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60 years of 'Star Trek': The colorful origins of the rainbow warp effect
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (670+ words) 'Starfleet Academy' sports a cool 60th anniversary intro honoring this colorful optical effect. Night Sky This Week You've all seen it dozens of times, in banners, posters, trailers, and intro title sequences, that vivid rainbow-like warp field spectrum used in some…...
Save nearly 40% on the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV while stock lasts
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (334+ words) Save almost 40% on the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV set, a buildable replica of the iconic ship from where the franchise started in 'A New Hope'. If you're looking to save credits by bagging the best Lego Star Wars deals,…...
Amazon's new 'Stargate' show raises big questions for the beloved sci-fi universe
2+ week, 3+ day ago (838+ words) Following the announcement that Amazon has given a new 'Stargate' the go-ahead, franchise figureheads Martin Gero and Joseph Mallozzi shared some of the details. Since the wholly unexpected news that Amazon is set to relaunch "Stargate," the internet has gone…...
Morgan Freeman narrates the glorious rise and meteoric fall of 'The Dinosaurs' in new Netflix series (video)
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (343+ words) Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment's 4-part dino-doc arrives March 6 Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans! Don't panic, but do you hear that thunderous rattling…...
This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview)
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (494+ words) "It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history." "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" has docked on Paramount+ as of Jan. 15 with a special two-episode premiere for its…...
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge gets an upgrade, as the Disneyland attraction adds classic characters from the original trilogy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Darth Vader are coming to Batuu! After a lackluster past few years that saw dwindling interest, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in Southern California is finally adding original "Star Wars" characters to…...
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau explain why this is the perfect series for Trek's 60th anniversary (interview)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (377+ words) 'For the look of the Athena, our ship has wings, and that was very intentional.' A long-gestating effort to bring a Starfleet Academy TV series from concept to reality has finally manifested itself, as the "Discovery" spinoff series' Star Trek:…...
Stream all the new Star Wars and Marvel releases for 33% less in this deal!
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) With a host of exciting new Marvel and Star Wars releases landing this year, Disney Plus is the streaming subscription to have in 2026 and now it's a third cheaper with this UK-only deal. Save 33% on Disney Plus and pay just…...
'Stranger Things' and 5 other places Einstein-Rosen Bridges have wormed their way into sci-fi
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (978+ words) From the Upside Down through the Devil's Anus and beyond. Here are 6 times these theoretical wormholes turned up in sci-fi shows and movies. The final episodes of "Stranger Things" turned the Upside Down, well, upside down. Having spent the best…...
Move over Chalamet — The Dune TV miniseries turns 25 today, so we talked to the director of the star-studded show that reached for the stars on a shoestring budget (exclusive)
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (683+ words) I wanted to elevate it. I didn't want to do it like the original 'Battlestar Galactica' or 'Babylon 5.'' One of the most formidable tasks in Hollywood has been attempting to successfully adapt sci-fi master Frank Herbert's seminal classic from 1965, "Dune....