Dr. Graham J. Murphy, of Trent University, recently published a paper investigating "Somatic Networks and Molecular Hacking in Eastern Standard Tribe," using Cory Doctorow's novel as his source material. The paper is now available...
DuPont and Environmental Defense have collaborated on a two-year project to produce their 104-page "Nano Risk Framework." The document is a process to evaluate and address the potential risks of nanoscale materials...
The European Space Agency is planning a 520-day simulated mission to Mars (in an enclosed environment in Moscow), and is looking for volunteers to fill the crew positions (plus slots on earlier 105-day missions). Participants must be...
Today is the twelfth anniversary of the web site Astronomy Picture of the Day. While not really a genre entry on the web, the photos and descriptions they post—every day—are truly inspiring. SFScope salutes 12 years of APOD, and eagerly awaits its bar mitzvah next year.
Author Michael A. Burstein, as president of the Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet, is quoted extensively in the National Geographic article detailing the dwarf planet's demotion from king of the dwarfs...
Astrium revealed their plans for a vehicle for space tourism that looks remarkably like a business jet, but with a rocket engine in the back. Their plan is to launch...
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off at 7:38PM tonight, carrying artifacts of Jamestown to the International Space Station. It will also...
Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Hall of Fame inducted the four members of its 2007 class. This is the first year that more of the inductees are real than are science fictional. They include...
The Hubble Space Telescope has found some of the strongest evidence yet for the existence of dark matter. This article is NASA's press release on the discovery.
Updating earlier stories on Stephen Hawking's zero-g flight and Charles Simonyi's two-week tourist trip to the International Space Station. Both flights have been successfully completed, and...
A potential Earth-like planet has been discovered orbiting the near-Earth red dwarf Gliese 581. Its surface gravity should be about 1.5g, and its temperature...
New York City's Philoctetes Ccenter is hosting a free roundtable discussion of "Extraterrestrial Life" with panelists author David Marusek, NASA Chief Historian Stephen J. Dick,...
Software millionaire Charles Simonyi became the fifth paying space tourist when he lifted off today for the International Space Station. He will spend more than a week...
The South Korean government is writing a Robot Ethics Charter to govern human-robot interactions. South Korea expects a robot in every home within 15 years.
The New York Space Society presents previews of the upcoming documentary film Saving Hubble, followed by a viewing party for the total lunar eclipse, all on 3 March.
