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Your Fleet Is No Match for Space Cthulhu

Even if you have an entire fleet of ships at your disposal, Space Cthulhu is going to crush you. At least, that's the message I get from this amazing concept art by Thai CGI artist Monsit Jangariyawong. A fan of strange creatures and shiny ships, Jangariyawong works from Bangkok. Want to see another one of his amazing monsters? More »

4:47 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Annalee Newitz
4,692 views, 11 comments

Latest by Frostbeard: @Y.T.: To me, it looks more like Tau than Eldar. @Sammo21: I came here to say that. "Space Cthulhu" = redundant more »

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The Cargo Boat that Inspired the Look of Battlestar's Spaceships

This industrial sea-going ship provided inspiration for special effects designers working on the spaceships in Battlestar Galactica. Designer Mojo describes how in a recent blog post about how he makes Battlestar's ships look realistic by imitating the "self-lighting" look of this ship, which is illuminated only by its own onboard lights. Want to see the spaceship that was directly inspired by this image? More »

7:00 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Annalee Newitz
4,972 views, 24 comments

Latest by clandestiny: @Git Em SteveDave: Yeah, it looks like I've got a few apologies to issue around the board today. Y'ever have six of those days in one? I think I've been spoiling for a fight. I have to remember, that's not more »

experimental spaceships

New Mexico Spaceport is the new Area 51

If you're looking for the latest in hush-hush experimental test flights, look no further than the new Spaceport America in Truth or Consequences, NM. Last week local radio station KRQE in Albuquerque reported that Lockheed Martin is running a shadowy operation out of the port, and even got a hold of some pictures of the new reusable, rocket-powered craft. There's no word yet on plans to test co-opted alien technologies. More »

9:35 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Michael Reilly
4,041 views, 6 comments

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Blown Glass Spaceships Scatter Seeds to the Stars

Made of glass and recycled metals, these spaceships look like they were torn from the pages of rocket magazines in the 1930s. They're the battered but delicate stars of Rik Allen's show "Innersphere" at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle, which runs through April 27. Allen, a master glass blower, said he wanted to pay homage to the science fiction he loved as a kid. Here are another two of his pieces, below. More »

7:00 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,478 views, 9 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flying in the yellow haze of the sun, There were children crying and colors flying all around the chosen ones. All in a dream, all in a dream the loading had begun. They were more »

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The Greatest Spaceships Made From Scrap

With the space shuttle program about to be retired, we need a new class of crewed ships for space exploration. But Congress may never cough up the money to build them. Luckily, science fiction teaches us that anything can be a spaceship: an old airplane, a World War II battleship, a fairground ride... or even some junkyard debris, as Andy Griffith shows in this clip. Click through for our roundup of the best repurposed and recycled spaceships. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,626 views, 42 comments

Latest by Sharpless: @oldandintheway: You're clearly reading the wrong blog, dude. more »

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An Antimatter Ship for Every Space Dock

Earlier today, we celebrated the discovery that antimatter can be found everywhere — not just the center of the galaxy. Now we'll take you deep inside the strange world of antimatter-powered spaceships. Believe it or not, there's actually an entire lab devoted to antimatter space propulsion at Penn State (the image you see here is their AIMstar). Once we mined a bunch of antimatter out of black hole binaries or neutron stars, though, how would we get anywhere with it? More »

2:00 PM on Wed Jan 9 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,169 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: Well either you have linked to the wrong news on nature or you are mis-reporting their news. There is nothing wrong with their news. I'm sorry if you think I'm nitpicking but is this not a misleading statement: "Believe it or not, more »

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Sunshine's Realistic, Biospheric Spaceship

Just a few more weeks until January 8, the day Sunshine DVDs hit stateside. This flick is director Danny Boyle's space opera about a ship called the Icarus II whose destiny is to plunge into the heart of the sun and "relight" it. OK, dorky science premise aside, this is a seriously awesome show from the director of 28 Days Later, with gorgeous designs and a trippy FX-laced plot. One of the touches of realism Boyle insisted on was exploring how the spaceship would provide its own oxygen via an elaborate system of plant-lined ducts. You can see the "oxygen room" set here under construction — those big washing machine-looking things are ducts, and the floor is soon to be packed with plants. See the final sets after the jump. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Annalee Newitz
383 views, Comment

star trek voyager

Must See: Star Trek Voyager

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. By Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: Star Trek Voyager

Date: 1995-2001

Vitals: In the fourth Star Trek series, a starship is tossed to the far side of the galaxy and has to find a way home. (This happily disregards the highly stupid Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, which established the center of the galaxy as being about two hours away, or an hour and half if you don't hit traffic.) It's notable for being the first Trek series with a female captain, and also the most reviled of the shows from the first episode onwards. While there's probably a connection there, it doesn't help that the first few seasons were horribly written.





