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The Royal Mint Sends A Coin to Space To Honor David Bowie’s ‘Starman’
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.
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.
Colin Cantwell, Famed FX Artist & Star Wars Ship Designer, Gone at 90
Colin Cantwell, the concept artist who designed iconic Star Wars spacecraft died Saturday at his Colorado home of natural causes. He was 90.
Remembering James Blish on his 101st Birthday
The legacy of science fiction writer James Blish extends well beyond his Star Trek novelizations. He would have been 101 years old today.
SFWA Announces Winners of 57th Annual Nebula Awards ®
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 57th Annual Nebula Awards®.
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Brings Dinosaurs To Life
Jon Favreau and David Attenborough bring you ‘Prehistory Planet’, possibly the most immersive and realistic dinosaur show ever made.