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1968

1968 JAN 22, 1968 / APOLLO 5 Unmanned Saturn IB flight tests first lunar module in orbit. APR 4, 1968 / APOLLO 6 Final successful test of unmanned Saturn V “all-up” test. OCT 11, 1968 / APOLLO 7 Astronauts Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele & Walter Cunningham orbit the earth aboard final Saturn IB rocket. First…

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1967

1967 JAN 27, 1967 / APOLLO 1 The first manned Saturn IB rocket mission is a complete failure. Astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee perish in electrical fire during the pre-launch test. NOV 9, 1967 / APOLLO 4 First Saturn V mission, the largest launch vehicle to ever fly successfully.

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1966

1966 Feb 26. 1966 / AS-201 First unmanned test flight proves safe satellite re-entry is possible. Aug 25. 1966 / AS-202 Second unmanned test flight develops spacecraft fuel cells and Guidance and Navigation Control systems.

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What would a teaspoonful of neutron star do to you?

In this week’s “Ask a Physicist” we’re going to consider an incredibly ill-conceived mission: a trip to a neutron star to extract the gooey neutrons inside. What happens next? You die. We’ll find out how. You folks send me lots of questions about topics in physics and astronomy, mostly quite sane, but every now and…

io9 Dr. Dave Goldberg

Get the Gory Details of True Blood Season 4

We received information from an inside source working on TBS4 at HBO The wait is almost over. Get your fix—TBwithdrawal.com. #TBWithdrawal.. . . [Roll over redacted text and click to lift the veil…]

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This is the most distant object in the universe

A massive explosion that was spotted in 2009 has been declared, by some at least, to be the most distant object ever seen. It’s ninety-six percent of the way to the visible limit of the universe. In 2009 astronomers spotted an explosion in the sky. Although it has since been calculated to have the brightness…

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A vision of the gigantic, serpentine dragons from Game of Thrones

Artist Christopher Burdett just posted pictures of three dragons he designed for the Game of Thrones card game, giving us something to tide us over until A Dance With Dragons. These dragons look truly awesome, and there’s also one hint about what role dragons might play in the endless politicking between the Houses of Westeros.…

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NASA probe will bring back pieces of an asteroid

Meet OSIRIS-REx, the NASA probe with the kingly name, which will be the first craft to visit an asteroid and bring pieces back to Earth. The probe, whose name stands for Origins Spectral-Interpretation Resource-Identification Security Regolith Explorer, launches in 2016. NASA selected this proposal over two other candidates for its New Frontiers Program: a sample-collecting…

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The scientist who pretended to be a parrot

Alex the parrot died in 2007, after learning more words than any bird before him. He changed the way people think about animal intelligence. But his education wouldn’t have been possible without an unsung research assistant who pretended to be a parrot. Alex, an African grey parrot, lived only a little over thirty years, but…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Emma Frost scares you stiff in 6 new X-Men: First Class videos

Watch Emma Frost shock and amaze, in her first clip which showcases the icy heart of X-Men: First Class’ sexiest villain. Plus check out three more never-before-seen clips! And in case you missed them, here are some more clips that were released earlier.

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Revealed: The Cast of the Total Recall Reboot, plus the Secret Mutant Cameo in X-Men: First Class!

Matthew Vaughn has an insanely awesome (not to mention awesomely insane) premise for his next X-Men movie. Eight directors are in the running for The Wolverine. Plus Ron Howard talks The Dark Tower, and Fright Night gets an encouraging rating. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from X-Men: First Class. X-Men: First Class Tons…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Weird Science!

