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Unobstructed views of space are increasingly at risk as SpaceX builds out its Starlink megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. And with the company’s plans to deploy bigger, and potentially brighter, satellites, the problem could get even worse, according to astronomers.

Mike Lindell—aka the MyPillow Guy—is convinced that Walmart is trying to cancel him as the retailer pulls MyPillow from its stores, opting to sell the product online instead. Cancel culture at its finest.

Based on the trailer and its near-mythical status as a project Oscar-winning animator and special effects supervisor Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back) has been working on for three decades, you might have an idea of what you’re in for while watching Mad…Read more...

High temperatures in Kansas last weekend killed thousands of cattle, authorities confirmed this week, after footage of rows of cattle corpses was widely shared online.Read more...

NASA is under immense pressure to succeed this weekend during its fourth attempt at a launch rehearsal for its Space Launch System. Another failed test of the gigantic rocket would be an embarrassing—and worrying—setback for the Artemis Moon program, which aims to get off the ground this year.Read more...

Although Witchers are best known for drinking various potions to help them fight the various monsters they hunt down, they still need to eat. But chances are they’re eating whatever’s available in some dingy tavern, buying whatever they can with whatever coin they managed to get for their services—as opposed to the…Read more...

California Governor Gavin Newsom is officially a Truther.

This past April, NASA and its partners at the German space agency announced the end to the SOFIA mission. The modified Boeing 747SP jumbo jet is being retired after eight years of service, but its scientific contributions cannot be overstated. In honor of this closing mission, we present to you SOFIA’s greatest hits.

Change is the only the constant, especially when it comes to social media apps. But that doesn’t mean the changes are unique.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: former Jedi Master, defender of the Skywalker family’s greatest secret, Knight of the Republic... fashion icon? No matter what the Jedi say about dress codes, Ben Kenobi has never been one to shy away from accessorizing himself as one of the Jedi Order’s most stylish knights. As Obi-Wan Kenobi draws to…Read more...

Just when you were probably thinking you have too many different cards hogging up space in your wallet, feds were honestly considering putting one more in your monetary bandolier.Read more...

Apple could soon turn to OLED. If you’ve been following recent laptop trends, then you know that OLED is the next big thing in display tech. Yes, it’s been around for a few years, but 2022 seems to be the year when PC makers are finally looking to adopt it on a wide scale. Hell, the Lenovo Yoga 9i and HP Spectre x360…Read more...

The House Select Committee investigating former President Donald Trump’s role in fomenting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has shone a spotlight on his efforts to fundraise off the back of his erroneous election fraud claims.

The only upside to wrapping presents is maybe, just maybe, you’ll finish the roll of gift wrap and be left with a cardboard tube ready to become an imaginary lightsaber. But with a few hidden electronics inside, Joel Hartlaub created a self-extending cardboard saber that doesn’t require much imagination at all.Read more...

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One of the most beloved, fan-favorite anime series of the late ‘90s was indisputably Trigun, starring Vash the Stampede, a gunslinger who wandered the arid planet of No Man’s Land while constantly trying to avoid the many, many bounty hunters chasing him. (He’s an ace shot, but also a pacifist.) Now a new generation…Read more...

Julian Assange—founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks—can now be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he will face charges of espionage.Read more...

It’s looking like we’re heading into a third year of La Niña.

If you thought HBO’s plans for Game of Thrones’ future were all in the past at this point, you’re in for a shock: The network is planning to bring back Kit Harington’s Jon Snow for a new Thrones spinoff set after the events of the main series.

My colleague noticed something strange in the latest batch of photos from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover: A roundish rock appears to be carefully balanced atop a jagged outcrop. How did that get there?

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shown he does not take criticism very well. So when employees of his rocket company called their boss’ behavior a “distraction and embarrassment”… well you can see where this is going.Read more...

You may be surprised to hear that another popular toy from your youth, Tech Deck’s miniature skateboard, is still popular and still coming up with tiny ways to gleam the cube. Any cluttered desk has the potential to become a miniature skate park, but for finger skaters wanting a more authentic experience, Tech Deck…Read more...

In a rare sneak preview, Boeing revealed its brand new Starliner spacesuit to be worn by astronauts on board the company’s commercial spacecraft Starliner.Read more...

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Dexter Fletcher still wants Sherlock Holmes 3 to happen. Grant Morrison reveals their plans to try and make Doctor Who... after Russell T. Davies is done with the show again. Plus, a few more spooky clips from Ethan Hawke’s Black Phone performance, and a new look at the next Kung Fu Panda show. Spoilers get!

