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Retired satellites typically burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, never again seeing the light of day. However, a Welsh design firm named Space Forge is developing a foldable heat shield in the ongoing effort make satellites reusable, and the company wants to test the concept in orbit later this year. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewIt’s called Pridwen, named in honor of King Arthur’s legendary shield. Space Forge announced the new foldable heat shield earlier this week in a press…

James Arthur has released new single ‘A Year Ago’ today, which is available to stream and download now.Arthur has reunited with songwriter Steve Solomon for the song. The two collaborated on Arthur’s 2016 song ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’, which was that year’s most streamed song and has been certified RIAA Diamond.Credit: Edward CookeLed by acoustic guitar, bolstered by swelling synths and crashing drums, the intimate yet widescreen slow-builder about missing an ex boasts a spellbinding vocal that nails the intensity James was…

In this latest video from Adam Savage’s Tested, the special-effects designer, former MythBusters host, and noted nerd-culture aficionado visits legendary animator Phil Tippett’s Tippett Studio in Berkeley, CA, where he talks with stop-motion master Tom “Gibby” Gibbons about a standout puppet from a standout episode of Rian Johnson’s Peacock series Poker Face.Spoilers of the Week April 11-15If you watched Poker Face, you’ll immediately recall Natasha Lyonne’s character befriending Arthur, an aging animator played by…

Let’s get streaming! Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. (And sometimes, just the ones that we like most.)Read more... Let’s get streaming! Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming…

May’s new book releases bring favorite genre staples like dragons, rebellious magic users, space heroes, and time travelers—but also fierce mermaids, reinvented gods and legends, queer cyberpunk detectives, moody personal AIs, and so much more. Add five or 10 or 54 to your reading list!Spoilers of the Week May 16-20Image: Head of ZeusCity of Last Chances by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author returns to fantasy with this tale of a magical, cursed city on the brink of revolution. Read an excerpt…

The end of the week is upon us, the time of rest is nigh, we approach the weekend and we greet it with open arms. Well. Open arms and a full list of movies, tv, and books to devour. We’ve got a lot of small updates from horror films including a Lord of the Flies adaptation, a queer time-loop romance, and a Thanksgiving slasher. Something for everyone! Spoilers, clear your schedules.“It’s Hard Not to Make Your Own Special Effect Noises When You’re Doing Action” | io9 InterviewJagged MindVariety reports Maisie…

Image: © Grace Aldrich, 2023/The Folio Society“It is the late 1970s and the United States and Soviet Republic are on the cusp of entering outer space. However, just as space travel is within their grasp, alien spaceships descend over the earth’s major cities ... five years later, the Overlords have taken over the world. American illustrator Grace Aldrich elevates the tension and uneasiness in the narrative to present the strange new reality in six unnerving illustrations, while her striking binding design features the…

Next month sees Star Wars Celebration coming to London from the 7th to the 10th of April, dubbed Celebration Europe IV.Next month sees Star Wars Celebration coming to London from the 7th to the 10th of April, dubbed Celebration Europe IV. The big official Star Wars convention run by Lucasfilm and Reed POP, taking place in the London ExCel Centre, now served by the very whizzy Elizabeth Line. I should be along to show, taking special interest in the Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and Viz Media licensed comic book line,…

Image: Photograph by Aaron Epstein/HBO MaxRIP to the fandom, but I just think that Steddyhands needs to be cannon. Sorry. The Izzy/Ed divorce is on the edge of splitting up for good this time, and Stede’s Other Woman energy is really making it hard to concentrate on the plot. It makes sense! Why can’t we have nice things? Don’t we deserve to have this? I simply feel like Stede balances out Ed and Izzy, and Izzy is truly the only one thinking practically and Ed is just dripping rizz like of course he pulls two bad bitches,…

During the State of Unreal presentation at GDC, mobile developer Kabam Entertainment announced its next game, King Arthur: Legends Rise, which has been built entirely in Unreal Engine 5.King Arthur: Legends Rise will feature "seamless" cross-progression and cross-play on mobile devices and PC, which will allow players to take their progression between platforms as needed. This marks the first time a Kabam title has been developed for a platform other than mobile devices or web-based platforms like…