San Diego Comic-Con starts this week, but it’s not the only thing happening of interest to nerds. Click for news (and signals) from space, an update on the prehistoric Tyrannosaur, and modern tech used to save a turtle’s life.
Newspace
Jul 13, 2017
Astronaut appointed Canada’s next Governor-General
Julie Payette, a former astronaut who spent more than twenty-five days in space, will be Canada’s next Governor General. The Governor General, viceregal representative of the Crown in Canada, is appointed by the reigning monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Jun 13, 2017
Newspace
This week we lost Adam West, the actor best-known for his deliberately wooden, comic turn as Batman in the 1960s. While many bat-fans find the series an embarrassment, its runaway success helped revitalize the superhero comic, and demonstrated that superheroes could work in mainstream media. Only Superman, really, had achieved that status beforehand, on radio and television.1
The Harry Potter Festival organized for Goderich, Ontario, has had to move to nearby Blyth. Those who booked accommodations in scenic Goderich will receive shuttlebus service. The festival will see the small town transformed into some Harry Potter-verse equivalent over the three-day festival, which has attracted ticket-buyers from around the world.
Japan’s Softbank is buying Boston Dynamics, Google’s robot company:
SpaceX update and a couple of Cons, below:
Apr 23, 2017
Bill Nye and Doctor Who among those who joined pro-science rallies:
April 22 was Earth Day, and many people took the opportunity to address the broader issues of science which is actively under attack in many political quarters. The London March’s guests included Peter Capaldi, the current Doctor Who, astronaut Garrett Reisman joined the crowds in LA in an electric hummer, and Bill Nye addressed protesters in the Washington:
Other Newspace below, including alien-seeming Terran lifeforms, John Glenn, and Cosplay:
Dec 31, 2016
Happy Newspace!
We live in interesting times, but as 2016 finally comes to its conclusion, I’m hoping for a happier future. Enjoy whatever you might be doing this evening and, before I head out, I have gathered, with the Bureau’s help, a few Newspace stories for ya:
NASA’s Jeff Williams has posted this amazing video of earth from space. It seems like a good way to end the year, so take a good, long look:
And, below:
Dec 07, 2016
Newspace
We have fan films, fans, space news, and an extra-terrestrial deadline this week to cover.
This fan film, uploaded to Youtube earlier this week, features a spectacular battle between the Hulk and Hulkbuster Iron Man.
Nov 07, 2016
Forest City Comicon 2016
I put together a video of the third annual Forest City Comicon, which featured Billy West, battling vikings, cosplay, and more:
Of course, there were other Cons held recently…..
Oct 11, 2016
Newspace
Are students at your local school using electronic waste to build 3-D printers? ‘Cause these kids in Hong Kong are:
And 3-D printed bones, as it turns out, can foster new growth.
Unrelated: various people’s views of New York Comic Con, below.
Sep 29, 2016
Will Elon Musk make it to Mars?
By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard that SpaceX founder Elon Musk hopes to establish a colony on Mars. Eric Mack of Cnet argues that the plan is insane but not impossible, while TheVerge’s Elizabeth Lopatto finds Musk’s plans implausible, but notes that they may lead to other important discoveries.
Assuming the first flights ever get off the ground, they’ll be dangerous one-way trips.
Who wants to sign up?
Or ask additional questions?
Jul 29, 2017
Newspace
JD DeLuzio Newspace 0 Comments
Last-week’s San Diego Comic-con saw a display of a real-life Iron Manesque “jet-powered Exosuit.” Reality falls short of fiction, but it’s still pretty cool.
More on Comic-Con, science, and tech, below:
More…