• killer planets

    Jupiter Could Be Out to Get Us

    Many astronomers regard Jupiter as Earth’s bodyguard, diligently attracting and smashing foreign bodies that could collide with Earth. But new simulations suggest that Jupiter’s role in the solar system may not be so beneficial. In fact, the gas giant may just have it in for the inner planets, including our own. More »

    8:00 AM on Sun Oct 19 2008
    By Lauren Davis
    4,687 views, 20 comments

    Most discussed DrEmilioLizardo: It's a cosmic protection racket. Jupiter protects us from the threat that it itself creates. Wonder if it can be prosecuted more »

  • space porn

    First Look at Earth 2

    A team of researchers at the University of Toronto have captured the first image of a planet orbiting a sun-like star. The image (click to enlarge) was taken at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii, and the planet you're seeing here is about six times the mass of Jupiter. It's much farther from its star than Earth is, but luckily the planet is hot enough that it's probably keeping the aliens who live there toasty warm. The star system is 500 light years away. [via National Geographic]

    8:00 AM on Wed Sep 17 2008
    By Annalee Newitz
    4,103 views, 27 comments

    Most discussed meirelle, Commander Closet Commie: But... but six times the size of Jupiter means it's probably a gas giant. :( There's no life there! And more »

  • concept art

    What If The Moon Crashed Into The Earth?

    Well, we'd be screwed for one thing. Plus it's doubtful that the chunks of the moon would remain identifiable and intact like they are in this piece of concept art... but it's still haunting and beautiful. It's strange to imagine something that's been hanging in the sky your whole life plummeting into your world, but that's exactly what's happened in "Moon Crash 1: Winter." More »

    12:00 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
    By Kevin Kelly
    5,168 views, 35 comments

    Latest by Discodave: @ ideaman2020 when I asked her about X-Men she said "Sure, there's Harry my first baby's daddy, Willy the guy I more »

  • planetcrackers

    Planet-Mining And Giant Parasites In "Dead Space"

    Dead Space, a new game from Electronic Arts, brings parasitic "we want to kill you, kill you, kill you" aliens back into fashion just in time for next Halloween. In the far future, humans have depleted all of the natural resources on Earth, so private corporations begin sending out enormous ships called "Planetcrackers" that carve off enormous chunks of planets, and then mine them down to their bare essentials. Of course, as often happens in these games, this pisses off an "ancient and malevolent force" who decides to start unleashing hell. In space. More »

    4:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
    By Kevin Kelly
    2,392 views, 27 comments

    Latest by Rogue Justice: It looks pretty good, but I hope it doesn't turn out to be cheesy. more »

  • mission to mars

    Looking for Life on Mars with the Next Generation Rover

    Definitely one of the coolest symposia at AAAS was the one this afternoon devoted to the Martian rovers — past, present, and future. On the panel were NASA's Richard Cook, who helped design Spirit and Opportunity as well as the next Martian rover; Steven Squyres, a Cornell geologist who has been working with Spirit and Opportunity to get as many geological samples as he can while the rovers survive; and Andrew Knoll, a Harvard planetologist who has studied the evidence for Martian water extensively (including whether it could support life as we know it). I've got highlights from the panel below, plus a giant gallery of pictures of a life-sized model of the new rover, the Mars Science Lab Rover (MSL), which will be blasting off late next year and landing on the red planet in 2010. More »

    5:45 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
    By Annalee Newitz
    1,582 views, 9 comments

    Latest by Pouncer: Spirit and Opportunity are complete and total champions. The actual duration of their activity on Mars, compared to the planned more »

  • hard to be a god

    Smite Primitive Screwheads With Your Laser Gun

    Ever wanted to carry a laser gun back in time to the Dark Ages and have everyone worship you as some sort of demigod before they eventually overthrow your ass and toss you down a well? Well, now you can. Ascaron Entertainment is releasing the role-playing game Hard To Be A God in April, and it's probably exactly what you'd get if you crossed Star Wars with World of Warcraft. More »

    10:00 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
    By Kevin Kelly
    8,470 views, 27 comments

    Latest by engtech: I've tried out the demo. It's meh... 3/5 stars was right. It reminds my of Ultima for some reason. The combat more »

  • planet 51

    A Planet of Cute, Human-Hating Aliens


    New Line Cinema announced today that it will be distributing Planet 51, Europe's biggest CGI film ever, in 2009. The $60 million dollar film features astronaut Captain Chuck Baker landing on a planet filled with 1950s-era aliens who live in complete fear of aliens, namely Chuck himself. Gallery of cute aliens after the jump. More »

    10:30 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
    By Kevin Kelly
    531 views, Comment

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