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Justice Department Says Chinese Cyberespionage Is a ‘National Security Emergency’

Stories of Chinese government organizations hacking American corporations are not new. But in a segment aired on 60 Minutes tonight, business leaders, government officials and security experts paint a picture of a particularly sophisticated attack on the intellectual property of “thousands” of companies. John Carlin, the assistant attorney general for National Security, gave a surprisingly…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 17

Watch SpaceX’s Rocket Land, Then Fall Over

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 came very close to sticking the landing on a drone barge earlier today, but sadly, in the space industry, second place just gets you a fireworks show. The live stream of the landing cut out at just the wrong time, so information about what went wrong came out in bits and pieces.…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills Jan 17

So You Want to Join The Empire: Storage And Care of Stormtrooper Armor

It’s been a couple of weeks since our last look at armor building: after The Force Awakens, I needed to take a bit of a break from armor construction, but there is something that we can chat about in the meantime: storage. The new TK still needs some work after I trooped in it, something…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 17

How to Watch Tonight’s Democratic Debate Anywhere

Tonight’s Democratic debate might be broadcast at the most inconvenient time of the week, but at least NBC’s made it easy for all three anxious viewers to watch. The debate is being streamed over-the-air on NBC’s network, and more conveniently, via YouTube. You don’t need any account or login to make it work—just hit play…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 17

You Can Now Watch The Entire Pilot For The Magicians Online

The Magicians is coming out in a couple of weeks to the SyFy channel, and you can now watch the entire pilot online. We really enjoyed the start to the show, and we can’t wait to see where they take the first season. Here’s the pilot episode, ‘Unauthorized Magic’:

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 17

Masters of the Universe Recut Into The Force Awakens Trailer Is Awesome

Here’s some further proof that the full The Force Awakens trailer model works for everything: Masters of the Universe recut into the same trailer style makes it look awesome. So much better than the Inception model. Michael Furth recut the Marvel Universe into chronological order a couple of years ago, and recently put together Masters…

Trailers Andrew Liptak Jan 17

SpaceX’s Returned Rocket Still Fires, Mostly

A rocket is only reusable if it still works after landing. Elon Musk reports that the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX successfully landed at Cape Canaveral performed well during testing, although with some yet-to-be-explained fluctuations. After launching, delivering a payload into orbit, and landing on December 21, 2015, the Falcon 9 rocket was transported to a…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 17

SpaceX’s Rocket Didn’t Quite Stick Its Barge Landing

It’s a mostly good day for SpaceX. The company succeeded in its primary mission, delivering the Jason-3 oceanographic satellite into orbit. But its second objective was less successful: Falcon 9’s first stage rocket reached the drone ship, but crashed on landing. This article was updated as we acquired more information. SpaceX was streaming the Falcon…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Liptak & Mika McKinnon Jan 17

Stephen Colbert Geeks Out Talking To Scott Kelly On The ISS

Colbert has always been a great proponent of space exploration and sciences, and it’s fantastic to see him geek out talking to Scott Kelly in orbit on The Late Show. They chat about all manner of things – how long he’s been in space, frequent flier miles, sleeping in space, space madness, and the mission…

Tech News Andrew Liptak Jan 17

Watch as SpaceX Launches a New Ocean Satellite and Attempts a Barge Landing

We’re on location for today’s SpaceX launch of the Jason-3 ocean monitoring satellite. Afterwards, SpaceX will make their first barge landing attempt in the Pacific Ocean. Join us as we report live from Vandenberg Air Force Base! The thirty-second window opens at 1:42:18pm ET (10:42:18am PT local time) on Sunday, January 17, 2016. Watch the…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jan 17

The Discovery of an an Alien Artifact Leads Humanity to the First Spaceship On Venus

For this week’s Weekend Matinee, we’re rocketing off to the planet Venus in The First Spaceship on Venus! Engineers in the Gobi Desert uncover a mysterious artifact, one that they link to the Tunguska explosion of 1908. It’s a flight recorder from an alien spacecraft from Venus, and in response, flight planners redirect a Mars…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 17

Rejoice! We’re Getting Season 2 of Jessica Jones!

Here’s some awesome news: today at the Television Critics Association Press tour, Netflix has announced that they will be producing a second season of Jessica Jones! Variety has reported that the streaming company has commissioned a second, 13 episode season. There’s no additional details about when it will premiere or who the villains will be.…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 17

Kylo Ren Bonds With The Workers Of The First Order In SNL’s Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base

Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live this week, where he reprised his role as Kylo Ren, trying to understand the workers of Starkiller Base by going undercover. Needless to say, it doesn’t go as expected.