SPACE VOLCANO! | Two huge volcanos erupt on Jupiter’s moon Io. More details here. https://gizmodo.com/sulfur-volcanoes-erupt-on-jupiters-moon-io-5804333 https://gizmodo.com/what-do-electrons-look-like-now-we-know-5805610 What do electrons look like? Now we know. If you’ve ever looked at a model of the atom, you’d probably guess that electrons are spherical. But these elementary particles are actually slightly egg-shaped…and proving that could mean trouble for…

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Your New Gaming Fascination: Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars

This is one of the most ludicrous game parodies we’ve seen lately. You play the Spider-Queen of Mars, racing around classic arcade-style levels and trying to recapture your escaped Martian slaves. It’s all part of Adult Swim’s new viral marketing. Here’s the description: Your Martian fortress is under attack! When Queen Tarantula starts an uprising…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What do electrons look like? Now we know.

If you’ve ever looked at a model of the atom, you’d probably guess that electrons are spherical. But these elementary particles are actually slightly egg-shaped…and proving that could mean trouble for one particular model of subatomic physics. Now, make no mistake – even if you made an electron big enough to be seen with the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Musical: “The Anti-Spider-Man.”

Everybody keeps saying the Spider-Man musical is finally on track, but meanwhile there’s a new alternative: Stephen King has teamed up with country-rocker John Mellencamp to create The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a play about ghosts and sibling rivalry. According to a new AP article, the musical’s been germinating for 11 years, since Mellencamp…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Superb Concept Art That Shows How Green Lantern’s Intense World Became a Movie

Green Lantern might be the summer’s most ambitious movie, bringing to life the world of Oa and the alien faces of the Green Lantern Corps. How did the rich art of Gil Kane and Ethan Van Sciver translate to film? A new book, Constructing Green Lantern: From Page to Screen, gives a kind of production…

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First Shark Night 3D trailer is torture porn with fins!

The first trailer for the film formerly known as Untitled 3D Shark Thriller has finally arrived. A bunch of boring schmucks go on vacation in rural Louisiana, but a sadistic mastermind’s stocked a local lake with a shit-ton of sharks! Here’s the synopsis of the movie, but are you really seeing this for the plot?…

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The Horror: Brand new Smurf trailer takes you into the Smurf Village

Learn how to swear in Smurf language, and see the colorful Smurf Village in the brand new trailer for The Smurfs. The blue Belgian creatures might be growing on us — but Azrael the cat should be killed with fire. There is nothing scarier than watching a CG cat cackle and wail at the top…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Watch Kaydara, a visually stunning 55-minute Matrix fan film

Check out Kaydara, a sprawling, almost hour-long Matrix fan movie conceived by Raphaël Hernandez and Savitri Joly-Gonfard, French fans of the Wachowskis’ trilogy. The special effects are an absolute knockout for a labor of love. Here’s a synopsis of the film from Seth Ickerman Studios: The story of “Kaydara” takes place within the universe of…

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Vin Diesel may be willing to take a huge pay cut to play Riddick again

Our favorite Furian shared some good news and some bad news about the new Riddick movie. The good news is, it might start filming this summer. The bad news, Diesel’s salary woes may halt the project completely. Diesel broke the news over on his Facebook page saying: D T the writer/director just landed in New…

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What would a teaspoonful of neutron star do to you?

Get the Gory Details of True Blood Season 4

This is the most distant object in the universe

A vision of the gigantic, serpentine dragons from Game of Thrones

NASA probe will bring back pieces of an asteroid

The scientist who pretended to be a parrot

Emma Frost scares you stiff in 6 new X-Men: First Class videos

Revealed: The Cast of the Total Recall Reboot, plus the Secret Mutant Cameo in X-Men: First Class!

Weird Science!

Your New Gaming Fascination: Lesbian Spider-Queens of Mars

What do electrons look like? Now we know.

Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Musical: “The Anti-Spider-Man.”

Superb Concept Art That Shows How Green Lantern’s Intense World Became a Movie

First Shark Night 3D trailer is torture porn with fins!

The Horror: Brand new Smurf trailer takes you into the Smurf Village

Watch Kaydara, a visually stunning 55-minute Matrix fan film

Vin Diesel may be willing to take a huge pay cut to play Riddick again

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