The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in July 2024, and Where to Watch Them
Summer is officially here and with it comes lots of streaming content. Welcome to io9’s latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new…
Spunky Exoplanet Inexplicably Survives Host Star’s Death Throes
In his search for giant stars hosting large worlds, Samuel Grunblatt, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, came across a strangely puffy planet that’s smaller, hotter, and older than it’s…
Tweaked Formula on Alien Intelligence Hints That We’re Truly Alone in the Galaxy
Tech companies try to keep their interview questions secret, so that prospective employees can’t prepare answers in advance. Applicants reclaim the power by sharing their interview experiences publicly on websites…
Star Trek: Discovery’s Final End Is a Work in Progress
What a long road it’s been for Star Trek: Discovery, getting from there to here. Along that road it’s certainly had its ups and downs, but for all its faults,…
Spock’s Home Planet Never Really Existed
We’re sorry to disappoint Star Trek fans, but the exoplanet often compared to Mr. Spock’s fictional world has turned out to be nothing more than star flickers masquerading as a…
Star Trek 3 Is Finding Its Way Back to Theaters
Between now-classic movies like the Spider-Man films and the 1999 Mummy flick, it’s been a spring of re-releases. Most of them have been from studios like Sony and Disney, but now…
Welcome to io9’s Summer Movie Preview, 1984 Edition
The summer movie season is here—and, before we dive into what’s in store for 2024, let’s turn the clock back 40 years to one of the best summers of all…
10 More Amazing Sci-Fi Shows to Watch on Amazon Prime
The Expanse Season 6 – Official Trailer | Prime Video In our imaginations, The Expanse made it to nine seasons just like the novel series did. In reality, one of…
Star Trek’s 2009 Reboot Changed Everything
Star Trek has been an important fixture of sci-fi TV for decades, and alongside its continued existence, movies have helped further flesh out the characters. But in both the movies…
The Long-Lost Original Star Trek Enterprise Model Is Heading Home
Image: Heritage Auctions It was our first look at the vision of Star Trek’s future: the original ship model of the USS Enterprise that zoomed across screens in the show’s…