He shares his images onAstroBin, an image hosting platform for amateur astronomers. The satellite launched in 2019 on board a Delta IV rocket. My image shows a large, roughly 5 meter long rectangular panel, Schofbanker told Space.com. An amateur astronomer caught this rare glimpse of a Pentagon satellite.Felix Schöfbänker This isnt Schofbankers first time tracking things in space that were meant to stay classified. Earlier last month, theastrophotographer caught a rare glimpse of Chinas top secret spaceplane in orbit....

The cheese-covered mummies are in the Xiaohe Cemetery, part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The remainsconfoundingly buried in boat coffins surrounded by miles of sand dunesdate from 2,000 BCE to around 200 CE. News from the future, delivered to your present. The ancient kefir cheeses found at the Xiaohe cemetery.Photo: Yimin Yang CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S. The U.S. has seen 61 confirmed human cases to date....

And then the big one. A limited edition pop-up version exclusive to Walmart. Still no word on a Disney+ release but were guessing itll be sometime during the holiday season. The limited edition steelbooks for Deadpool & Wolverine. Image: Marvel Studios Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. The Deadpool version of the steel book – Marvel Studios. The Wolverine version of the steelbook. – Marvel Studios...

The big news, however, centered on the prototype Orion, the companysfirst true pair of AR glasses. Still, Meta promises youll still have all the same software capabilities as its older brother. The Quest 3S starts at $300 for 128 GB, but a 256 GB version costs $400. © Meta Also, Meta isdropping the 512 GB Quest 3 price from $650 to $500. Orion is Metas first real pair of AR glasses, though its still in prototype form....

Its safe to say that Marvel struck gold withX-Men 97. Im so honored, Hale told io9. For those unaware of Hales illustrious resume,X-Men 97isnt the first time shes portrayed Jean Grey. © Marvel Nevertheless, Hale says reprising her role as Jean Grey from inX-Men 97was an awesome experience. This team is incrediblethey grew up watching the show. The directors are just wonderful people and joy to work with. @ Marvel...

Daveed Diggs is joiningThe Boys final season. Courtney Cox is down toScreamonce more. Netflixs live-actionOne Pieceteases another familiar ship. © Columbia Plus, a new look at the return ofJurassic World: Chaos Theory.To me, my spoilers! Scream 7 Courtney Cox recently revealed she still hasnt signed on toScream 7in an interview withVariety. Im not officially signed on. Im not, but there will be aScream 7… theyre rewriting all the time. Its not like I dont know whats going on....

This news comes via areport from Deadline, which quotes two sources with knowledge of the newspapers plans. Why a publication would do this is unknown and most of the plausible explanations are bad. Maybe they think people will find it cute. © David Levenson/Getty Images I really have no idea. What is clear is that AI, as it stands today, does a piss-poor job of making art. The notion that it could experience art and evaluate its quality for readers is laughable....

Weve all seen movies that show thebeginning of an outbreak. Thats the plot ofMads,a new French filmfrom director David Moreau. Things start with a young man named Romain (Milton Riche) scoring drugs for the night ahead. Lucille Guillaume and Laurie Pavy in Mads. Image: Shudder Things are going well as he drives his classic car down the street, stoned out of his mind. That is until a woman covered in blood and bandages gets into the car....

Its been a while since Ive worn a virtualsorry, mixed reality headset. See at Best Buy See at Amazon Meta announced theQuest 3Sheadset starting at $300. Its slightly more affordable than theregular Quest 3and runs on the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo Still, its higher than what it was in the Quest/Quest 2. At the beginning of my time withthe Meta Quest 3S, I was convinced I missed this experience....

Want to know what kind of flower you took a picture of or how to make a multi-colored cake? Just ask Meta AI. Just ask Meta AI. Screenshot: Gizmodo Not sure what to say about the goat on a surfboard? Dont worry, Meta AI will also suggest captions for your stories on Facebook and Instagram. In some cases, a single image consumes the same amount of power as fully charging a smartphone....

Whether you like it or not, the world has decided to embrace artificial intelligence fully. That means theres AI infused into everything, even your favorite messaging app. One of those apps is likely one of Metas properties: WhatsApp, Facebook, or Instagram. Image artificially generated through Facebook Messenger Soon, you might interface with one of them to generate an image. I got to try this out at Meta Connect, hosting demonstrations on Samsung Galaxy S22s....

Orion projects its pictureonto a waveguide-jot down screenhoused on the left-hand lens. The glasses include a 70-degree FOV through a micro-LED projector onto the glasses silicon carbide lens. There are speakers housed in a magnesium alloy frame. © Meta This separate unit includes several EMG sensors and an onboard processor for interpreting them. While theyre relatively heavy at 98 grams, the glasses processing isnt happening on-gadget. Instead, thats being handled by a wireless compute puck....

Andwhatever else it canscrounge up thats bright and shiny. Whether or not this film can duplicate that, well see. But eligibility is one thing.Madame Webis, technically, eligible too. Hey bub, got any of those Oscars?Image: Marvel Studioos Not thatDeadpool & Wolverinereally needs any momentum. The film has grossed $1.3 billion and counting, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film ever. But for anyone above the line (actor, writer, director, etc.) to get a nomination would be a feat....