Zira And Cornelius Would Be Proud Of New Apes Movie (Story):
Trilogy Could Be In The Works For "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" (Story):
The Secret Story Behind "Cowboys And Aliens" (Story):
"Mongrels Creed" - Not Your Typical Dystopian Short (Video 11:22):
The 10 Worst SciFi Films Of All Time (Story & 10 videos):
Connor Trinneer On "Enterprise's" Pluses And Minuses (Story):
Ion Propulsion - Star Trek Concept Meets NASA Reality (Story):
Space Elevator Update With Michio Kaku (Story & Video 2:05)
Avoiding The End Of NASA (Story):
Writing Science Fiction As A Non-Scientist (Story):
10 Comparisons Between "The Jetsons" And Modern Technology (Story & Images)
BOOK REVIEWS
"Old Man's War" - John Scalzi (Hugo Award winner 2006):
"Cyteen" - C.J. Cherrhh:
"The Truth Of Valor" - Tanya Huff
OTHER NEWS
British director Gareth Edwards is developing a top secret science fiction film with Russian director turned producer Timur Bekmambetov. Not much has been revealed about this project, until now.The still untitled project is about a young human child (probably around 5 years old) and a robot who travel across the galaxy in search of mankind’s origin in a world void of humanity and filled with robots. Gareth is pitching this project as “a robot Star Wars."
Thanks to donations SETI’s Allen Telescope Array is Back Online.Back in April it was reported that the Array was being shut down due to lack of funding, however thanks to a campaign started in June called SETIstars, the array now has the $200,000 it needed to come back online. Science fiction played no small part in this endeavor as one of the major contributors was acclaimed author Larry Niven. Jodie Foster, Dr. Ellie Arroway herself (from the film "Contact") donated to SETIstars, as well as Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders.
NASA’s spacecraft Juno lifted off Friday, the start of a five-year, 1.7 billion-mile trip to Jupiter that scientists believe will unlock some of the secrets behind the origin of the solar system. By the fall of 2017, Juno is expected to have completed 34 elliptical, polar orbits around Jupiter and hopefully answer a long-standing debate over whether there is a solid core inside Jupiter’s swirling bands of gas.
The exploration of Mars by the Mars Opportunity rover continues. The rover reached Spirit Point yesterday and is overlooking a 14-mile-wide crater where clay minerals might have formed during a warmer, wetter period. About the size of a golf cart, the Opportunity rover arrived at Mars a few weeks after its twin, Spirit.
Are paper books worth saving? Now that electronic books are becoming an unstoppable force, it's a question worth asking. We're no longer reading papyrus scrolls so why isn't it unrealistic to think that paper books may become just as extinct? Guest writer for the Chicago Sun Times, Aaron Gilbreath, argues that paper books are not worth fighting for, however a blogger for the website "End Of The Universe" says what she fails to discuss is the elephant in the room over book piracy. Pirating books was once a difficult task, but new technologies have made it a breeze and pirated editions are so common that they are poised to completely devalue all books. Unlike the music industry where musicians can at least make a living from concerts, authors don't have such an option.
SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Thanks to donations SETI’s Allen Telescope Array is Back Online.Back in April it was reported that the Array was being shut down due to lack of funding, however thanks to a campaign started in June called SETIstars, the array now has the $200,000 it needed to come back online. Science fiction played no small part in this endeavor as one of the major contributors was acclaimed author Larry Niven. Jodie Foster, Dr. Ellie Arroway herself (from the film "Contact") donated to SETIstars, as well as Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders.
NASA’s spacecraft Juno lifted off Friday, the start of a five-year, 1.7 billion-mile trip to Jupiter that scientists believe will unlock some of the secrets behind the origin of the solar system. By the fall of 2017, Juno is expected to have completed 34 elliptical, polar orbits around Jupiter and hopefully answer a long-standing debate over whether there is a solid core inside Jupiter’s swirling bands of gas.
The exploration of Mars by the Mars Opportunity rover continues. The rover reached Spirit Point yesterday and is overlooking a 14-mile-wide crater where clay minerals might have formed during a warmer, wetter period. About the size of a golf cart, the Opportunity rover arrived at Mars a few weeks after its twin, Spirit.
Are paper books worth saving? Now that electronic books are becoming an unstoppable force, it's a question worth asking. We're no longer reading papyrus scrolls so why isn't it unrealistic to think that paper books may become just as extinct? Guest writer for the Chicago Sun Times, Aaron Gilbreath, argues that paper books are not worth fighting for, however a blogger for the website "End Of The Universe" says what she fails to discuss is the elephant in the room over book piracy. Pirating books was once a difficult task, but new technologies have made it a breeze and pirated editions are so common that they are poised to completely devalue all books. Unlike the music industry where musicians can at least make a living from concerts, authors don't have such an option.
SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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