It is the first time a UK coin has gone into space, and pays homage to David Bowie’s space inspired hits including Starman, Life on Mars, and Space Oddity.
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Casting Update – ‘The Lord of the Rings’ on Amazon Prime
A big list of names are added to the cast of the new J.R.R. Tolkein ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series.
A Step Closer to True Star Trek Style Tricorders – A Handheld DNA Sequence Analyzer
An iPhone, a thousand dollar pocket DNA sequencer and some open source software makes the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer.
Hayabusa-2’s Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth In “Perfect” Shape
The Japanese probe, sent to the asteroid Ryugu to collect some samples, returns with the goods intact.
Electronic Music & Particle Physics Meet in “Electric Storm” (Moog Music, CERN)
Composer Dorit Chrysler and filmmaker Marie Losier give new meaning to underground art in “Electric Storm,” a short theremin-centric film shot 30+ stories below the Earth’s surface in the heart of CERN’s Large Hardon Collider.
The Streaming Wars, One Year On
We’re on the thrill ride whether we like it or not – the Streaming War defines most of how our genre of choice is brought to us.
Happy 78th Birthday, George Lucas!
George Lucas, director of THX1138, American Graffiti, and Star Wars, is 78 years old today.
The Black Hole Sagittarius A*, Imaged for the First Time
Here’s the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Video of the Day: Whitney Avalon’s Grogu Song
Whitney Avalon as Ahsoka and Din Djarin sing their praises of Grogu to the tune of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast.
Farewell, Patricia McKillip — Gone at 74
Award winning fantasy author Patricia A. McKillip has passed away, leaving us on May 6, 2022 at the age of 74.