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This newly released footage of Felix Baumgartner’s space jump is INSANE

In October 2012, Felix Baumgartner leapt from a balloon floating 24-miles high and fell to Earth, breaking the sound barrier on the way down. Now, newly released footage shows in unprecedented detail what Baumgartner saw on his record-breaking descent. “I wish you could see what I can see,” said Baumgartner, just seconds before stepping cooly…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

An even better look at all four of Michael Bay’s new Ninja Turtles

We were all pleasantly surprised at the badass and not terrible redesign the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie gave its titular stars. But now we have our best look yet at the official Turtles, thanks to some new promotional art — including what their faces look like. https://gizmodo.com/michael-bays-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-dont-look-t-1511487017 Still not bad! I’m a…

Movies Rob Bricken

Welcome, GIFs! Here is your party!

It’s time for a party! Come on in — and bring a GIF or two. So, what’s on your mind this week? Did you do or see anything of note? Do you have any news to share? Are you trapped by all the snow and need someone to send you some GIFs? Tell (and show!)…

io9 Ria Misra

How much stuff is in a light-year?

Imagine taking the distance that light travels in an entire year. Now turn that distance into a cube, each side one light-year across. How much “stuff” would be in there? And how empty would it be? It all depends on where you put your massive cube. Top image: Messier 15, an ancient globular cluster. Even…

io9 Fraser Cain — Universe Today

Here’s a 1976 letter from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Carl Sagan

When Neil deGrasse Tyson was applying to colleges, Carl Sagan went out of his way to make the budding astrophysicist feel especially at home at Cornell University, where he taught. Tyson would ultimately attend Harvard, but not before writing this letter to Sagan explaining his decision. https://gizmodo.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-shares-the-most-astounding-fact-abo-5890874 https://gizmodo.com/carl-sagans-message-to-future-explorers-of-mars-will-co-5932534 Tyson remembers his first meeting with Sagan…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Is Gambit the next X-Men movie, and does it already have its star?

Plus, there’s a ton of rumors about the plot of Days of Future Past, including one involving parallel realities. And while Billy Dee Williams is up for Star Wars Episode VII, it looks like the Benedict Cumberbatch rumors can be put to rest. Chris Evans describes how Captain America and the Falcon meet in The…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

What is the world’s most polluted city?

Here’s a hint: It’s not Beijing. (Or anywhere else in China, for that matter.) https://gizmodo.com/its-so-smoggy-in-beijing-the-only-way-to-see-the-sunri-1503511957 https://gizmodo.com/chinas-air-pollution-as-seen-from-space-1482191912 Top Photo: The Presidential Pallace in New Delhi, enveloped in smog | Altaf Qadri/Associated Press According to a study published by India’s Center for Science and Environment, the city with the poorest air quality is actually Delhi, where air…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Scientist Who Writes Comics About the Secrets of Insect Life

Centuries ago, scientists relied on paintings and illustrations of animals to learn more about their anatomy. Today, that biology-art bond is as strong as ever. This is Carly Tribull, a PhD student studying the evolution of parasitic wasps, who uses her scientific knowledge and artistic talent to create fun comics that invite children and adults…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro

After the cyborg whale revolution, things were a little different

Once whales invented their own version of nanotechnology, the whole question of which mammal species would dominate the ocean became moot. Robert Chew is a concept artist in Los Angeles. You can see more of his work on his website. Spotted on Nuthin’ But Mech!

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Great TV Show Concept: Refugees from the Future Overrun a Small Town

When millions of people from the future arrive in the present day, seeking asylum, a small rural community is overwhelmed. That’s the incredibly cool concept of Refugees, a new show BBC Worldwide is developing with Spanish company Astresmedia. Top image: Janet McKnight/Flickr The show is a joint development, meaning it’ll air in Spain as well…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

I want these Donatello sneakers right now

We can debate all day about whether the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is going to be awesome. But there is no argument to be had about these customized Donatello sneakers. They will make you want to yell cowabunga! Custom-made by sneaker artist Sekure D, these shoes are perfect for martial arts or pizza runs!…

io9 Annalee Newitz

So, what’s the difference between a retcon and a reboot, anyway?

