Who Needs Stars When You Can Gaze at Spiders Through Your Telescope?
Freaking spiders, always getting up on the camera lens like they want to be astronomers, too.The camera dome at Marshall Space Center has a small problem: every now and then an arachnid astronomer...
View ArticleTwo Very Different Ways to Play Fallout 4
As temperatures continues to drop, there’s little reason to leave your computer! Instead, cuddle up with Worth Reading, our guide to the best games writing.Hey, You Should Read These“Playing Fallout 4...
View ArticleHere's The Best Moments Of 2015's Movies In One Supercut
We love a good movie supercut video, and this year’s best one comes from Sleepy Skunk, who’s cut together the best moments from 2015’s films. These are tricky to do: you need to get the right balance...
View ArticleGorgeous video shows just how incredible the Apollo missions were
The Project Apollo Archive on Flickr is truly one of the great treasures available on the Internet. You can easily get lost in the stunning imagery and wonder about what exists beyond our world. It’s...
View ArticleSaturday's Best Deals: Wireless Audio, Marvel Phase 1, Prime Pantry, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on...
View ArticleBadass Historical Chemists: Alice Hamilton Versus Absolutely Everyone
Alice Hamilton was one of those people who used science to shape morality. Basic concepts like sanitation, worker safety, and proper chemical disposal exist because she proved there was no other...
View ArticleRay Bradbury has long said that his education came from libraries.
Ray Bradbury has long said that his education came from libraries. It’s fitting then, that the Carnegie Library in Waukegan Illinois might become home to a museum devoted to the famous author.
View ArticleThis Distant Galaxy Appeared Just 400 Million Years After the Big Bang
NASA scientists have captured a remarkable glimpse of a primordial compact galaxy that came into existence at a time when the Universe was exceptionally young, using the Hubble Space Telescope....
View ArticleHumans Are Once Again Attempting to Reach Earth's Mantle
Humans have dreamt of of drilling to the center of the Earth for over a century, but the fact of the matter is, we haven’t made it past the crust. An ambitious new scientific expedition hopes to change...
View Article3D Printers Can Now Churn Out “Living” Blood Vessels
In a breakthrough that could lead to printable organs and an enhanced understanding of human physiology, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Labs have 3D-printed functional blood vessels that...
View ArticleWhat Color is Mars?
Human wetware is astonishingly good at pattern recognition and interpreting complex, noisy data, but it’s also painfully buggy. Mars is the red planet, except it really isn’t.When we send robotic...
View ArticleThis Bandage Glows Green When You're Infected
It isn’t easy to diagnose wound infections before they’ve progressed into a nasty, purulent mess, and many doctors prefer to play it safe by doling out antibiotics early. But a clever new bandage that...
View ArticleNew Force Awakens Featurette Introduces A New Cast To The Star Wars Legacy
There’s a new featurette for The Force Awakens on the web, featuring Daisy Ridley, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac ruminating on the legacy that they’ve inherited.It’s a neat behind the scenes...
View ArticleThe Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Looking Hot
Today at the PlayStation Experience we got our first real look at the Final Fantasy VII remake, which is currently slated for 2123 or so. It’s looking real good. Also: real-time combat?Here’s video of...
View ArticleThat Time Ronald Reagan Visited Star Trek: The Next Generation And Took The...
Ronald Reagan was a fan of Star Trek—and even a critic of it sometimes. In his diary he talks about watching Star Trek III in the White House theater and how he thought it sucked. In his...
View ArticleIn my regular ‘So You Want To Join The Empire’ column, I’ve gotten the...
In my regular ‘So You Want To Join The Empire’ column, I’ve gotten the question a bit: why dress up as the bad guys of Star Wars, given the iconography? The LA Times goes into how the 501st Legion went...
View ArticleStar Wars Smashed Up With Biggie's Life After Death And It's Awesome
Notorious B.I.G. and Star Wars aren’t exactly two things that you’d think would work well together, but Solar Slim and Richie Branson have proven that wrong with Life After Death Star. Solar Slim and...
View ArticleBehold the Closest Ever Image of a Kuiper Belt Object
Whoosh! Did you see that? It may look a bit scrappy, but the tiny white projectile at the center of the animation below—officially called 1994 JR1— is a cosmic time capsule, brought to you by a...
View ArticleJeff Vandermeer On Why Leena Krohn's Fiction Is So Important To Read
Next week, Cheeky Frawg Publishing will release a collection of stories and novels from Finnish author Leena Krohn. The collection is a major translation for the author, and we’ve interviewed editor...
View ArticleThe Doctor Who Finale Had Such a Great Ending, I Forgive Everything
I had some mixed feelings about tonight’s episode of Doctor Who. The plot of the episode (and the season) felt severely half-baked, to say the least, and great moments intermingled freely with a...
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