‘Leprechaun’ Reboot Coming
Posted by brandoniswrite on March 17, 2012
Somewhere Warwick Davis is crying. But are they tears of sadness or tears of joy? Lionsgate in conjunction with WWE Studios is going to restart the supernatural franchise. Both studios [...] SciFi Pulse
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‘Lone Ranger’ Finally Rides Into Production
Posted by brandoniswrite on March 2, 2012
Over the last few months there’s been somewhat of question of whether or not we’d ever get to see the new Disney take on The Lone Ranger, which stars [...] SciFi Pulse
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Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside
Posted by brandoniswrite on March 1, 2012
Dropping out of warp speed could have deadly results. (Image: Paramount Pictures/CBS Studios) Planning a little space travel to see some friends on Kepler 22b? Thinking of trying out your newly-installed FTL3000 Alcubierre Warp Drive to get you there in no time? Better not make it a surprise visit — your arrival may end up [...]
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Astrophotos: Stunning Aurora in Iceland by Andrew Welstead
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 23, 2012
Aurora seen in February 2012 from Skaftafell National Park in Iceland. Credit: Andrew Welstead From one hemisphere to another: Noel Welstead from Australia sent us a note that his son Andrew had traveled to Iceland this week, and one of his goals was to see if he could photograph the Northern Lights. Andrew was in [...]
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Astrophoto: Near-Earth Asteroid Eros by Efrain Morales
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 15, 2012
Near-Earth Asteroid Eros. Image Credit: Efrain Morales Efrain Morales captured this image of four sequences of the NEA Eros (Asteroid) from the night of February 1, 2012. Eros, also known as 433 Eros, is the second-largest near-Earth asteroid. The orbit of asteroid Eros is known to cross that of Mars. It was visited by the [...]
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Steven Moffat Teases New ‘Doctor Who’ Companion
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 14, 2012
Whovians around the world are wondering just who will replace Amy Pond and her husband by the Doctor’s side in Doctor Who. Well, Steven Moffat has said that the Time [...] SciFi Pulse
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Virtual Star Party – Feb. 8, 2012
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 9, 2012
Here was the virtual star party that we held last night on Google+. We’ve actually been holding 1-2 of these star parties every week as we figure out the best way to organize and coordinate all the telescopes streaming into the Hangout. I don’t normally post them all on Universe Today, but last night was [...]
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Spirit Lander – 1st Color Image from Mars Orbit
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1st Color image of Spirit lander and Bonneville Crater from Mars orbit Near the lower left corner of this view is the three-petal lander platform that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove off in January 2004. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona See more images of Spirit’s lander from orbit and her Traverse Map below What did [...]
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Phoenix Lander Still Visible in New HiRISE Images from Mars
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 8, 2012
The Phoenix lander still visible at Mars north polar region, nearly 4 Earth years and 2 Mars years after the spacecraft landed on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona I spy Phoenix! said the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter! This new image acquired on January 26, 2012 shows that the Phoenxi lander and [...]
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In Review: ‘Warlord of Mars’ #15
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 3, 2012
The covers: Two stunners, and one “That’s too much information!” Joe Jusko‘s is a classic John Carter in a cape (YES!) with his lovely Dejah metaphorically looking on. This reminds [...] SciFi Pulse
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