Posts tagged “space”

SignalOct 24, 2008

A sci-fi short about two officers completing the final plate of a Dyson sphere, debating whether their civilization should signal its existence to younger ones. The punchline: a universe full of dark matter is actually Dyson spheres, and gravity waves are how everyone talks.

The end of an era?Feb 1, 2003

The space shuttle Columbia broke up on reentry. Are we witnessing the end of the shuttle era?

So it seems we've discovered a new planet. It has the funkiest-sounding name ever; well done there...Oct 7, 2002

We've discovered a new planet called Quaoar, which is either the coolest name ever or proof that Pluto isn't really a planet. Either way, astronomy will figure it out eventually.

Okay, so this is a little bizarre: according to astronomers, the average colour of the universe is...Jan 11, 2002

Astronomers say the universe's average color is light turquoise. Terry Pratchett's Death got there first, calling it "duck egg blue." Science catches up with Discworld once again.

A fairly amusing article in the otherwise dull Telegraph about the town of Telford being destroyed...May 4, 2001

Found an amusing Telegraph piece about Telford being wiped out by an asteroid. The article is ostensibly serious, but the list of things that would be "tragically lost" from this middling English town is priceless. Also: genetically modified babies with three biological parents are apparently a thing now.