We Might Be Aliens
by Damon Martin Recent discoveries by scientists studying meteorites may very well prove everyone on Earth evolved from alien life forms. Technically,...
Life As We Know It May Have Just Been Redefined
by Damon Martin Remember the name GFAJ-1 because it may be the organism that changes how we perceive and define life on Earth and eventually in space.
Game Over: The Ways We'll Die in '09
(image) I have come across many Top 10 lists predicting what is going to happen in 2009. Top 10 Celebrity Marriages, Top 10 Videos That Changed the Music...
Why is the Hubble Telescope So Hard to Fix?
(image) Some of you might have read or heard in the news that the Hubble Telescope is in need of repair again. NASA has capped spending on other projects...
Could YOU Be an Astronaut?
(image) As most space geeks know, the space shuttle Endeavour is currently on a 16-day mission to assemble a giant, non-killer robot named "Dextre."...
Sagittarius Wants to Kill You
One of the reasons why Ive had a hard time completely rejecting astrology is the fact that Im such a stereotypical Sagittarius: the optimistic, free-spirited...
The Sunday Hangover with Warren Ellis
THE SUNDAY HANGOVER 012 WARREN ELLIS Welcome to planet Earth. A California fisherman pleads guilty in court to stabbing a sea lion through the heart with...
More Terror From Outer Space
So, last week I told you about eldritch horrors from beyond the stars bent on our destruction. The inimitable Ms. _DictionaryGirl_ followed up with a harrowing...
Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Reach Out to the Stars
Last night, my wife and I walked our dogs though our neighborhood shortly after dusk. While we walked up our street, I gasped and pointed at the sky. Yeah,...
Psychedelic Sex in Space: Barbarella's Coming Back!
(image) Hot on the heels of the commercial failure slash visual assault that was Grindhouse, Mexican-American director Robert Rodriguez is setting his...
Sci-fi Fans Everywhere Rejoice, Despair
(image) Scientists have discovered, for the first time, a planet outside our own solar system that is "potentially habitable," with Earth-like...
China Kicks Off New Space Arms Race?
Most people associate space weapons with the fantastical vaporware that characterized much of the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star...
To Boldly Go... To War?
In what may be the most well known split infinitive of the Western world, the phrase "To boldly go" conjures utopian visions of mankind working...
Face On Mars Isn't a Face After All
Ever since the Viking 1 probe sent back blurry photos of the Cydonia region of Mars in 1976, a bunch of , uh, Martian mystery enthusiasts have maintained...
Mars Recon Orbiter in Science Orbit
There's something magical about Mars. It has inspired countless science fiction stores, from The War of the Worlds to Total Recall, and draws the attention...
Martian Rover Opportunity Ready to Examine Victoria Crater
After two years driving around the Martian surface, the rover Opportunity is set to examine its intended destination, the Victoria Crater. Pushed for more...
EVE Online Community Robbed of 700 Billion ISK
Surprisingly popular MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) EVE Online is making headlines this week as it seems a large group of players have once again...
Pluto Kicked Out of Planetary Clubhouse
As if a million nerds cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced, astronomers meeting in Prague this week voted to reclassify Pluto -- formerly our...
Scientists Confirm Existence of Dark Matter
For years, scientists have theorized that Dark Matter and Dark Energy play a fundamental role in the construction of our universe, but they've had...
Space Nerds Debate Definition of Planet
Not since Bill Clinton parsed the meaning of the word "is," has so much weight been placed on a definition. This time, however, we're not...
Hang 'Em High: A Caffeinated Exercise in Woodcutology
This Friday, July 7th, Cannonball Press is presenting woodcuts of all kinds at Philadelphia's elusive underground art gallery, Space 1026. In Hang...