Science Friday: Spiders, Holograms, EM Cannons, Multiple Dimensions, and Galactic Music February 8, 2008
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Science , 36 commentsWhat do Mercurian arachnids, a map of multi-dimensional subspace, Paul McCartney, and the Navy all have in common? They are all topics on this week’s edition of Science Friday! All that plus our newest gadget of the week. Read on!
Science Friday: Translators, Tricorders, Messengers and Bath Tubs? February 1, 2008
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Science , 37 commentsThis week’s edition of Science Friday is chock full of goodies. From NASA’s newly received images from Mercury to the future possibilities for Trek tech, to another gadget of the week. Read on!
Science Saturday: Clouds, Clones, & Cars January 12, 2008
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science , 54 commentsToday in Science Saturday, we bring you stories on the space shuttle
Atlantis, the Hubble telescope, killer clouds, and cloned meat. Mmmm-mmm,
good! Click more for, well… more.
Science Saturday Sunday: Comets, Meteors and Diamonds in the Sky (Oh, My!)
December 30, 2007
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science , 17 comments
This special Sunday edition of Science Saturday brings you news on rocks in space (whether they be comets, asteroids or giant space diamonds!) as well as potential ways to protect the Earth and potential ways to destroy it.
Science Saturday: December 22, 2007 December 22, 2007
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science , 32 commentsToday in Science Saturday brings you news on personal shuttle pods, the possibility of replicator-type printers, the ‘litterbugs of the universe’, a material with limited cloaking ability, and a galaxy that takes bullying to the next level.
Science Saturday: Okuda’s Patch, Voyager’s Discovery, Saturn’s Flying Saucers and More [UPDATED] December 15, 2007
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science , 58 commentsNew Feature: Science and technology have always been a big part of Star Trek and so every week we will bring you news on how we are headed towards that future we know so well. Some things will have have a Trek connection and others will just be cool.
50 Years Ago - Man’s First Step Into The Final Frontier October 4, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ENT, Science , 25 commentsToday marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched into orbit. Pavel Chekov would certainly point out that this was a Russian achievement, but it was a milestone for all mankind boldly going into space. And according to Star Trek lore, there were Vulcans present at the launch.(more at Space.com)
Oh My - Takei Gets His Own Asteroid October 2, 2007
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Science, TOS , 46 comments
Star Trek’s original Sulu is navigating through space again… now as a large rock. The asteroid formerly known as 1994 GT9, located between Mars and Jupiter, has been renamed 7307 Takei in honor of George Takei. The actor tells The Associated Press he was honored to become a fixture of space, stating:
I am now a heavenly body. I found out about it yesterday. … I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky — just like an asteroid.
Time To Form Starfleet? June 3, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Editorial, Science, Trek Franchise , 62 comments
In the world of Star Trek we know that eventually the Earth is united both with a single government and a single space agency. This agency called ‘The United Earth Space Probe Agency‘ and ‘Starfleet‘ even predates the formation of the United Federation of Planets. To date in the real world there have been many forays into international cooperation between agencies, but they are still fully independent. Now comes news that some of that may change. This week thirteen space agencies (including those of the USA, Russia, Europe, China and Japan) have agreed to co-ordinate future exploration - including the Moon and Mars. They have agreed to a (sadly non binding) document called "The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Co-ordination." It is said to help with the exchange for information and most importantly "identify gaps, duplication and potential areas for collaboration."
In Search Of: Spock’s Planet & Scotty’s Ashes May 11, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Science, TOS , 16 commentsTwo real life space and Star Trek related stories have cropped up this week. One about locating ‘Vulcan’ and the other about the disposition of James Doohan’s Ashes.
The red-orange dwarf star 40 Eridani is about 16 light years from Earth and is widely regarded as the actual location of the planet Vulcan. Although not strictly canonical, it is a notion that was endorsed by Gene Roddenberry. Now NASA are planning to use their new SIM PlaentQuest mission to try and detect and Earth-like planet around 40 Eridani. Because the star is dimmer than the sun, scientists surmise that a life sustaining planet would have to sit closer to the star than Earth (0.6 AU) More info at NASA
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