Want to know what’s going to happen in the future? FutureTimeline.net is an interesting site filled with predictions of the future that are written in a short and general way. They also have blogs that are more in depth, and feature the latest news, breakthroughs, and developments in science, technology, and future-related subjects. Basically, if you’ve ever wanted to find […]
Tim Urban has written an amazing in-depth post about how artificial intelligence might develop, what might happen once it reaches a certain level, and what it might mean for mankind. It’s a very interesting read, and a bit scary too, since it might all happen within our lifetimes. Coming soon?
NASA’s space probe New Horizons made some images of Pluto at a distance of around 50 million km. The colour movies below, assembled from the images, show Pluto and its largest moon Charon in motion and colour. New Horizons is on its way to Pluto, and will make its closest approach on 14 July, flying by around 12,500 km (7,800 […]
Oskar Pernefeldt, a Swedish design student, proposed an international flag for our home planet, Earth. I think it’s a nice design, but flags of planets should have a representation of the planet on the flag, in my opinion, for the simple reason that it should be clear that it’s the flag of a planet. International Flag of Planet Earth
The following short movie, titled Halo: Landfall, has some really good live action sci-fi battle scenes. I just love how real and gritty it all looks, and the props are truly amazing! It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, and created to promote the game Halo 3, which released in 2007. Please enjoy. Halo Landfall
One of the most iconic Star Trek series is Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve found some hilarious Lieutenant Worf bloopers, and an interesting wardrobe/makeup test video of the series. Also, its captain, Jean-Luc Picard, is often used in memes nowadays. Star Trek The Next Generation: Lt. Worf Bloopers star trek screen test Blank Picard […]
I really can’t wait for the new Star Wars movie! The last 3 Star Wars movies were a complete letdown, in my opinion, but I have good hopes that director J.J. Abrams will do an amazing job on the new one, just like he did on the last two Star Trek movies. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens is scheduled to […]
One of the worst fight scenes ever is a scene from an episode called Arena of Star Trek: The Original Series. It’s so bad that it’s actually fun to watch! And a few years ago they made a hilarious reprise of the legendary battle in an ad for a Star Trek game. One of the […]
If you think photorealistic graphics are still a decade away, think again. Euclideon, an Australian software company, has created a graphics engine called Unlimited Detail. It looks groundbreaking. The following video provides an explanation of how the engine works. The following video provides a representation of how the graphics can look.
I know it’s an oldie, but I just had to share this amazing video of Earth, seen from the International Space Station, with you. The video is made by Michael König, and consists of time-lapse sequences of photographs taken with a low-light camera by the crew of expeditions 28 and 29 aboard the ISS, from August to […]
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Futurama is one of my favourite shows of all time. It’s an animated sitcom, made by the same guys that created The Simpsons, set in the future. Unfortunately, Comedy Central decided not to renew it, and the series ended on 4 September 2013. The show ran for a total of 7 seasons and 140 episodes, and spawned 4 movies. The humour, the creativity, and the clever stories […]
NASA recently released the sharpest large composite image ever taken of a portion of our neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda. It’s the largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled. Below is an amazing video of that image, the amount of stars is simply mind-boggling. The Andromeda galaxy has an estimated 1 trillion stars. Just imagine what’s out there. Gigapixels […]
Years ago, William Shatner, or Bill, a.k.a. Captain Kirk, dared to go where no man has gone before, and unleashed a battle between Star Trek and Star Wars. He started by posting the following video on YouTube. Star Trek v Star Wars Of course, there had to be a reply. And it came in the […]
I really love this sequence from the movie K-PAX. It really amazes me, and gives me the feeling of how little we know, and how much there is to discover.
This free little universe viewer is quite amazing. It’s called Mitaka, and it’s made in Japan. It’s actually pretty old, the latest version was released on 26 May 2008, but it still looks very good. The download is around 35 MB, and it works straight out of the box, no install required. I recommend it, the sheer size of the […]
There are a lot of developments in the world of smartphones, but this one really caught my eye. It’s called Project Ara, and I think it looks very promising. Basically, it’s the ultimate customisable smartphone. It consists of an endoskeleton, or ‘endo’, on which you can add ‘modules’, the building blocks of the phone. The video below will […]
I’ve always thought it was a bit strange that in movies like Star Wars, for example, I could hear explosions in space, because I know that for there to be sound, there needs to be air (or water, etc.), and there’s no air in space, hence no sound. And there are a lot more things […]
Ever wondered how big the Enterprise is compared to, let’s say, a Star Destroyer? Well, now you can find out! Dirk Loechel created this amazing sci-fi spaceship size comparison chart, containing a massive amount of ships. You’ve just gotta see it!
From what I’ve read on the internet, there are some big plans for the Stargate universe. It has been confirmed that the original creators of Stargate, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, will produce a new Stargate movie trilogy. Based on what they’ve commented, they will most likely do a reboot of the original movie from […]