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New Home For Humans

9:56AM May 18, 2011 | Mat Honan

Go ahead and drive your SUV to the plastic factory: The French have discovered the first habitable planet in another solar system. It’s called Gliese 581d, and it’s a mere 20 light years away. More »

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Planet Earth in 2050: Beyond Thunderdome

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2:03PM February 22, 2011 | Daniel Long

According to worried researchers at a recent US science conference, the planet cannot continue to sustain its present population targets without becoming ‘unrecognisable’ to how we view it today. More »

Entertainment

The Orb-Shaped Speakers That Look Like Planets

1:00PM February 2, 2011 | Davey Alba

For superstitious audiophiles, these spherical Elipson Planet L speakers could augment the cosmic karma in your rooms. For everyone else, well, they at least decorate your space and make it look pretty neat. More »

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An Interview With The Man Who Killed Pluto

4:20PM December 28, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

“What does your 5-year-old daughter think of having a planet-killer for a father?” More »

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Scientists Say There’s A Planet Lined With Diamonds

1:40PM December 11, 2010 | Casey Chan

The extremely hot planet Wasp-12b has such a high carbon-to-oxygen ratio that scientists are saying that the planet’s surface might be littered with diamonds. The lead researcher specifies: “You might see land masses and mountains made up of diamonds.” More »

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Calculate How Much Damage An Asteroid Will Cause

7:00AM November 7, 2010 | Casey Chan

Asteroids headed for Earth are always scary. So get to know them a little! You can use the Impact: Earth! calculator to see what kind of damage an asteroid will cause. It’s totally not as scary when you crunch the numbers. More »

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Most Massive Galaxy Cluster Ever Discovered Seven Billion Light-Years Away

5:00PM October 14, 2010 | Lisa Grossman - Wired

A monstrously huge cluster of galaxies lurks 7 billion light-years away. The cluster weighs in around 800 trillion suns and holds hundreds of galaxies, making it the most massive galaxy cluster ever found at such a great distance. More »

Gadgets

And Now a Clock for the Truly Geocentric

10:30AM April 1, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Ulysses Nardin’s Planet Earth clock is a jaw-dropping timepiece. How can you not feel like a criminal mastermind with an intricate mini universe perched on a pretty mahogany box sitting atop your desk?

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