for everything: Masters of the Universe recut into the same trailer style makes it look awesome. So much better than the...
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You Can Now Watch The Entire Pilot For The Magicians Online
The Magicians is coming out in a couple of weeks to the SyFy channel, and you can now watch the entire pilot online. We really enjoyed the start to the show, and we can’t wait to see where they take...
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SpaceX's Returned Rocket Still Fires, Mostly
A rocket is only reusable if it still works after landing. Elon Musk reports that the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX successfully landed at Cape Canaveral performed well during testing, although with some...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Geeks Out Talking To Scott Kelly On The ISS
Colbert has always been a great proponent of space exploration and sciences, and it’s fantastic to see him geek out talking to Scott Kelly in orbit on The Late Show.They chat about all manner of things...
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Idris Elba to Parliament: British Television Needs to Embrace Diversity
On Monday, actor Idris Elba will make his way to Westminster to address Parliament regarding the egregious lack of diversity on British television.The Guardian reports that Elba, a Londoner, will make...
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So You Want to Join The Empire: Storage And Care of Stormtrooper Armor
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last look at armor building: after The Force Awakens, I needed to take a bit of a break from armor construction, but there is something that we can chat about in...
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