• more about #supernova
    Anekanta - Go Play!: Wait a minute; why is the shockwave ring-shaped and not spheroid? more »
    The Curse of Millhaven: Wait: a huge, gaseous explosion that is detectable by radio? Has anyone made sure that Rush Limbaugh is okay? more »
    Meirelle: I still want to see "Event Horizon," even though people tell me it's the most disturbing movie ever, and it's also horribly bad, a disasterous combina... more »
    Ellroy Blake: I can't be the only one that remembers the Saturday morning cult classic, Jason of Star Command? Or can I? Sid Haig as Dragos! more »
    tekoneiric: I think your totally off the mark with the original BSG, Buck Rogers and Starchaser. Sure they were a little campy but they were products of the times... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: "The worst space operas are not just campy or silly. They're idiotic and braindead. They're so intent on cramming the cliches of Westerns or adventure... more »
    NotArthurPDragon: I'm pretty sure if we slapped Joss Whedon's name on everything here you'd praise it as nothing less than the greatest work ever. The helmets on the o... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I'm gonna come right out and say that Space:1999 is worse than Buck Rogers and original BSG. Larson knew he was making goofy light entertainment, whil... more »
    alphanumeric1971: Oh, and no mention of "Andromeda?" you know the show that lasted one season longer that BSG? ;) more »
    lightninglouie: Based on the plot description alone of Starslayer, I am shocked --shocked, I tell you-- that Chris Claremont had nothing whatsoever to do with it. Als... more »
    lightninglouie: When I was a kid, I always hoped when the BSG crew finally got to Earth, it would turn out to be the Earth of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. (Natur... more »
    pyramidsfan: Space operas that make sense? Catch [www.pyramidsofmars.com.] Even when it doesn't make sense, like the best of them it's fund enough that you don't c... more »
    James7344: On Space 1999, they once opened the windows.A moonbase, airless environment, and somebody installed windows that would open, just in case some alien e... more »
    hapeximendios: Not for nothing, but I hardly think Event Horizon was a "space opera." Wasn't it just a haunted house movie in space? more »
    Doug Nelson: So your definition of "space opera" is any story involving space travel? more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: *puts on asbestos suit* I'm not well versed enough in most of these to throw in an opinion, but the flaming that will occur will probably be strong en... more »
    Magicant: My mind can't reach back that far, but wasn't Starslayer Mike Grell's way of re-doing Warlord but with full ownership and creative control? Are you sa... more »
    bluehinter: Somewhere, an ancient civilization, far superior to our own, just uttered the alien equivalent of "Hey y'all! Hold my beer for a second and watch this... more »
    corpore-metal: It's most likely there is some rare stellar physics going here that we haven't seen until now. Or maybe, just maybe, the supernova was induced artific... more »
    WiseGuy487: When I first read the title, I half-expected the article to be about a famous young actor overdosing on asprin or something. I see I was wrong. Althou... more »
  • #spaceporn

    Rare Supernova Is Nearby But Invisible

    In the galaxy M82 (pictured), a mere 12 million light years from Earth, an enormous but invisible supernova has disturbed its local volume with massive shockwaves. The supernova, the closest to Earth in the past five years, can only be detected via radio waves. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!

    We're all hoping if Star Trek is a blockbuster, it'll bring space opera back to our screens. But space opera hasn't always hit the high notes. Here are some examples of space opera done wrong. More »
  • #spaceporn

    The Star That Died Too Young

    It's not just celebrities and beloved pets that pass before their time, apparently. Images from the Hubble Space Telescope have captured a star going supernova almost a million years before it should have. More »
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    Stars Gone Wild!: Supernova Caught on Tape

    Researchers at Princeton University got one hell of a treat this past January when a star exploded in the galaxy NGC2770. It's a 100 million light years from Earth, but it marks the first time astronomers have gotten the chance to watch a star explode 'live' from start to finish (well the explosion happened 100 million years ago, but you know what we mean). Witnessing the event caused the lead author to utter the best quote we've ever seen from an astronomer. More »
  • #foundfootage

    James Spader's Nude Dimension-Hopping

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    The Largest Nuclear Explosion In History

    A star 150 times larger than our own sun detonated in the biggest supernova ever recorded, as shown in this NASA illustration from May. This appears to be a new type of supernova, one which obliterates a massive star instead of creating a black hole. Photo by M. Weiss/NASA/CXC via Getty Images