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    TrueCrime: Good to see Ex Machina is back this week. more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: This may sound like a weird question, but how can a future be alternate? more »
    Laurel Kornfeld: The need to keep the number of planets artificially low can be attributed to emotions and sentimentality as well. What is wrong with having a large nu... more »
    Terry: For crying out loud, Pluto's got three moons (that we know of) and has enough of a gravitational influence on the solar system that its existence was ... more »
    â™  Final â™ : While you're waiting on New Horizons pick this up The Pluto Files in the mean time http://www.amazon.com/Pluto-Files-Neil-deGrasse-Tyson.../dp/039306... more »
    MonkeyT: Pluto, when someone asks you if you're a planet, YOU SAY YES! more »
    Timothy Klein: I really don't get this: either Pluto is not a planet, or there are 11 planets (with the reality being that there is probably more like 50, with most ... more »
    Matt Phillips: what about the 7 moons in the solar system which are larger than Pluto? (the Moon, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan and Triton), i guess we shoul... more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: The New Horizons missions will confirm Pluto is not a planet, but actually a frozen Mass Relay. more »
    Grey_Area: Okay, one more time; if it has a Starbuck's, it's a planet. So, yes, Pluto is a planet. more »
    palmer45: Damn that Neil deGrasse Tyson! more »
    mikecap: Deadgirl is amazing. If you're in NYC or one of the other cities it's showing in this weekend, you MUST go see it. more »
    Whitworthian: There's a little black spot on the gas giant today... more »
    JediPeteSolo: The test results have come back and I'm afraid I have some bad news. Its melanoma. more »
    RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: As I was reading the story one of my first thoughts was "I can’t wait to make some kind of 2001/2010 reference in the comments" Apparently I was be... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: I know Jupiter is H-U-G-E but it's still somewhat frightening that it can be hit by something big enough to leave a dent that size and we don't realiz... more »
    Qev: Apparently, it's been confirmed as an impact mark by Glenn Orton over at JPL, who's observing the spot using NASA's IR Telescope. more »
    KayDemon: All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landings there. (It's only a few years early.) more »
    That Guy: JPL's saying it's an impact. Also, that it's "full of stars." more »
    OldDog1: You, know, it just goes to show you. You're going along, everything is great. And on the day you get your picture taken. Bang, a big old zit. Right o... more »
  • #comicswecrave

    Beasts, Giant Secrets And Alternate Futures Await

    Ignore your familiar superheroes this week; the Comics We Crave are all about unfamiliar faces (or unfamiliar takes on familiar faces), the stories we never saw on television and even an alternate history of the 21st Century. Who could resist? More »
  • #pluto

    Pluto May Get Let Back into the Planet Club

    For those still distraught about Pluto's demotion from full-fledged planet to dwarf, the battle is not over. The former planet has made some powerful allies who believe their discoveries will convince astronomers to bring Pluto back into the planetary fold. More »
  • #spaceporn

    What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?

    Yesterday, an amateur astronomer noticed that a large black spot had appeared near Jupiter's Southern pole. These first pictures of the phenomenon are prompting many to speculate that a passing comet or asteroid struck the gas giant. More »
  • #cultmovieworship

    Dog Versus Zombie Sex Slave In New Deadgirl Clip Plus A Human Centipede

    Can't get enough of the pretty dead girl in the basement? Well here's a new clip to calm your cravings, you sick, sick puppy. Also, The Horde's Frenchie zombies have a trailer and Human Centipede freaks us out. More »
  • #2009moviepreview

    30 Fantastic Movies To Watch (Or Avoid) This Year

    Is this the greatest time to be a fan of science fiction movies? No fewer than 30 SF films are hitting theaters, and at least a dozen could be great. Here's our 2009 movie forecast. More »
  • #killerplanets

    Jupiter Could Be Out to Get Us

  • #spaceporn

    First Look at Earth 2

  • #conceptart

    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 »
  • #planetcrackers

    Planet-Mining And Giant Parasites In "Dead Space"

  • #missiontomars

    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.
  • #hardtobeagod

    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 »
  • #planet51

    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 »