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SPACE: New Animation Captures the Cyclones of Jupiter’s North Pole

Jupiter Storms

Using data from NASA’s Juno mission, researchers created a 3D flyover of the gas giant’s north pole in infrared. It shows the turbulent dynamics of the pole, which is topped by a huge cyclone about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) across. Ringing this monster atmospheric storm are eight other cyclones with diameters ranging from 2,500 to 2,900 miles (4,000 to 4,700 km). The Juno spacecraft launched on Aug. 5, 2011, and entered Jupiter’s orbit on July 4, 2016, flying as low as 2,200 miles (3,500 km) over the highest cloud tops of the planet, according to NASA. The goal of the … Read more

New Marvel Animated Film Stars Latina Queer Hero

America Chavez

Marvel is bringing some of their most diverse heroes front and center with their newest movie project. Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors is an upcoming full-length feature animated film starring a new generation of superheroes. It’s part of the company’s new multi-platform animation venture, which launches next year. It consists of digital shorts and this movie. Sana Amanat, Marvel’s director of content, told BuzzFeed the project ‘came out of a desire to be able to tell stories about characters that we think are the next great heroes’. ‘I think it’s incredibly important that we tell young women and young girls that … Read more

Announcement: Syndicandi, by Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini

Syncandi

Joanna Krotka and Roberto Iolini have a new FF science fiction romance adventure project out: REAL LOVE IN A SYNTHETIC WORLD Studio Syncandi Kyoto proudly presents SYNCANDI – a new science fiction romance adventure story told through comics, songs, videos and more! Sync is an elite military assassin infected by a viral weapon. Sync’s body is mostly synthetic – only her heart and brain are original. She’d rather die than have the state corporation which owns her body turn her into a fully synthetic immortal killer. She decides to exile herself to an abandoned experimental zone codenamed Genies Res, a … Read more

News: Dark Matter and Dark Energy Explained Through Animation

Dark matter and energy

All of the ordinary matter in the universe, from stars to Cher herself, accounts for less than 5% of the known universe. About 25% of the universe is dark matter, while the remaining 70% is dark energy. But what are these dark, invisible substances? Well…we don’t know exactly, but we do have some ideas! Full Story at Towleroad.com