Over 60 years ago, Pierre Boulle’s La Planete des singes debuted in France and the US. For the latter, it was renamed Planet of the Apes (which is much better than the UK’s hokey name for it: Monkey Planet). The book was a massive hit even though Boulle thought it wasn’t his best. (In his defense, he did write The …
Read More »Pluto Is Still a Planet (Sort Of): What People Are Getting Wrong This Week
We are less than two weeks away from the 95th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, the ice-caked, rocky sphere orbiting around 3.7 billion miles from the sun. To mark the occasion, The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, where Pluto was discovered, is hosting its sixth annual “I Heart Pluto” festival. But should they? Is Pluto even a planet? According …
Read More »How to see the best planet parade in decades, according to experts
This week sees a special event for stargazers, as there will be a planet parade in the skies. Four planets plus the moon will be visible in a line, making this a great opportunity for anyone interested in doing some stargazing. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be visible in the night sky, and the moon will be almost …
Read More »10 Best Gifts for Women Who Are Over This Planet (2025)
Considering the current state of affairs, thoughtful gifts for the women in our lives are the least we can do. The world is on fire—literally and figuratively. Human rights are being stripped away, the climate is in freefall, and some days, I’ll catch myself staring at the sky and think, I wish I could hitch a ride to space, but …
Read More »The xenomorph heads to our planet in the Alien: Earth teaser trailer
The Alien franchise normally features humans fighting the xenomorphs in space. In Alien: Earth, the extraterrestrial creatures are bringing the battle to Earth. The official teaser trailer for Alien: Earth depicts a xenomorph frantically running in a ship hurling straight toward Earth. The xenomorph runs right into a glass window, giving fans a brief look at its large head. Judging by the …
Read More »See the incredible view of our planet captured by the Blue Ghost spacecraft
It’s been one week since the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost mission launched on its journey to the moon, carrying NASA payloads and aiming to make the second ever commercial soft lunar landing. During this week, the spacecraft captured a gorgeous view of a solar eclipse seen from space, and now it has captured an even more impressive visual: our planet …
Read More »Supersonic winds rage on planet over 500 light-years from Earth
Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying weather on the planet since 2016 said findings show this “is the fastest wind ever measured in a jetstream that goes around a planet.” “This is something we haven’t seen before,” …
Read More »Mercury’s north pole seen in dazzling new images as spacecraft buzzes planet for a close-up photo shoot
Planet Mercury may have 11-mile deep layer of diamonds Planet Mercury may have 11-mile deep layer of diamonds 00:36 A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury’s night side before passing directly over the planet’s north pole. The …
Read More »Microsoft wants to redefine privacy with Windows 11, make it most trusted AI OS on planet
Microsoft says it’s on a mission to make Windows 11 an AI-driven operating system on the planet. Not only that, but it also wants to make Windows 11 the “most trusted” AI OS, and as part of its goal, it’s building several new AI privacy features that would empower people. This is according to job listings seen by Windows Latest. …
Read More »Rogue Planet’ in Development for Release on iOS, Android, Switch, and Steam in 2025 – TouchArcade
Following developer TRAGsoft bringing monster collecting game Coromon to mobile after it debuted on PC and Switch, we are getting a roguelite spin-off in the form of Coromon: Rogue Planet (Free) due next year for not only Steam and Switch, but also iOS and Android. Coromon: Rogue Planet aims to blend in the turn-based combat of the main game with …
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