The Armstrong Purse, A Collection of Artifacts That Flew With Astronaut Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 Mission
The Armstrong Purse is a collection of artifacts that flew with astronaut Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. The bag and…
‘If I die on Mars’, A Short Documentary About Three Finalists in the Mars One Mission to Colonize the Red Planet
“If I die on Mars” is a short documentary by The Guardian that profiles three of the finalists being considered for the Mars One mission…
Flipboard Launches a New Browser-Based Web Version of Its News Sharing and Discovery Platform
Flipboard has launched a new browser-based web version of its news sharing and discovery platform that originally launched for the iPad in 2010. Stories being…
‘Peckoltia Greedoi’, A Newly Described Species of Catfish Named After Greedo From ‘Star Wars’
photo via Star Wars The newly described species of catfish Peckoltia greedoi, discovered in Brazil, was named after the character Greedo from Star Wars. Jonathan W. Armbruster,…
Commander Chris Hadfield Shares an Astronaut’s View of Earth
Commander Chris Hadfield gives an astronaut’s view of the Earth in a recent video by Veritasium. Hadfield talks about how the impact humans have on the…
The Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Smiley Face Galaxy Cluster Thanks to Strong Gravitational Lensing
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what appears to be a smiling galaxy cluster thanks to an effect known as strong gravitational lensing. The effect…
President Barack Obama Sings ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift
Baracksdubs has taken clips of President Barack Obama speaking and edited them together make it appear as if he is singing “Shake It Off” by…
Musician Erik Helwig Creates Peculiar New Theme Songs for Dozens of Television Shows
Musician Erik Helwig of the band Girls Who Care has created peculiar new theme songs for dozens of television shows. Helwig also manipulates the visuals of…
The Onion Reports on the New Uber Features That Allow Users to Violently Commandeer Any Car They Want at Any Time
“Our mission at Uber is to let you take complete control of your transportation–by any means necessary.” A recent report by The Onion features the new…
CollegeHumor Edits ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Into a Scene From ‘Whiplash’ to Prepare Him for His World Tour
“Weird Al” Yankovic will begin his Mandatory World Tour in May of 2015, and to prepare him, CollegeHumor edited the musician into a scene from the…