The Year in News: What Happened Next (Stories From May-June 2015)

We continue our look back at 2015’s news and subsequent developments withย May. The makers of Oculus Rift said the virtual reality device — already available in a primitive developer form — would be on public sale in 2016. It later confirmed a first quarter public release with a price confirmed only as being more than […]



A Look at Space Debris Orbiting Earth From 1957 to 2015

Almost 20,000 pieces of space debris are currently orbiting the Earth. This visualization, created by Dr Stuart Grey, lecturer at University College London and part of the Space Geodesy and Navigation Laboratory, shows how the amount of space debris increased from 1957 to 2015, using data on the precise location of each piece of junk. […]

Wearing Kylo Ren’s Costume Will Make you Feel Like You’re on Jakku: Very Sweaty [Video]

Here’s 501st member SL-13377 showing us how to “assemble” the perfect Kylo Ren costume. This is the most accurate Kylo Ren costume I’ve seen, but darn, I don’t think I’d wear something like this outside during summer months; it would probably end up killing you by dehydration. [Dawn Bright]