Science Fiction is Now
In so many ways, classic science fiction authors predicted technologies that are in everyday use now. Think Star Trek communicators and everyday cellular flip phones. The most recent example of sci-fi...
View ArticleReal “Worlds Without End”
Space.com is reporting that the 500th alien planet could be discovered this month. There are currently 494 confirmed extrasolar planets on the books and, at the rate they’re being discovered, it is...
View ArticleNASA Dreams of a Hundred-Year Starship
I recently read an article about a joint NASA/DARPA project called the "Hundred-Year Starship". Basically, it’s a year-long study to determine the feasibility of constructing a generation ship for the...
View ArticleSkynet Has Infiltrated the Past
Remember learning in school about how the Middle Ages were a time without intelligence, technology or a sense of humor? Consider the curious case of Juanelo Turriano’s (AD 1500-1585) mechanical monk,...
View ArticleSpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Connects to the International Space Station
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View ArticleCuriosity Advances Science Fact, Tomorrow
If, like us, you plan to stay up bleary-eyed, watching Curiosity land and deploy on the surface of Mars, you may want to catch up on what it is you’ll be watching for. We’ve all probably read about the...
View ArticleAddled by the Adler
Those of you who are attending this year’s Worldcon in Chicago probably already know about the opening night event at the Adler Planetarium. If you don’t, then maybe this news will be enough to entice...
View ArticleMars Descent in Beautiful HD
Remember that very cool, but highly pixelated postage stamp sized video of the heat shield separating from our latest Mars lander? It didn’t look so crappy because NASA couldn’t afford good cameras....
View ArticleJava the Cup
Like most WWEnders, I want to go to space. It doesn’t have to be now, which is good, because who can afford the $20 million that it takes today? Some day, however, a journey to low Earth orbit will...
View ArticleMAVEN to launch any minute now!
Live streaming video by Ustream The MAVEN launch is happening now (as of this posting, of course). Above is the live feed. MAVEN is the Mars orbiter that is going to find out why Mars lost all that...
View ArticleSolar FREAKIN’ Roadways!
We’re living in a sci-fi world… or at least, we could be. I don’t know how I missed this but I don’t want you to. It’s freakin’ brilliant! These folks have an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for...
View ArticleFalcon Heavy Launch Imminent
UPDATE: The launch has been scrubbed for today (April 10) due to high wind shear in the upper atmosphere. Dang bomb cyclone! It is now (as of this edit) scheduled for tomorrow, April 11, at 6:35 EST....
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