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Neil deGrasse Tyson Finds Krypton! (Video)
Although this doesn't really count as a science fiction invention, I can't resist the following video, which is both graphically interesting and clever in a way that sf fans can appreciate.
(Tyson, Superman, Krypton, Action Comics)
Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and a generally awesome human, has a cameo in Action Comics No. 14, out Wednesday. In the comic, he helps Superman find Krypton on its final day in the universe. In order to get that location, and because he’s (again) awesome, Tyson and a team of scientists actually located a planet with Krypton-like characteristics.
I wouldn't have thought I had very many Superman-related stories lying around the site, but after you've done 3,800 science fiction in the news stories, you've probably got a few:
- Superman's Fortress of Solitude Found
Imagine the surprise of miners when they actually found it! - Warrior Web: Superman Underwear From DARPA
DARPA is looking for a wearable suit that can help protect warfighters. - Hitachi Quartz Glass Memory Lasts Forever
"We believe data will survive unless this hard glass is broken," said senior researcher Takao Watanabe. - Kryptonite Discovered By Scientist
Discovered in a mine near Jadar, Serbia, the mineral had a known chemical formula - sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide...
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