Quite literally. Sometimes I like being reminded of just how much beauty and glory there is in the heavens.

Take a look at this pulsar

A planet literally made out of diamonds has been discovered. I am not kidding.

I do know someone who'd be pleased by this:


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If there's anyone out there who actually has the math necessary to understand this, can they verify this for me?


Rainbow Dash- Physics is Magic by ~deathaura40s on deviantART

Given that little Dashy's wings were supporting (according to those calculations) more than 2200 tons each, I have to wonder if she was born on Equestria or rocketed to it ( Read more... )

Okay, they don't have mermaids, flying saucers, or sorcerous serpentfolk enslaving barbaric humans, but it's still a vastly impressive discovery: Lost world of Atlantis landscape discovered at the bottom of the seaBasically it's a section of sea floor that was once part of the surface (I know, that's no surprise), but with the difference that this ( Read more... )

I got this link from cutelildrow.

Vampire stars cannibalize other stars to maintain their youth.

Really, doesn't that sound like something Lovecraft or John Keel would write? And yet it's actually happening.

And the real problem is -- where do you get a wooden stake long enough to reach their hearts? Maybe Van Helsing needs to join the Lensmen.

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My mind is truly boggled. How long before holographic actors replace the real ones?

Or something like that!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/11/iron.man.suit/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

This seems so very oddly appropriate for a week in which we got both Veteran's Day and the redone classic ( Read more... )

The Love Bot comes one terrifying step closer through the Uncanny Valley!

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And now you too can own a singing, dancing little robot girl.

I got this courtesy of my friend Heavy Horse. Just so you know who to blame thank.

No joke, an LA museum was hiring people to perform as a Sabertooth Tiger. Man that sounds like it'd be so much fun.

Of course, I'd love to borrow the suit to terrorize the neighborhood for a few hours one dark night. Memories that would last a lifetime! ;)

And a picture of the suit for those curious:

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Remember Global Warming? It's going to kill us all?

Well, according to some scientists (and one newspaper), it ended back in 1998Instead we are in a planetary cooling trend that will last for decades ( Read more... )