Archive for the ‘Space Travel’ Category

Arial and satellite photo's taken of the space shuttle Discovery earlier this year have confirmed strange markings on the craft's outer hull. The markings appear to be a corporate logo, indicating that NASA may be having cash flow problems and are taking...

Suitsat, the junky old Russian space suit filled with old clothes and a redio transmitter, then booted into space, is still transmitting. It was thought the experiment was a flop after ham radio enthusiasts and official space monitoring freaks lost the...

It appears the US Government is looking into the possibility of creating an engine for a spacecraft that 'may' propel it to beyond the speed of light, as we know it. The Scotsman is reporting that: The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in...

Regular readers around here will know that I'm a space nerd and a big fan of personal planetariums like this one that I previously profiled. Well, here comes an even cooler one from Sega Toys in Japan. The Homestar Planetarium is billed as the world's...

You know, it really sucks when the aliens abduct you and then dump you off like 20 miles from your house. There you are, naked and recently probed, and now you've got to walk home in the dark. Well, be thankful that they at least brought you back to the...

Fed up with those wimpy solar butterfly lights in the garden that don't last more than a couple of hours past sunset? Well, here's a way to let your sci-fi nerd freak flag fly. Big hunking tubes of plasma to help light up the front walkway so the pizza...

From what I understand, these were available a few years ago and then most retailers ran out of stock. From what I've read at Tech Digest, they're coming back soon! Woot! It's certainly corny, but I'm a sci-fi nerd and I want one. It is of course,...

Unfortunately, not many folks live way out in the boonies like I do, so they miss out on having access to awe-inspiring star-filled skies on a regular basis. Luckily, there's a US-based company called Numinus that can help with their unique...

Lot's of folks have been modding their PC's for years, but it hasn't been as big within the Apple world, possibly because most Apple systems already look pretty cool. Now, with the advent of the Mac mini, not only are Mac users getting into it, but...

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