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Keep watching the skies!

The week begins with a lunar eclipse, whilst Mars makes its closest pass to earth since 2008.

Space-X’s proposed launch of the Falcon, however, has been delayed until at least Friday. The crew of the ISS, meanwhile, continue to prepare for a space walk.

On a slightly smaller scale:

The Large Hadron Collider beauty last week announced results that confirm the existence of exotic hadrons.

Mush. Earl Grey

The replicator isn’t here yet, but Biozoon Food is developing 3-D printer technology to create food for the elderly and others who cannot chew easily.

Fannish Flights of Fun

…Including George R.R. Martin, Wedding Planner, below:

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Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, contains an ocean. Might that ocean contain life? Check stories here, here, and here.

I love a good seafood Enceladus.

Meanwhile, NASA suspends cooperation with Russia over the Ukraine—sort of.

The ISS nevertheless continues to be a source of amazement. Check out these remarkably detailed photos taken of earth by the station’s Urthecast cameras.

And then there’s the Norwegian skydiver who nearly got hit by a meteor.

Clearly, he should buy a lottery ticket next.

Not interested in science news? Check out some fannish video, below:

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This week’s format: Science Above; Nerdery and Fandom Below.

Mars Yard in UK tests the Mars Rovers:

Check the fridge for Professor Jones:
The first successful transplant of a transparent 3-D printed skull took place.

You Will Go To The Moon…
Someday. Maybe. In the meantime, you can vote on NASA’s new spacesuit design.

Saturn Envy?
Astronomers have identified the first ringed asteroid in the solar system. It is one of the Centaurs, and has a feature hitherto associated with the gas giants.

Lonelier than a Youtube troll:
Newly-discovered planetoid joins Sedna in orbiting our sun, just beyond the Kuiper Belt.

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One of Jack Chick’s most notorious and ironically-beloved tracts, Dark Dungeons, will become a low-budget film. Learn how role-playing games lead to suicide, witchcraft, and poor fashion choices.1

This is one limited run you won’t want to miss!

UPDATE: Lost footage from Bakshi’s 1978 adaptation of Lord of the Rings has surfaced!

New on forthcoming Star Wars and Avengers movies, weird Texas, space detente, and cunning cosplay, below!

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No theme this week, but an interesting medley of reports:

The European Space Agency will launch P.L.A.T.O. by 2024,which will search for habitable extrasolar planets.

A universe based on quantum mechanics? MIT astronomers have proposed an experiment to test the last major loophole for Bell’s inequality.

Researchers have made lightweight, superstrong artificial muscles from the polymers used in fishing lines.

And we learn that a large moon may not be necessary for life to develop on a planet.

If you seek Kate Upton’s zero-gravity photoshoot, look for yourself, being wary of the many traps and videobaits. But below, we have a history of science-fiction predictions, some updates from the International Space Station, and cosplay from Katsucon:

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We have a mixed bag this week, including some Superbowl-related nerd news, so….

What? There’s wish-fulfillment in Harry Potter?

J.K. Rowlings has stated that Hermione should have ended up with Harry, and that her pairing with Ron had more to do with wish-fulfillment than credibility.

Ham on Nye

If you haven’t yet heard, Bill Nye the Science Guy will debate Ken Ham the Creationist Champ this week at the Creation “Science” Museum. Is this even a good idea?

Holy Alternate History!

Most comic fans know that Bill Finger had as much to do with Batman as creator Bob Kane. Now, someone shows what the Dark Night might have looked like without Finger’s touch.

Maybe she’s bullying the wrong target?

A mother of a boy who has been bullied for his thick glasses has succeeded in getting Tesco to pull their nerd line of clothing. Presumably, the ones already sold will soon become geek collectables.

More stories below, with video:

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Hello World!

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta went active this week; the probe has passed beyond Jupiter and should land on Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko this coming August and November.

Rosy-fingered…

Dawn, meanwhile, continues towards Ceres. The Herschel Space Observatory recently discovered water vapor around the planetoid.

Don’t blink!

Earthlings get a glimpse of the closest supernova in two decades.

I am Curious (White)

A white rock on Mars has NASA puzzled.

Have a cold one!

….And here on earth, Sea anemones have been found living beneath the Antarctic ice shelf.

Enough science! I wanna see cool costumes!

Recent Con Cosplay, and an interview with Phoenix Jones, below:
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After our last, science-heavy Newspace, we’re focussing on the fictitious fantastic this week. We bring your attnetion to the English version of an awesome independent horror short posted on Youtube a few months ago in Japanese (above), some Star Wars movie rumours, and a lot of archival Star Wars pics released by Peter Mayhew, the actor best-remembered as Chewbacca.

Meanwhile, over in the Marvel Movie ‘verse, both Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas will be playing Ant-man!

Are SF Cons fact or fiction? Check the videos below!

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