Tag: television
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Here’s what Donald Trump, NASA and SpaceX need to do to get us to Mars
The crew of the fictional Daedalus spaceship touches down on the Red Planet in “Mars,” a miniseries making its debut on the National Geographic Channel. (Credit: National Geographic Channels) The “Mars” miniseries premiering on the National Geographic Channel is only the latest in a decades-long string of media projects laying out a vision for settling…
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Oh, that kiss! How ‘Star Trek’ voyaged into controversial social and political frontiers
Lt. Uhura and Captain Kirk (played by Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner) embrace in a controversial episode of “Star Trek.” (Courtesy of CBS Television Studios) Fifty years ago, “Star Trek” pushed the frontiers of technology with 23rd-century smartphones – also known as communicators – but the TV show pushed social and political frontiers as well. “While…
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‘Building Star Trek’ connects 50-year-old artifacts with 23rd-century technologies
A scaled-down model of the Starship Enterprise hangs from the ceiling at “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds,” an exhibit at Seattle’s EMP Museum marking the 50th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere. (GeekWire photo by Kevin Lisota) The vision of the future that “Star Trek” laid out in 1966 may have been bright and shiny, but…
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‘Mars’ trailer features Elon Musk, Neil Tyson and Red Planet explorers from 2033
An astronaut surveys a Martian landscape in a scene from “Mars,” a National Geographic Channel miniseries due to air in November. (Credit: National Geographic / Imagine / RadicalMedia) National Geographic Channel’s “Mars” miniseries blends a fictional tale about Mars colonists in 2033 with modern-day musings about Red Planet missions – and so does today’s trailer for the…
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Apollo 10’s moon music mystery revisited
Apollo 10’s Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford and John Young sit for their official portrait. (Credit: NASA) Where did the weird, outer-spacey music that Apollo 10’s astronauts heard on the far side of the moon come from? The case was solved decades ago. Or was it??? “NASA’s Unexplained Files,” airing on the Science Channel, leaves the mystery hanging…
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Check out real X-Files from the CIA and FBI
A grainy photo shows what appear to be flying saucers over Sheffield, England, in 1962. (Credit: CIA) The FBI denies having a secret collection of X-Files like the ones that Mulder and Scully are investigating in “The X-Files” TV series – but you’d expect the alien conspiracy to say that, wouldn’t you? Whether or not the truth is…
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‘The Age of Aerospace’: Boeing sponsors TV series looking back at 100 years of high-flying history
“The Age of Aerospace” traces 100 years of history. (Credit: Science Channel) This year marks the Boeing Co’s 100th anniversary, and the company is using the centennial as an opportunity not only to celebrate its own history, but the history of aerospace as well. That celebration takes the TV spotlight starting tonight, in the form of…
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The return of ‘The X-Files’ brings real-life UFO sleuths out of the shadows
Alien visitation is a big topic for “The X-Files.” (Credit: Fox) UFOs are back in style, thanks in part to the return of “The X-Files” to television this weekend, almost 14 years after the last episode had its original airing. And while Mulder and Scully are delving into new anomalies in prime time, the folks who…
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Can’t wait for ‘Star Wars’? The force is strong with ‘Childhood’s End’ and ‘The Expanse’ on TV
Like Han Solo, spaceship pilot Alex Kamal (played by Cas Anvar) has a complicated past in “The Expanse,” which has its TV premiere on Syfy tonight. (Photo by: Rafy/Syfy) While you’re waiting for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to invade theaters this week, you can tune in a couple of other star wars on TV…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk gets in the Thanksgiving spirit on ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, surprises Howard Wolowitz (played by Simon Helberg) on the CBS TV series “The Big Bang Theory.” (Credit: CBS) You wouldn’t think Elon Musk was a warm and fuzzy guy, based on this year’s biography of the hard-driving CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, but on this week’s…