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The Sun Will Not Warn Us Before It Erupts

Hoping for some kind of warning sign before the sun spews forth a fiery ball of death aimed right at our favorite planet Earth? Science has just discovered that we may be out of luck. NewScientist reports that scientists have discovered that, last year, the sun released a plasma bubble called a coronal mass ejection…

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Ray Hopes For Alyssa Milano And Eliza Dushku As The First Female Ghostbusters

Original paranormal expert Dan Aykroyd filled in the public on the future of Ray, Venkman, Egon and the rest of the team in Ghostbusters 3, and added a little she-buster wishful casting, and plot details. LA Times’ The Hero Complex interviewed Dan Aykroyd who first explained that he harbored no ill will towards Bill Murray…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Chuck Sells Out To Survive

So now we know that NBC’s Chuck will get a third season of thrills, spills and… worryingly obvious product placement? Expect to see even more shout-outs to Subway than you would’ve expected, apparently. Variety snuck in the lowdown on what it took to keep Chuck going, into a report about NBC’s upcoming 2009-2010 slate: As…

io9 Graeme McMillan

New Terminator Salvation Clips, Plus McG Talks You Through Terminator 5

Terminator Salvation comes out tomorrow, but you can watch two more clips from this film today — and director McG talks Terminator 5. Eliza Dushku forecasts Dollhouse season two. Also: G.I. Joe, Transformers and Lost. Terminator Salvation: Another day, another review of this film. So Serena Kogan (Helen Bonham Carter) is the last face Marcus…

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A Crash Course In Penis Insertion For Aliens (Maybe NSFW)

Ben Kingsley teaches a mob of alien men, including Garry Shandling, how to convince an Earth woman to spread her legs, in this hideous clip from What Planet Are You From? (Possibly NSFW virtual chick.) 2000’s What Planet Are You From? tries to cash in on the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus…

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Resistance Fighter Moon Bloodgood Gets Her Own Terminator CG Web Series

Want to know more about a minor character’s climb up the ranks of the Resistance? The new six-episode Terminator Salvation machinima takes place two years before the film, exploring new bots and resistance-building. The machinima series follows Moon’s character, Blair Williams. So far, it looks like all the same storylines as the Terminator Salvation game,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Discover The Secret Origin Of 9’s Deadly Machines

An explosive trailer for Shane Acker‘s 9 just premiered on Attack Of The Show. It gives the origins of these post-apocalyptic ragdolls… plus why the terrifying red-eyed machines are so determined to wipe them out. 9, produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, comes out on Sept. 9. (And that other movie called Nine comes…

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$100 of Free Music

Get your music legally for once. If you take some time out of your day to take this fun filled survey for us, we’ll pick one winner and mail them a $100 iTunes GiftCard. Remember to email the color of your answer bar to [email protected] . Standard contest rules apply.

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Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash Body Armor, Or Photoshopped Red Space Suit?

Possible villain concept art from Iron Man 2 is floating around, with Mickey Rourke‘s face painted on top of a steampunky suit. Real or fake, it’s not what we expected. More at link. [Latino Review]

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A Scanner Darkly Meets Brazil, Creating A Fascinating Mess

I’m surprised Martin Martin’s On The Other Side got shortlisted for a Clarke Award. To be sure, it brings a unique narrative voice to the dystopian future canon. But it’s also derivative and muddled. Spoilers! In Martin Martin’s On The Other Side by Mark Wernham, it’s about 40 years from now, and everything has gone…

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My God, Texas Is Full Of Stars!