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 17

Meet NASA’s Newest Ocean-Exploring Satellite Before it Launches Tomorrow

SpaceX is launching the planet’s newest oceanographic satellite tomorrow morning. Here’s the scoop on Jason-3, and how “sea level” is one of those little white lies you learned in school. SpaceX is launching Jason-3 on a Falcon 9 rocket this Sunday morning. The satellite will provide oceanographic data for everything from tide forecast to continue…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jan 16

This 1917 Map of Fairyland Is Like A Where’s Waldo of Fantasy Easter Eggs

This is an incredible image: Titled ‘An anciente mappe of Fairyland: newly discovered and set forth’, it was created by Bernard Sleigh in 1917 as a comprehensive mashup of a whole bunch of fairy tales. Expand the picture to its full size to really get a good look at it. Sleigh was an English landscape…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 16

The First Flower Grown in Space is an Edible Orange Zinnia

The first flowers to ever grow in space are blooming on the International Space Station today. Despite fears of over-watering, the crew coaxed the zinnias into a burst of colour in their zero-g vegetable garden. Correction: This wasn’t the first flower to bloom in space, but it’s still gorgeous. Zinnias are edible blooming plants that…

Space & Spaceflight Mika McKinnon Jan 16

Here Are The Nominees For The 2016 Philip K. Dick Awards

Every year, the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust present the Philip K. Dick Award to a science fiction novel first published as a paperback, and they’ve just announced this year’s nominees! Here’s the nominees: Edge of Dark by Brenda Cooper (Pyr) After the Saucers Landed by Douglas Lain (Night Shade…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 16

Hawaii Department of Health Reports First Case Of Microcephaly Caused By Zika Virus In The U.S. (Updated)

Just days after the Center for Disease Control recommended travel warnings to pregnant women headed to Latin America, the Hawaiian Department of Health has confirmed a Zika “virus infection in a baby recently born with microcephaly in a hospital on Oahu.” The release stressed that this case wasn’t acquired in the United States: the mother…

Tech News Andrew Liptak Jan 16

Hallelujah, Marvel Might Be Adding The Punisher To Its Roster Of Netflix Shows!

We’ve been excited for Jon Bernthal to take on the role of The Punisher in the upcoming season of Daredevil: now, it looks like Marvel is ready to spin off the character into a show of his own. TVLine is reporting that Marvel is very close to developing a spinoff series of The Punisher to…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 16

Damn, These Minimalist Editions of Harry Potter are Beautiful

We love a good take, minimal take on something, but these edition of the Harry Potter series just blow us away. Created by Kincső Nagy in Hungary, Nagy noted in a post that “The cover is simple: black paper cover, laser-cut illustrations. The magic of the book is reflected by glowing in the dark.” The…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jan 16

Justice Department Says Chinese Cyberespionage Is a ‘National Security Emergency’

Watch SpaceX’s Rocket Land, Then Fall Over

So You Want to Join The Empire: Storage And Care of Stormtrooper Armor

How to Watch Tonight’s Democratic Debate Anywhere

You Can Now Watch The Entire Pilot For The Magicians Online

Masters of the Universe Recut Into The Force Awakens Trailer Is Awesome

SpaceX’s Returned Rocket Still Fires, Mostly

SpaceX’s Rocket Didn’t Quite Stick Its Barge Landing

Stephen Colbert Geeks Out Talking To Scott Kelly On The ISS

Watch as SpaceX Launches a New Ocean Satellite and Attempts a Barge Landing

The Discovery of an an Alien Artifact Leads Humanity to the First Spaceship On Venus

Rejoice! We’re Getting Season 2 of Jessica Jones!

Kylo Ren Bonds With The Workers Of The First Order In SNL’s Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base

Meet NASA’s Newest Ocean-Exploring Satellite Before it Launches Tomorrow

This 1917 Map of Fairyland Is Like A Where’s Waldo of Fantasy Easter Eggs

The First Flower Grown in Space is an Edible Orange Zinnia

Here Are The Nominees For The 2016 Philip K. Dick Awards

Hawaii Department of Health Reports First Case Of Microcephaly Caused By Zika Virus In The U.S. (Updated)

Hallelujah, Marvel Might Be Adding The Punisher To Its Roster Of Netflix Shows!

Damn, These Minimalist Editions of Harry Potter are Beautiful

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