Category: Life On The Big Blue Marble (News)

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has pinpointed a real location for the fictional planet of Krypton

I could only hope that means Supergirl would show up.
Better yet, Wonder Woman!… Read more

I regret to inform you guys that this will be my last week as editor of ToplessRobot.com.

From Rob Bricken, who will be missed by many.
Me, too, I guess.

Topless Robot… Read more

The official dictionary of the Swedish Academy, the Svenska Akademiens Ordlista (SAOL), defines a nerd as a ‘simple-minded and laughable person’

That definition comes from further back than 2005. I thought Sweden was more progressive?… Read more

Referred to as Orbis, the PS3 successor will support Blu-ray, will not be built in Japan, and will be “very affordable, but no slouch”

“Orbis”? Isn’t that some kind of chewing gum?… Read more

Francis Lawrence

That’ll work just fine. Three fingers to him!… Read more

Disney has acquired Lucasfilm, and with Lucasfilm the Star Wars franchise

Beware though–Goofy is a Sith!

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Doctor Who star Matt Smith has admitted that he is “open” to the idea of a Sherlock crossover

I can just see the one-upmanship happening — might be fun?… Read more

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An epic battle between paintballs and a giant asteroid could one day save the Earth from an apocalyptic space rock impact

I can actually picture this…when I’m drunk!… Read more

NASA said that it was developing a rocket to take humans to Mars

I’ll go.
Time to start working out; that ought to be about enough time to get into shape.… Read more

“it’s kind of in limbo for me at the moment”

If they aren’t in the 50th anniversary, it won’t be worth watching.… Read more

Computerized surveillance can predict what people will do next — it’s called “activity forecasting” — and eventually sound the alarm if the action is not permitted

Just a matter of time before I become a “person of interest”?… Read more

Bandai has the Sailor Moon license and they’re going to be dropping a poseable Sailor Moon on us

OMG — MUST HAVE!!!!… Read more

Davies served as head writer on the BBC sci-fi drama between 2005 and 2010

That’s too bad — he writes some of the best set-ups in the business, even if his conclusions seem a bit silly.… Read more

It won’t be dragging space ships any time soon

But it’s a start — look out, Millenium Falcon!… Read more

New infrared images of Uranus show details not seen before.

Let the jokes begin.… Read more

Next year, we’ll finally (probably) get what Doctor Who fans have been clamoring for years: namely a good, proper look at the Eleventh Doctor’s TARDIS interior

Hopefully, the Cloister Room…… Read more

The career of the actress, comedian, and host (of talk shows and award shows alike) was honored with a star-studded gathering at the Kennedy Center

Well-deserved, Dory!… Read more

A gray, 2-inch rock that hit a Novato home is the first confirmed chunk of the meteor that dramatically exploded over the Bay Area last week.

I wonder if my home insurance covers rocks falling from the sky?… Read more

Boldly cut pizza where no man has cut before!

I’m not sure how totally nerdy I can get, but this will help.… Read more

Nobody can deny that we need to prepare for a zombie attack

Nice to see that they’re prepared in Utah, but I wonder how they’ll know the difference?
(I welcome your letters and flames.)… Read more

That’s not a joke. It’s really kind of scary.

Criminy! Now I kind of want to see it.… Read more

If bacteria can survive in space and can hitch rides on meteorites, and meteorites regularly travel here from Mars and elsewhere, we could all be martians.

My Grampa was a strange little green man
Who flew through space inside a big tin can
He stopped at Mars to have fling
With a green and slimy … Read more

There is at least one planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B

Is that where those little green men hang out in the winter?… Read more

The CIA’s creation of a fake movie studio as part of a covert rescue operation was so believable that even Steven Spielberg thought it was a real company.

Good job, CIA! (And I don’t say THAT very often.)… Read more