This time-lapse fish-eye-lens photo of the night sky over Texas is incredible, thanks to a red-lens filter that allows us to see the galactic core of the Milky Way rising up at the end. [Gizmodo]

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“I Haz So Manies Boyfriends”

Brand new teaser posters have been released from New Moon and you know what that means: it’s time to caption this terrible teaser art. Give it your best shot, below. Can’t get enough of shiny emo vampires? Make sure to tune into MTV Movie Awards on May 31st, where they will be debuting the first…

io9 Meredith Woerner

What Is The Deadliest Machine Of All-Time? (Humanoid Division, Round 2)

Yesterday, the original Terminator won in a landslide victory over Maximilian from The Black Hole. The question now is—how will he fare against Caprica 6 from Battlestar Galactica? Which Robot is Deadlier?(myspace polls) Both the Humanoid and Heavyweight Battles will continue tomorrow. Cast your vote and feel free to suggest a new opponent in the…

Movies Sean Fallon

Robot Chicken’s Contribution To The Spore Universe is Explosively Demented

Maxis invited the creators of cult TV show Robot Chicken to come in and design special downloadable levels for Spore: Galactic Adventures. Here’s the first documentary showing the masters at work, with literally explosive diarrhea.

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Joyce Carol Oates And Jeff Vandermeer, Together At Last

Back in 2002, superstar literary journal Conjunctions redefined the intersection of science fiction and lit with its “New Wave Fabulists” issue. Now they’re trying to do the same for urban fantasy. Conjunctions #52, out now, has a theme of “Betwixt The Between: Impossible Realism,” and here’s the description: Postfantasy fictions that begin with the premise…

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Countdown Science Fiction’s 10 Most Murderous Robots

It’s one thing to talk about Killer Robots, but which ones have actually managed to really rack up the senseless slaughter? Here are our choices for the ten deadliest robots for you to avoid. Now, we know that this list is going to upset more than a few of you (Especially if you disliked the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

New Transformer Clips Showcase Terrible Dialogue You Can Depend On

One thing you gotta love about the mindless boom-boom that is Transformers: the zingers. Three new clips showcase the best of the one-liners from both citizens and new robots, including “It’s upgrade time.” Transformers 2 will be released in theaters on June 24th.

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Could’a Been Contenders…

Wondering where Daleks, Cybermen and the Borg are? They’re over in the “Do cyborgs really count as robots?” corner, although it’s arguably worth pointing out that Daleks aren’t really robots at all, just aliens inside weirdly-shaped suits of armor… that may as well be robots for all we actually care. I’m sure there will be…

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#1: The Manhunters

How deadly are they? They destroyed all life within Space Sector 666 because of a “programming glitch.” How big is a Space Sector? Unknown, although the entire universe is split into at least 3601 of them, and Final Crisis claims that there are “thousands of worlds” within Earth’s sector. So let’s just say that’s a…

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#2: Unicron

How deadly is he? He eats planets for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And if they’re populated, all the better; it adds texture, apparently. Who’s responsible? It very much depends who you ask; Unicron has been given multiple histories throughout the years, including being a fallen god who somehow became a robot, a murderous robot…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Sun Will Not Warn Us Before It Erupts

Ray Hopes For Alyssa Milano And Eliza Dushku As The First Female Ghostbusters

Chuck Sells Out To Survive

New Terminator Salvation Clips, Plus McG Talks You Through Terminator 5

A Crash Course In Penis Insertion For Aliens (Maybe NSFW)

Resistance Fighter Moon Bloodgood Gets Her Own Terminator CG Web Series

Discover The Secret Origin Of 9’s Deadly Machines

$100 of Free Music

Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash Body Armor, Or Photoshopped Red Space Suit?

A Scanner Darkly Meets Brazil, Creating A Fascinating Mess

My God, Texas Is Full Of Stars!

“I Haz So Manies Boyfriends”

What Is The Deadliest Machine Of All-Time? (Humanoid Division, Round 2)

Robot Chicken’s Contribution To The Spore Universe is Explosively Demented

Joyce Carol Oates And Jeff Vandermeer, Together At Last

Countdown Science Fiction’s 10 Most Murderous Robots

New Transformer Clips Showcase Terrible Dialogue You Can Depend On

Could’a Been Contenders…

#1: The Manhunters

#2: Unicron

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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