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6:15 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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battlestar galactica

Must See: Battlestar Galactica

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.

Title: Battlestar Galactica (1970s)

Date: 1978-1979

Vitals: Human refugees of the Cylon war wagon train themselves across space with only the diaphanous clothes on their backs and the polyurethane fixatives in their hair to sustain them.





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6:12 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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red dwarf

Must See: Red Dwarf

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.

Title: Red Dwarf

Date: 1988-1999

Vitals: Science fiction situation comedy set in deep space. Grab a lager and a vindaloo and join the last human in the galaxy (Dave Lister), his holographic BFF/nemesis (Rimmer), his hyper-evolved cat (Cat) and their android butler (Kryten) for madcap far future hijinx!





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6:04 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Annalee Newitz
128 views, Comment

babylon 5

Must See: Babylon 5

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.

Title: Babylon 5

Date: 1994-1998

Vitals: Crew of a diplomatic space station finds love among the polygons in the crossfire of galactic war. From the brilliant mind of some guy who really likes Harlan Ellison.





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6:01 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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Battlestar TV Movie Shows Torture Orders Came From The Top


We get to see Admiral Cain actually ordering the use of torture in the new Battlestar Galactica: Razor TV movie, which airs Nov. 24. We'll also get to see the scene, alluded to back in season two, where Admiral Cain shoots her XO in the head for disagreeing with her orders. The scene where she orders her Cylon prisoner tortured is one of two new clips from Razor which have turned up on YouTube. There's also a new review, featuring spoilers: More »

11:29 AM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By charliejane
64 views, Comment

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Will A Serenity Sequel Happen While Nathan Fillion Is Still Juicy?

We'd all given up hope for Serenity 2 ever coming out. But maybe we despaired too soon? Alan Tudyk claims the "special edition" DVD of the first Firefly movie has done so well that Universal is considering a sequel. More »

5:37 PM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By charliejane
1,437 views, 3 comments

the last starfighter

Must See: The Last Starfighter

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: The Last Starfighter
Date: 1984

Vitals: A bored teenager in a trailer gets the high score on a video game and is recruited into an actual space battle. (The original premise, in which he gets laid because of the high score, was rejected as too far-fetched.)




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2:15 PM on Tue Oct 2 2007
By Annalee Newitz
115 views, Comment

the black hole

Must See: The Black Hole

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: The Black Hole
Date: 1979

Vitals: Disney's only attempt at a big-budget, relatively serious sci-fi action movie. It was in the works since the mid-seventies, but not considered a major project until Star Wars changed everything, and it probably wasn't originally so focused on "cute" robots. It was also Disney's first in-house PG-rated movie, which made a lot of people very unhappy.

Famous names: One of the last films featuring the effects work of Peter Ellenshaw, whose credits include Mary Poppins and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.




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1:46 PM on Tue Oct 2 2007
By Annalee Newitz
91 views, Comment

galaxy quest

Must See: Galaxy Quest

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: Galaxy Quest
Date: 1999

Vitals: The washed-up cast of the long-cancelled cult sci-fi teevee series Galaxy Quest are recruited into a space battle by aliens who think the show was the real thing.




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9:47 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Annalee Newitz
206 views, Comment

solaris

Must See: Solaris

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Solaris
Date: 1972

Vitals:Andrei Tarkovsky's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's novel called The Soviet 2001; some would argue it's better as a movie. A group of astronauts are sent to find out what happened to a previous mission to an alien planet covered in an ocean of organic matter that may be reaching out to the astronaut's dreams.




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6:18 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Annalee Newitz
148 views, Comment

independence day

Must See: Independence Day

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by James Rocchi.

Title: Independence Day
Date: 1996

Vitals: Big-budget, low-I.Q. '90s take on War of the Worlds that made money hand over fist even as it possessed all the brains of a sack of rocks. Sure, there's some good destruction-porn in it, plus Bill Pullman as the President, but other than that, it's nothing but junk.




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6:10 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Annalee Newitz
75 views, Comment

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