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The New Hottest Spot in the Milky Way

Two days ago, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope revealed an image of what could be the brightest star in our galaxy: Wolf-Rayet star WR 102ka or, more fondly, the “Peony nebula” star. Astronomers say that it burns with the light intensity of 3.2 million suns — but that’s a rough estimate, and one that might even…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

Warren Ellis Is Resolute About GI Joe

After the surprise announcement that Transmetropolitan and Planetary writer Warren Ellis was the man behind the new, “adult”, GI Joe cartoon GI Joe: Resolute stunned fans of both Ellis and the Joes a couple of weeks ago, enough dust seems to have settled that Ellis has felt it safe to start talking about the project’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Watch Jeff Carlson Kill, and See Aliens Get Laid — In Book Trailers

It seems like nobody can release a book without making a trailer for it, and now the trailers themselves have become a kind of art form. You’ve got the relatively high production values of the trailer we’ve got here, for Jeff Carlson’s new book Plague War, directed by Adad Warda and featuring the author reenacting…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

In Dystopian 1975, The Government’s “Snooping Machine” Watches Us All

Writing in Playboy in 1968, Alan Westin predicted that in just seven short years, improved techniques in computerized data gathering would result in “a record-control society that could make George Orwell’s Oceania almost look like a haven of privacy.” We’ve got a few spookily familiar moments from his dystopian vision of the future, below. Westin’s…

io9 Lynn Peril

Watch How Faithful Watchmen Will Be

Watchmen star Patrick Wilson wants to reassure fans worried about Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the famous graphic novel that everything’s okay; they can still expect a Cold War-era downbeat ending when the movie gets released next year. And now we can see just how faithful Snyder is being to the original ourselves, as the trailer…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Is Gotham City Really New York?

Batman stands on his favorite gargoyle, in front of a humongous clock overlooking Gotham City. You always what time it is in Gotham, but you may not actually know what city you’re in. Gotham City is a weird mish-mash of architectural styles and a crazy-quilt of neighborhoods that don’t quite fit together. This has never…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Alien Egg Invades Russia

A first clip from Disney’s new CG short Glasgo’s Guest is on Animated World Network. Glasgo’s features a lone Russian soldier stationed at a frozen Siberian outpost. The soldier seems to live a pretty mundane existence, until one giant alien egg comes from the sky. The short is set to premiere before the Disney film…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Dollhouse Isn’t Another Firefly

We’ve already told you that writers of new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse are taking fan questions about the series months before it premieres, but on the current Television Critics Association tour, Joss Whedon has answered the question that every Whedonite was dying to know: No, this show isn’t going to get the same shoddy treatment…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Deadly Bacteria Delivers Pneumonia Vaccine

Researchers have figured out a way to modify the deadly food poison Salmonella, a bacteria, and turn it into a vaccine delivery system. Don’t worry — this won’t become an “I Am Legend” situation. All the bad parts of the bacteria (most of its genome) get sucked out and replaced by antigens for pneumonia. [The…

io9 Annalee Newitz

New Batch Of Zombie Movies Point To An Undead Midlife Crisis

The latest batch of zombie movie pitches are making me feel like the zombies are having a massive midlife crisis. First they get an expensive motorcycle to feel young again, then they start dumping their retirement funds into long cruises with other zombies, looking for a good time but not wanting to leave the comfort…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Slapstick With Sleestaks In New Land Of The Lost

The new big-screen Land Of The Lost movie will be a bizarre treat that actually satisfies fans of the 1970s original. You can take it from no less an authority than Juno scripter Diablo Cody, who visited the set. Her descriptions of the filming, in the current Entertainment Weekly, do sound intriguing (but campy.) And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Being Lazy Isn’t Your Fault — It’s Genetic!

Your desire to lie around the house isn’t because you’re a slacker: it’s in your genes. New research from scientists at the University of North Carolina shows that there’s finally a good reason why some people would rather read comic books and play video games all day than, say, go run a marathon. According to…

io9 Michael Reilly

Makemake Is Now Officially a Dwarf Planet

Not only does the “Kuiper Belt object” Makemake have a terrific name, but it is also one of the first chunks of rock to earn the International Astronomical Union’s new designation of planetoid or “plutoid” along with controversial “planet or not” Pluto. Most plutoids exist beyond the orbit of Neptune, and according to Charles Stross…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Where Is My Hypospray?

Welcome to Ask a Biogeek, a column where you ask UC Berkeley researcher Terry Johnson any question you want — no matter how weird. Reader Mairi proxies the following question: My mom wants to know when we’re going to get needle-less, painless injections. While I personally covet the medical tricorder, I would almost prefer that…

io9 Terry Johnson

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Teases More Live Action Movies

Be still my action-figure-loving heart: Could there possibly be another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie in the works? Judging from the frenzy over the new TMNT toys at New York Comic Con, I’m not the only one excited to see the turtles the way they were meant to be seen. Click through for more…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A Closer Look At Our New Robot Foes From Terminator 4

The future of the human race is looking pretty grim in John Connor’s world — especially with all the new-fangled robots director McG is populating the post-Judgment Day world with. We took a closer look at the trailer for Terminator Salvation, and examined each of the new robotic enemies humanity will have to face. Click…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Has a New Species of Insect Appeared in the Middle of London?

When an unknown insect starts showing up in ever-growing numbers in London, England, the most logical step would be to take one to some experts so they can identify it. What do you do when the insects first appear in the experts’ own back yard, the Wildlife Garden outside the Natural History Museum? Even after…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Black Panther Stalks Comic-Con

Obviously, someone at Marvel Studios agreed with us when we said that African superhero the Black Panther should be a star in his own right. One of the exclusive previews fans will be able to see at next week’s San Diego Comic-Con is of BET’s new Black Panther animated series. https://gizmodo.com/9-unknowns-we-want-to-see-in-the-avengers-movie-5019727 For those unfamiliar with…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Earth-Bashers

Mars isn’t the only planet with awe-inspiring craters. Here on Earth, we’ve been pummeled by space rocks in the not-so-distant past, and our planet has the scars to prove it. A new photo essay in National Geographic by Stephen Alvarez tells the story of planetary impacts like this one (above) in Arizona, U.S., called simply…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Venture Bros Season 4 Is On The Way Already

For those of us who were emotionally devastated by the nearly-two-year gap between the second and third seasons of The Venture Bros., the show’s co-creator Jackson Publick has some good news: They’re already started work on the show’s fourth season. Even though they haven’t finished work on the third yet. According to Publick, working on…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The New Hottest Spot in the Milky Way

Warren Ellis Is Resolute About GI Joe

Watch Jeff Carlson Kill, and See Aliens Get Laid — In Book Trailers

In Dystopian 1975, The Government’s “Snooping Machine” Watches Us All

Watch How Faithful Watchmen Will Be

Is Gotham City Really New York?

Alien Egg Invades Russia

Dollhouse Isn’t Another Firefly

Deadly Bacteria Delivers Pneumonia Vaccine

New Batch Of Zombie Movies Point To An Undead Midlife Crisis

Slapstick With Sleestaks In New Land Of The Lost

Being Lazy Isn’t Your Fault — It’s Genetic!

Makemake Is Now Officially a Dwarf Planet

Where Is My Hypospray?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Teases More Live Action Movies

A Closer Look At Our New Robot Foes From Terminator 4

Has a New Species of Insect Appeared in the Middle of London?

Black Panther Stalks Comic-Con

The Earth-Bashers

Venture Bros Season 4 Is On The Way Already

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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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