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10 Classic Sci-Fi Performances Snubbed by the Oscars
Oscar nominations will be announced later this month, and Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Barbie’s Margot Robbie are all but guaranteed to be in the Best Actress race. Last year, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept three of the four acting categories. That suggests sci-fi and fantasy films, whose stars don’t always get attention they…
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The Last Images From Doomed Space Probes
These space explorers managed to document their final moments, sending back precious data before going silent forever.
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A Beacon in the Galaxy: Scientists Update Humanity’s Message to Aliens
An international team of scientists has formulated an updated, binary-coded message that could eventually be transmitted to aliens in our galaxy. It’s jam-packed with details, including the chemical makeup of humans, a map of Earth, and even our precise location in the Milky Way. What could possibly go wrong?
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NASA’S Lucy Spacecraft Will Carry a Time Capsule for Future Earthlings
NASA engineers installed a time capsule on the Lucy spacecraft late last week, intended for future astro-archaeologists to retrieve and interpret. The time capsule is a plaque that includes messages from Nobel Laureates and musicians, among others, as well as a depiction of the solar system’s configuration on October 16, 2021, the date the spacecraft…