Russia to send actor and director to ISS to shoot first movie in space | International Space Station
[ad_1] Russia’s space agency has said it will send an actor and a director to the International Space Station in October to make the first feature film in space. “Filming will take place at the International Space Station. The start of the expedition is scheduled for 5 October 2021 from the Baikonur cosmodrome on the […]
23-Ton Rocket Will Crash Somewhere on Earth Tomorrow
[ad_1] Currently there’s a 23-ton, 100-foot-long Chinese rocket in a decaying orbit over the Earth going 17,300 miles per hour. Experts believe it will be falling to Earth this weekend. The truly terrifying part is that these same experts don’t know when it’s going to crash or where. “It’s potentially not good,” said Jonathan McDowell, […]
This Wine Went to Space; Expected to Sell for $1 Million
[ad_1] After more than a year on the International Space Station, a case of very pricey French merlot made its safe return to Earth in January. And now, thanks to Christie’s auction house, one bottle of that space wine is for sale. If you’re planning on putting in a bid for the wine, expect it […]
From Eno to Dua Lipa, why musicians are fascinated by outer space | Pop and rock
[ad_1] Nick Rhodes, the most concept-friendly and new-romantic of Duran Duran’s line-up, has been in contemplation. Mostly he’s been thinking about the movements of the heavens and their travelling companion, mythology. If the gods are angry, this thinking goes, their mood swings might be interpreted celestially, providing a natural hedge against uncertainties. It’s a pastime […]
Sitting in a tin can: why sci-fi films are finally telling astronaut life like it is | Movies
[ad_1] Anybody who fancies watching a new science fiction film this month can count their lucky stars. A Netflix drama, Stowaway, features Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette and Daniel Dae Kim as a trio of astronauts who are on their way to Mars when they discover that an unfortunate launch-plan engineer, Shamier Anderson, is still onboard. […]
Whole of the moon: Tim Easley's lunar photography – in pictures
[ad_1] London-based photographer and designer Tim Easley has spent the past few years taking emotive monochrome photographs of the moon. “I’ve always loved it,” he says, “and, being from the city, it’s often the only celestial object that you can see.” The 60 or so images have now been collected in a book, The Moon, […]
Ridley Scott on sci-fi epic Raised By Wolves: ‘Watch it with three bottles of wine!’ | Science fiction TV
[ad_1] The lead character in Raised By Wolves is Mother, an android tasked with bringing up a young human family on a faraway planet. But things soon go wrong. Mother starts wildly overreacting to the tiniest provocation, then murders her partner. Before long, she’s screaming at visitors with such fury that their heads actually explode. […]
