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You know that thing in zombie movies where it’s like the genre doesn’t exist within that particular film’s world? Like…

Remember at the beginning of September when reports were coming in from LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) that pilots had…

HELLO THERE. It’s finally happened- someone has figured out how to create a real, working lightsaber. The Hacksmith (James Hobson),…

Five years ago during San Diego Comic-Con, there was a pressroom for the yet-to-be-released revamp of Cosmos, and I was one of the 4 people who attended the pressroom.  It had been scheduled up against Supernatural or some such show, and it was so disappointing to see so few members of the press interested in speaking with […]

Be still my little nerd heart- those wonderful madpersons over at NASA have once again proven their multi-dimensional nerdiness by naming two new small satellites after a pair of perfect Pixar characters, Wall-E and Eva. The two cubesats (small, suitcase-sized satellites) are on a mission to report on Mars- and they’re hitching a ride aboard […]

Today SpaceX made history with their successful launch and test of the Falcon Heavy, with a very special payload.  Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk had said last year that he planned to use his personal Tesla Roadster (cherry red, because of course it is) as the payload to be released into space during the test, and […]

Today SpaceX made history with their successful launch and test of the Falcon Heavy, with a very special payload.  Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk had said last year that he planned to use his personal Tesla Roadster (cherry red, because of course it is) as the payload to be released into space during the test, and […]

If you recall, Elon Musk announced that on this particular launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket would contain his personal Tesla which will be blasting David Bowie’s “Life On Mars”. We’re anxiously awaiting the launch, which is counting down now.  You can watch the livestream on SpaceX’s website, twitter, and facebook page. Falcon Heavy test flight webcast […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO and modern-age Steve Jobs, Elon Musk has announced what he’s going to be sending into space next month as part of the launch of the Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral’s legendary Apollo 11 launch pad – 39A. Tonight he first teased that the launch would be exciting, “one way or another.” […]

Move over Her Universe, Black Milk, and Poprageous there’s a new player in town in the geek fashion world, and that’s Celestial Body Swimwear. Created by actress/producer Rileah Vanderbilt along with costumer Jes Reaves, the lines have a distinctly space-y bent to them. While the bulk of current geek fashion is inspired by fictional elements, Vanderbilt […]