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The Ultimate Space Porn: A 648 Megapixel Image Of Our Galaxy
Physicist Axel Mellinger pieced together this image of the night sky out of 3,000 individual images. Mellinger traveled 26,000 miles, taking images in South Africa, Texas and Michigan, then added data from two space probes. Yes, it's hardcore. More »Wood, Dreams And The Victory Of Evil In This Week's Comics
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Creative Taxidermy Fuels Your Cryptozoological Nightmares
While some taxidermists are meticulously preserving our animals for future generations, others prefer to color outside the lines of their chosen art form, creating bizarre and monstrous creatures better suited to nightmares than museums. More »Tron Legacy Concept Art Takes You Inside Cyberspace
New concept art from sequel Tron Legacy shows us how the look of cyberspace has evolved since 1982. Take a gander at the vehicles and gladiatorial games, and get your first look at Tron City, where sentient programs live. More »Does Avatar's Blue Mascot Have A Secret Twin?
We keep seeing the banners for James Cameron's Avatar around San Diego, and the sparkly blue alien face has started to remind us of another iconic poster we've seen around. Is there a secret connection between Avatar and another franchise? More »15 Convention Disasters We Hope Comic Con Avoids
Borders Launches A Science Fiction Blog Of Its Own
Want more proof that conversations about science fiction are important to pop culture as a whole? Borders Books has launched its own science fiction blog, Babel Clash. So far, it's a bit Twitter-like.Sarah Connor Chronicles Producer's Blog Will Make You Die Laughing, Mourn The Show All Over Again
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles producer Josh Friedman just updated his blog for the first time since February 2008. His inside look at what it's like to have a show canceled is hilarious and depressing and brilliant and... God, why?Dragged Kicking And Screaming Into A Universe Of Terrible Book Covers
The "Judge A Book By Its Cover" blog has so much to teach us about science fiction. Like the condom-headed cover that got sanitized online... only to misspell the word "Arcturus." More »Mars Attacks In 3-D!
Hope you saved your 3-D glasses from recent issues of Entertainment Weekly and People, because new images from Mars have been released in 3-D... It's just like being there! But more comfortable, and with air! More »With The Flash Reborn, Who's Next?
After being dead for twenty-three years, Barry Allen completes his journey back to life in next week's The Flash: Rebirth. With death in comics long ago reduced to a minor inconvenience, who'll be resurrected next? More »Tabletop Gaming, Monsters, and More at Robot Viking
Are you hungry to get the latest news on tabletop games? Now you've got a place to go for the scoop - today, io9's Ed Grabianowski launched his new, dice-centric blog Robot Viking. More »Chart Reveals Future of the Air Force Lies in the Blogosphere
As part of a new campaign to interact with bloggers, the Air Force has issued this complicated flow-chart to teach officers how to comment on blog posts. More »How Sandman’s Delight Became Delirium, and Other Things You Don’t Want to Know
Of all the powers given us, none has done more for humanity than science. Because knowledge is the ichor that flows in science’s veins, it may surprise when I say: Let’s hear it for ignorance!Science Fiction’s Most Dysfunctional Families
5 Ways That Sandman Changed The World
Future Historians Explain the Success of the Obama Administration
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Survivalist Blogger Prepares You for the Coming Apocalypse
Ghostly Nebulae Haunt the Skies
NASA celebrates Halloween with this image of the Witch Head Nebula, cackling from space and ready to scare spacefaring trick or treaters. And it's not the only nebula whose shape fills us with terror and dread. Take a gander at the other nebulae that are all dressed up for Halloween. More »