Watch 15+ meteors/hour this Saturday during the Lyrid meteor shower

The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower will be viewable all over the world this Saturday night. With the best rates seen just before dawn. The Lyrids can offer a shower of activity, with peak meteor rates between 10-100 per hour. This year Dr. Cooke estimates that the rate will be around 15 per hour, …

A new energy form unknown to science, Dark Energy, is expanding the Universe

The year was 1998 and two highly competitive groups of astronomers were each rushing toward the same goal: they hoped to hunt down the effects of gravitational braking in the universe. Ever since astronomers had accepted the idea of the Big Bang, they had been out hunting for its subsequent cosmic deceleration. While the Big Bang …

New Star Wars T-Shirts for the release of Episode 1 in 3D — by web designers

R2 Graffiti – Artoo is conflicted. He hates it when taggers mistake him for a mailbox, but at the same time… street art is in right now, he looks kind of dope. Designed by Reece Ward.  

Video game trailers rival Hollywood in artistry and star power

Gamers have high expectations for the previews, which is not surprising considering the video game industry now rivals Hollywood in artistry, pulls a fair amount of star power, and makes considerably more money than the movies. … Though dozens of video games (and the creative minds behind them) will be honored at the Video Game Awards …

The 100 Year Starship: My Three Ideas

It’s the end of an era. The space shuttle was retired last month (July 2011) after 30 years and 135 missions. Now NASA becomes a massive data collection organization. Which allows us, as a nation, to pivot and move in a new direction. A worldwide call for ideas is on the table and it sounds …

Irreverent and scary: the other comic con movies

Total Recall Set to come out in 2012 with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel. From Rotten Tomatoes: “Director Len Wiseman (Underworld) jumps into the remake game with this retooling of Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, originally brought to the big screen by Paul Verhoeven in the 1990 …

Top Events for the US Open of Surfing 2011

Welcome to the 2011 US Open of Surfing! The party officially starts today with check-ins for the athletes and the big on-beach retail stores opening up. Though, with a big swell hitting right now most are probably in the water. If you’re looking to attend I pulled together my favorite, must-see events, check ’em out: