Specifications Size: 168.9 x 167.89 x 134.87mmBulb Type: LED and laserRotation: YesSleep timer: YesSpeaker: YesProjection Surface: 160 – 540ft Unlike other star projectors we’ve reviewed, it is pretty hard to find out any information about Encalife itself. As we understand it, Encalife sources and sells products that are designed to enhance the ambience of a … Read more
Since landing on Mars in late 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars lander has paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries that will be studied for decades, according to a team of researchers heading the interplanetary expedition. But the rover is gradually losing power, forcing scientists to prepare for the sunset of their mission sometime this summer. Using … Read more
Warning: Spoilers for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season 1, episode 2 After just two episodes, the response to “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has been overwhelmingly positive and it is now – already – the top-rated “Trek” series on Rotten Tomatoes. We still think it has a way to go before it beats “Enterprise,” … Read more
Artist impression of an exploding white dwarf. Credit: University of Tübingen When stars like our Sun run out of fuel, they contract to form white dwarfs. Such dead stars can sometimes flare back to life in a super-hot explosion and produce a fireball of X-ray radiation. A research team from several German institutes including Tübingen … Read more
The first thing you need to know about Star Trek: The Original Series is that it only lasted for three seasons. The second thing you need to know is that there’s a pretty good reason for that. Its catalog of episodes is wildly uneven, with stories that range from the cringeworthy to the simply dull, … Read more
Warning: Spoilers for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season 1, episode 1 It’s been nearly two years to the day since the world learned that the next live-action, “Star Trek” spin-off would see Anson Mount returning as captain of the USS Enterprise and the patience of the show’s fan has finally been rewarded with the … Read more
The BlissLights Sky Lite 2.0 is one of the best star projectors that worries less about night sky accuracy and more about atmosphere and mood. BlissLights have one of those backstories that makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. It all started when a dad called Randy wanted to alleviate his daughter’s fear of the … Read more
This artist’s illustration shows supernova 2013ge, with its companion star at the lower right. The companion star is impacted by the blast wave from the supernova, but not destroyed. Over time astronomers observed the ultraviolet (UV) light of the supernova fading, revealing a nearby second source of UV light that maintained brightness. The theory is … Read more
Essential info: Price: $ 69.99 / £ 59.99 Model number: 75304 Number of pieces: 834 Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 5.5 in / 20 x 15 x 14 cm Recommended age: 18+ The Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Helmet poses a formidable presence, even without the chilling sound of air being forced through the host’s … Read more
Illustrator Kemp Remillard detailed the interior of the Millennium Falcon. (Image credit: Images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens ™ Incredible Cross-Sections “reprinted by permission of DK, a division of Penguin Random House. Copyright © 2015 by Jason Fry and Kemp Remillard) With so many incredible, cutting-edge technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon? … Read more