What makes a reboot a reboot, and a retcon a retcon — and what makes a show one, and not the other? In response to this post on the major franchises that haven’t yet been rebooted, a discussion began about reboots and retcons, the ways they overlap, and they ways they’re different: https://gizmodo.com/10-major-franchises-that-have-never-been-rebooted-1512477906 bob_d To…

Movies Ria Misra

Senior U.S. spies warn of future security threats

A senior American spy chief has released his assessment of the most troubling threats facing the US — a list that includes terrorism, hackers, WMD proliferation, pandemics, extreme weather events — and the militarization of space. The report, titled “Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community,” was presented by James Clapper on Wednesday to…

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Buildings that look like UFO crash landings

Sometimes a building is like an architectural alien. The bizarrely-shaped museums in these photographs are so different from the city around them that it’s as if they erupted out of a dimensional doorway from another universe. The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, completed in 1996. (via Gary…

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Horrifically sad Christian novel The Shack gets a movie deal

In The Shack, the father of a murdered daughter is summoned via letter from God back to the spot where the terrible deed occurred. And now it’s going to be a movie — but first, some questions. Deadline is reporting that this Christian novel by William P. Young is getting adapted for the big screen.…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

What the heck is this “chem web” draping an entire field?

This video from 2012 has been circulating again online, and there are still no explanations for it. It shows a field in England, covered by a mysterious web. Over at Doubtful News, Sharon Hill says she hasn’t yet come up with a definitive answer. One thing she’s sure about, though, is that the person who…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This sound system is so powerful no human could survive hearing it

Tremble at the sight of this huge sound horn inside the Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF). It’s an ESA-built device that subjects satellites to the same levels of noise produced by rockets as they take off and fly through the atmosphere. Located in Noordwijk, Netherlands, and part of ESA’s ESTEDC Test Center, it’s one of…

io9 George Dvorsky

Which villain should just quit while they’re ahead?

One thing you always know about great villains: they keep coming back. Again and again. But sometimes, a villain achieves such a masterstroke of evil, they ought to retire once and for all — instead of coming back with more penny-ante schemes. Which major villain ought to just declare victory and go home? Please include…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Here’s what it looks like to watch a solar eclipse from space

This amazing footage shows you what it would like to watch a partial solar eclipse from space. One of the differences right away is that, due to the lack of atmosphere around the moon, there’s no fuzziness along the edge between the moon and the sun, but just as different are the colors. The observatory…

io9 Ria Misra

Medical breakthrough could lead to functional artificial skin

Swiss researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the development of bioengineered skin. The new grafts, which are about to undergo clinical trials, work a lot like the real thing — because they actually contain functioning blood vessels and lymph capillaries. The breakthrough was made by Daniela Marino and her team from the Tissue Biology…

io9 George Dvorsky

This newly released footage of Felix Baumgartner’s space jump is INSANE

An even better look at all four of Michael Bay’s new Ninja Turtles

Welcome, GIFs! Here is your party!

How much stuff is in a light-year?

Here’s a 1976 letter from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Carl Sagan

Is Gambit the next X-Men movie, and does it already have its star?

What is the world’s most polluted city?

A Scientist Who Writes Comics About the Secrets of Insect Life

After the cyborg whale revolution, things were a little different

Great TV Show Concept: Refugees from the Future Overrun a Small Town

I want these Donatello sneakers right now

So, what’s the difference between a retcon and a reboot, anyway?

Senior U.S. spies warn of future security threats

Buildings that look like UFO crash landings

Horrifically sad Christian novel The Shack gets a movie deal

What the heck is this “chem web” draping an entire field?

This sound system is so powerful no human could survive hearing it

Which villain should just quit while they’re ahead?

Here’s what it looks like to watch a solar eclipse from space

Medical breakthrough could lead to functional artificial skin

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