The big space news this week has been the discovery of earth’s Trojan Asteroid. We’ve also got links to stories about private spaceflight, troubling news for those hoping to meet an alien some day, concerns about human/animal DNA splicing, breakthroughs in non-invasive neural interface tech, video of Jim Lee on the DC Reboot, an Avengers trailer, and more!
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Captain America director Joe Johnstone wants to direct a film about Boba Fett, which may or may not be a good idea.
Also– superstrong nanomaterial from plant matter, NASA news (they still have some!), Neanderthals in the family, sea monsters from the past, and the largest gathering of superheroes outside of ComicCon. Where in the world is Santiago, Chile?
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We’ve got some recent promotional material for Dark Knight Rises, space news, a Star Trek app, and a really weird 70s take on superheroes.
BONUS UPDATE: Anyone wanna buy a twenty-foot-long animatronic triceratops? Only $350,000.00 each, from (Where else?) Hammacher Schlemmer.
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The solar eclipse you won’t see today, lots of weird news washes up from the deep, a teenager may head into space, off-world garbage threatens astronauts, personal jetpacks for sale– and some excellent short films….
American Gods and Major Matt Mason to small and big screens
Tom Hanks’ Playtone Productions intends to make series from Gaiman’s American Gods and a movie about Major Matt Mason.
Will these see the light? Will they succeed?
Casting suggestions?
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Is our universe in a black hole in another universe?
Also, far out explosions, retro-tech, spiders in space (with video), Jeff Conway’s passing, Chinese prisoners sentenced to play WOW, Akira news, and more, after the cut:
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NASA once again has delayed Endeavour’s launch1, Space memorabilia fetches top prices at auction , MIT physicists discuss the multiverse, and Julian Assange calls Facebook and Google appalling spy machines….
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China bans time-travel. Discovery returns– and another shuttle may be grounded. Martian Spirit Rover still won’t return our texts. An asteroid will make a close pass. A Georgian woman shuts down Armenia’s internet. Karate Kid dances on a roof to fight cancer.
Gay caveman and more, after the cut.
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Atlantis found again, dinosaurs grew horny sooner than we thought, a star blazes at room temperature, death and delays in space programs, and more– including updates and reliable donation contacts for the earthquake/tsunami in Japan.
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Discovery readies for its final flight, while Plan B from Canada take a long shot at the Google Lunar X Prize with a ship design that incorporates three hockey pucks.
Elsewhere in the galaxy, the jury remains out, but, if you haven’t already heard, the Kepler telescope may have found more than 1200 extrasolar planets in one small piece of the sky. Fifty-four of these may be potential earths.
Finally, for those who want video….