The Star Trek universe is a fairly optimistic vision of the future. It’s what we would like it to be – an adventure fueled by advanced technology. In the world of Star Trek technology makes life better and causes few problems.
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May 10, 2013
There have been many critical moments in the history of space exploration -- Sputnik in 1957, Yuri Gagarin in 1961, Neil Armstrong in 1969 -- but if you look back over the history of manned happenings outside of the atmosphere, almost all of these...
May 02, 2013
The creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.
April 30, 2013
Humanity took another small step forward yesterday: Virgin Galactic performed a successful powered test flight of its space plane, SpaceShipTwo (or SS2).
April 23, 2013
Each year, XPRIZE gathers global thought leaders for a multi-day Visioneering meetup to brainstorm, debate, and prioritize which of the world’s “Grand Challenges” might be solved through incentivized competition.
April 18, 2013
Our genes harbor many secrets to a long and healthy life. And now scientists are beginning to uncover them.
April 11, 2013
We've had a few looks at Edison2's Very Light Car (VLC) project including its gasoline-powered X-Prize winning incarnation, but today's EV looked a bit different.
April 10, 2013
NASA administrator Charles Bolden confirmed last week that his agency will not be sending a manned mission to the moon.
April 10, 2013
How Harry Potter and Star Trek influence—and sometimes frustrate—physicists.
April 03, 2013
Jack Andraka has been wowing the scientific community since winning the 2012 Intel Science Fair for his new pancreatic cancer detection dipstick. Amazing Kids! talked with Jack about everything from his research to what is next for him!
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