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Star Trek Into Dumbness
The new Star Trek movie isn’t a terrible film. Star Trek Into Darkness has some bravura action scenes, and some brilliant comic bits. But it’s also aggressively, tragically stupid. It’s not even a great popcorn film, because it fails to deliver on its own promises. And it’s not half as good as J.J. Abrams’ first Star Trek.
Chris Hadfield Sings “Space Oddity” In The First Music Video In Space
Tomorrow, Commander Chris Hadfield bids farewell to the International Space Station, meaning we won’t get our usual dose of his tweets and videos sent from space. But he’s signing off with a little David Bowie.
Call The Geek Squad: Mars Curiosity Rover Hit With Memory Issue
As if Mars wasn’t a hostile enough environment already, now it’s come to light that computer glitch-causing radioactive energy might be flying around. That’s one theory as to why NASA was forced to put the Curiosity Rover into safe mode this week, at least.
Amazing Camera Footage From John Carmack’s Latest Rocket Launch
Software legend John Carmack doesn’t just work technical wonders and make great games. He also spends a lot of time (and money) on Armadillo Aerospace, an amateur outfit that is trying to make a space rocket that, instead of flying into space never to be seen again, can be re-used.
Hello Kitty In Spaaaaaaaaace!
Seventh graders at Cornerstone Christian launched Hello Kitty into space. For science. Yes, science!
Why The New Evangelion Movie Is Surprisingly Realistic
For those of you who saw the first six minutes and 38 seconds of the new Evangelion movie, you were treated to scenes of a space battle involving giant biological humanoid… things (the creators at Gainax have emphatically stated that Evas are NOT robots or mechs and should not be called as such). The whole spectacle was pretty dramatic, with lots of technical mumbo jumbo in the background to build the atmosphere.
Oh Boy, There’s An “Earth-Sized” Planet In Alpha Centauri
Anyone who’s played civilisation should be familiar with the words “Alpha Centauri”. That goes double for anyone who’s played, um, Civ’s spin-off Alpha Centauri. It’s the name of the closest star system to our own, and in Civ (and many other works of popular fiction), it’s the first stop on humanity’s inevitable march across the universe.
Meet Scott Maxwell: Star Wars Fan. Gamer. And He Drives A Rover On Mars
Some people have cool jobs. And then there’s Scott Maxwell, who has one of the best gigs on two planets. He’s one of the people who drives the Curiosity Rover on Mars. How do you get that job? What’s it like? And how does it compare to all the sci-fi and video game fantasies we’ve all had about this kind of thing?
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