Scientists argue that large lunar cities are likely unsustainable because there is not enough water ice in the Moon’s polar cold traps, even though power would be plentiful from near-permanent sunlight on crater rims. A new analysis estimates that even an optimistic 1 billion tons of ice would support a million-person settlement for only a … Continue reading News: Lunar Cities Need Water
According to a Forethought article, unrestricted “galactic anarchy” in space colonization is dangerous because vast distances prevent timely enforcement against rogue star systems that could waste cosmic resources in expansion races, trigger universe-destroying events, or create astronomical suffering. To avert this, every outgoing probe should carry a “nightwatchman” superintelligent AI that holds a decisive local … Continue reading News: How to Solve Galactic Anarchy
In the quiet libraries of the orbital ship known as Eternal, where the sunlines painted everything in honeyed amber, Dr. Elias Vey paced the vast stacks of data that were mostly forgotten. He was a man of solitude and normally few regrets, a physicist who had once dreamed of mapping the universe’s hidden heart of … Continue reading The Memories Between the Stars
A24’s Backrooms (2026), directed by Kane Parsons (the YouTube creator behind the viral series), brings the internet’s unsettling liminal spaces to theaters. Released May 29, the film follows a therapist (Renate Reinsve) venturing into a bizarre dimension of endless yellow rooms and buzzing lights to rescue her missing patient (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Mark Duplass and others … Continue reading ‘Backrooms’: Internet Lore Meets Cinema
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga reaches its climax with Dune: Part Three, adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah. The film is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026. Set years after Part Two, it follows Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as Emperor, grappling with the consequences of his power amid political plots, a galaxy-wide holy war, and prescience. … Continue reading Dune: Part Three – Villeneuve’s Epic Conclusion
AI has unlocked hidden text from 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Part of an ancient library in Herculaneum, these fragile papyri were previously unreadable without destruction. Through the Vesuvius Challenge, researchers used X-ray imaging and AI to virtually unwrap one complete scroll (PHerc. 1667), revealing ~1.5 meters of ancient Greek … Continue reading News: AI Decodes Herculaneum Scrolls
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The Jacques Richarde Building shook. Students and teachers alike considered their escape route, but before they had the time to follow it, the shaking stopped. “Was that an earthquake?” Madeline Mullaney asked the attractive blonde next to her. “I think it was an alien landing on the roof,” Maria replied, to the surprise of everyone … Continue reading ‘An Alien’s Love’ by LB Knowles
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