Renowned British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has died at the age of 89. According to his friends and colleagues in a statement, he “passed away peacefully at 12:25 BST this afternoon” at his home in Selsey, West Sussex. The broadcaster presented The Sky At Night for over 50...
Shmuger to produce S...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Marc Shmuger is set produce Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, a film version of Nicholas de Monchaux’s book. The book is a story of the creators of the spacesuit used by astronauts on the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, beating top military contractors to the job. An unlikely...
Neat Optical Illusio...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Figure this one out! To be fair, it’s not overly difficult, just thought it was quite cool. [ Source: Gizmodo ]
The TARDIS tattoo
posted by Andi Hamilton
I got it done. :D I was surprised at how little it hurt, everyone said it would hurt a lot more than it actually did… maybe I’m just a hard lad or maybe I got accustomed to the pain from all the...
Today is the dayR...
posted by Andi Hamilton
That I get my TARDIS tattoo… I’m excited! So I decided on the minimalistic TARDIS one like the image below, I’m getting the tattoo artist to make a few small changes like getting “Police Public Call Box” put in where it should be. I’ll update you all later...
Curiosity from above
posted by Andi Hamilton
This image blew me away… This was taken from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter where you can clearly see the progress that the Curiosity Rover has...
Matt Damon: “W...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Matt Damon, appearing in the upcoming sci-fi film Elysium, has finished filming a story about the ultra-rich leaving a dying Earth, to inhabit an orbiting platform, free of poverty and disease. In today’s recession-hit world, we don’t have the luxury of that choice,...
Bale visits shooting...
posted by Chris McQuillan
The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale – who plays Batman – has dropped in on some of the victims of the tragic shootings in Colorado last week. According to Warner Bros, the visit was entirely Bale’s choice. Â He was not acting on their behalf, and indeed, Bale...
Introducing: America...
posted by Chris McQuillan
Yep, you read that right. Texans have invented the fastest way of growing obese known to mankind: deep fried Coca Cola. According to StudentBeans.org, “The calorific treat involves deep-frying Coca-Cola flavoured batter, before drizzling it with Coke fountain syrup. Add whipped cream,...
