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The Real-life Death Star
WR-104U.C. Berkeley Space Sciences LaboratoryNot to freak you out, but there's a gamma ray-blasting stellar mass pointed in your direction Friends of the Dark Side, your time may soon be at hand. It...
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Why Turning Mercury Into a Dyson Sphere to Harvest Solar Energy Is Not Worth It
Should We Blow Mercury to Smithereens?NASARising energy prices usually spark some creative ideas for alternatives, but a new one from a futurist named George Dvorsky is pretty far-fetched: He envisions...
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5 Petitions For Things Less Important To National Prosperity Than A Death Star
Death StarYouTubeSo much is less important, obviously. But these things especially. The people have spoken. A White House petition to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016 has reached the...
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The White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star
Death StarYouTube"This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For"There has been a great disturbance in the internet, as if millions of geeky voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly...
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Kickstarter For An Open-Source Death Star Has Raised More Than $300,000
Death Star KickstarterKickstarterWhite House officials have already shot down a proposal for a Death Star, but who needs 'em? A new Kickstarter campaign is bringing the Death Star to the people, and in...
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X-Wing Squadron Kickstarter Raises $100K To Strike Back Against Death Star...
X-WingsKickstarterIt'll reach its $11 million goal in no time! This Death Star-funding story just became a trilogy. First, the White House shot down a petition to build a Death Star. Then, a team took...
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Proposed Asteroid-Destroying Satellite Sounds An Awful Lot Like A Death Star
DE-STAR (Definitely Not A Death Star)UC Santa BarbaraI mean, a LOT like a Death Star. After the double-whammy of a meteorite hitting Russia and a near-miss with an asteroid, some scientists have been...
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The Real-life Death Star
WR-104 U.C. Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory Friends of the Dark Side, your time may soon be at hand. It seems we have a literal death star aiming in our general direction. The culprit is part of a...
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Why Turning Mercury Into a Dyson Sphere to Harvest Solar Energy Is Not Worth It
Should We Blow Mercury to Smithereens? NASA Rising energy prices usually spark some creative ideas for alternatives, but a new one from a futurist named George Dvorsky is pretty far-fetched: He...
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5 Petitions For Things Less Important To National Prosperity Than A Death Star
Death Star YouTubeThe people have spoken. A White House petition to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016 has reached the 25,000-signature threshold, meaning the White House now has to respond....
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The White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star
Death Star YouTubeThere has been a great disturbance in the internet, as if millions of geeky voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. The White House has denied a petition to...
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Kickstarter For An Open-Source Death Star Has Raised More Than $300,000
Death Star Kickstarter KickstarterWhite House officials have already shot down a proposal for a Death Star, but who needs 'em? A new Kickstarter campaign is bringing the Death Star to the people, and...
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X-Wing Squadron Kickstarter Raises $100K To Strike Back Against Death Star...
X-Wings KickstarterThis Death Star-funding story just became a trilogy. First, the White House shot down a petition to build a Death Star. Then, a team took to Kickstarter to crowdfund a Death Star....
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Proposed Asteroid-Destroying Satellite Sounds An Awful Lot Like A Death Star
DE-STAR (Definitely Not A Death Star) UC Santa Barbara After the double-whammy of a meteorite hitting Russia and a near-miss with an asteroid, some scientists have been thinking over how to deal with...
View ArticleThe Real-life Death Star
Friends of the Dark Side, your time may soon be at hand. It seems we have a literal death star aiming in our general direction. The culprit is part of a binary star system—two stars which orbit each...
View ArticleWhy Turning Mercury Into a Dyson Sphere to Harvest Solar Energy Is Not Worth It
Rising energy prices usually spark some creative ideas for alternatives, but a new one from a futurist named George Dvorsky is pretty far-fetched: He envisions destroying…
View Article5 Petitions For Things Less Important To National Prosperity Than A Death Star
The people have spoken. A White House petition to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016 has reached the 25,000-signature threshold, meaning the White House now has to…
View ArticleThe White House Gloriously Shoots Down Petition To Build A Death Star
There has been a great disturbance in the internet, as if millions of geeky voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. The White House has denied a…
View ArticleKickstarter For An Open-Source Death Star Has Raised More Than $300,000
White House officials have already shot down a proposal for a Death Star, but who needs 'em? A new Kickstarter campaign is bringing the Death Star to the people, and in four…
View ArticleX-Wing Squadron Kickstarter Raises $100K To Strike Back Against Death Star...
This Death Star-funding story just became a trilogy. First, the White House shot down a petition to build a Death Star. Then, a team took to Kickstarter to crowdfund a…
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