From PBS Digital Studio’s Crash Course web series comes Crash Course: Astronomy, hosted by famed astronomer Phil Plait. This is a fantastic little web series on astronomy, so go ahead and check it out! There are 6 episodes in the series so far, and you can see them all on...
This is truly epic! A Star Wars vs. Star Trek “trailer” using clips from various movies and games in both franchises. It is amazingly well done, and the cuts are so seamless that I could almost believe.
My dark science fantasy short story, The Door at Alley’s End, has now been published in the February 2015 issue of Beyond Science Fiction. If you want to check it out, and read some other good stories from a few lesser known writers, then go get yourself a copy at...
A live action “Space Battleship Yamato” movie? Mind blown!
Take a look at this fantastic 3D video demo by visual effects artist Lucas Green. He used pictures and footage from Cassini, Hubble, and other sources to create these breathtaking 3D rendered video effects. He explains on his blog how he created the visual effects. Wild! http://vimeo.com/111882554
Here is Google’s “Year In Search” for 2014! It’s a wonderful overview of the year 2014: the good, the bad, and the hopeful.
Take a look at this fantastic How To for making a gigantic steampunk mechanical hand!
Have a look at this excellent video explaining the complex history and mythology in the Lord of the Rings universe! Well, as much as can be explained in 4 minutes and 45 seconds…
NASA’s new Orion space capsule has successfully launched and landed in its first-ever test flight. On the morning of Friday, December 5th, at 7:05 am, a Delta IV Heavy rocketed the Orion space capsule 5,800 kilometers (that’s 5.8 megameters) into a high elliptical orbit. After some 5 hours, it then plunged back to...
Star Wars: the Force Awakens teaser trailer has been released! There’s too little here to really guess at the plot, characters, or story, but at least we have a few new visuals to enjoy!