Microsoft is responsible for bringing many of us into the digital realm, introducing generations of consumers to the PC. Even today, the Windows operating system is used by more than a billion people worldwide. Beyond Windows, Microsoft and its brand Xbox have been a driving force behind the growth of gaming, Office…Read more...

For nearly a year, the Walt Disney Company’s Parks, Experiences, and Products Division has been planning to move a large portion of its employees to Florida by 2023. That has relocation date has now been pushed three years. The timing is... interesting.Read more...

Deep time is a headache. So many changes have happened in the cosmos, on our planet, and through evolution to create the world we know today. One of the most recent major changes, relatively speaking, was the K-Pg extinction, the mass death of the dinosaurs and many other creatures in the immediate aftermath of an…Read more...

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Crowning of the Lord Tazenket, Vulture God of the Eye” by S.G. Demciri. We’ll be presenting this novelette in two parts; part one was published on June 9 (read it …Read more...

Before you ever heard of NFTs, maybe you heard about the $225 jpeg of Han Solo. Back in 2015, I wrote an article about a Han Solo card worth over $200 in an app called Star Wars Card Trader by Topps. At the time, I spent most of the article explaining how a person could own something that they merely have on their…Read more...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after researchers conducted the first statewide survey of bumble bee species in 40 years.Read more...

A police unit in Pune, India has its fingerprints all over a hacking campaign that planted fabricated documents on political activists’ computers, then used the forged evidence as a justification to arrest them and charge them with crimes, according to cybersecurity research set to be presented in August and first …Read more...

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While itch.io is running an absolutely fantastic Queer Games Bundle (which includes nearly 600 games for only $10), the sheer expanse of queer games might be intimidating to navigate. I’ve rounded up a selection of small, indie table top roleplaying games that I personally love, all written by queer people. Many of…Read more...

Doctors appear to have found a way for some organ transplant recipients to avoid lifelong immune-suppressing drugs. In new research this week, they detail how three children with a rare genetic condition were given a dual bone marrow and kidney transplant in hopes of completely avoiding immune rejection. And up to…Read more...

Westworld is returning soon—and after that explosive (and frankly somewhat confusing) third-season finale, we have a lot of questions about what to expect from the sci-fi series’ next chapter. One of the most important parts of the Westworld puzzle has always been Jeffrey Wright’s Bernard—a robot “host” who spends a…Read more...

Applying for jobs can feel like a crapshoot. A position sounds good, the hiring team seems to like you but, even once you’ve jumped through all the cover letter and interview hoops, you can still easily end up blindsided by a pay offer much lower than expected. The tides of change are coming though. Companies…Read more...

One of Marvel’s classic characters is on their way to Disney+ as Marvel Studios has announced that it’s moving ahead with a Wonder Man series. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is attached to helm and Brooklyn 99 writer Andrew Guest (who…Read more...

Bad news for crypto miners is good news for gamers. While GPU prices have steadily fallen over the past few months, the ongoing cryptocurrency crash appears to be expediting the return to MSRP. As Tom’s Hardware reports, GPU prices decreased by around 15% in May following drops of 10% to 15% in the months prior. In…Read more...

Sometimes, people just need to be reminded they are still people before they try to start a war of words on social media.Read more...

Social media users are freaking out over a false news story claiming a ridiculous amount of African refugees are allegedly flooding European countries. A screenshot of a fabricated New York Post headline that reads, “UN Warns of Massive Refugee Movement from Africa: 500 Million People On Their Way to Europe,” began…Read more...

The modern superhero wouldn’t be what it was without the work of artist Tim Sale. His moody, energetic work on characters such as Batman, Hulk, Spider-Man, Superman, basically all the greats, helped define modern myths and understandings about the character. Earlier this week, Sale was admitted to the hospital with…Read more...

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe that we can mitigate the worst of climate change with… space bubbles. They’ve outlined a strategy in which a huge raft of bubbles, carefully positioned between Earth and the Sun, would deflect sunlight (and thus heat) to stop further global…Read more...

A hanging egg chair sold at Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and HomeSense has been recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission after 19 reports of injuries from people falling.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke to Twitter employees en masse for the first time on a call Thursday to answer their questions on his anticipated $44 billion purchase of the company. While the world’s richest man offered some insight into his managerial style, he didn’t seem keen to grant workers much comfort or hope for…Read more...

Ethan Hawke is a versatile talent who’s been Oscar-nominated for both acting and writing, in works as diverse as Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy and the bombastic Training Day. As part of his multi-decade career, he’s also popped up in his share of sci-fi and horror, including two projects that’ve brought him…Read more...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to unveil its medium-lift Vega-C rocket, a worthy successor to the small launcher Vega, which has been in operation for 10 years. Vega-C is undergoing final preparations before launching from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana as soon as July 7, ESA announced on…Read more...