Why Space Matters: 2014 FIFA World Cup–30,000 Hours of It

This is more of a **yawn** for me, as I’m not the biggest sports fan in the world. Maybe not even the millionth biggest. But there are a lot of people who inexplicably are–especially those soccer (“football” for everyone not in the US) fans. Good news then, for those fans: satellites and frequencies have been […]

Design a Solar System–Be a Space-God

Or if you don’t want the title of Space-God then at least this shows off your attempts to build a solar system and eventually get over 150,000,000 points. The game, Super Planet Crash, is free to play in your browser. The game’s designer, Stefano Meschiari, states on his site that the game will even play on […]

Learn Why Space Matters–Hands-On: DIY Space

One of my favorite magazines is MAKE. One of my favorite events is Maker Faire (there’s a Denver Mini Maker Faire starting up this year on May 3 and 4–the big one is in San Mateo). And of course, I enjoy writing about space. Well, MAKE is starting off next week with DIY Space. MAKE […]