When I first saw this image, looking suspiciously like a spaceship partially buried by land, I assumed it was a piece of concept art for a sci-fi novel or game. As curiosity pushed me to investigate further, I realized that not only is it a photograph, it’s taken from space of Earth. This photo of the Richat Structure of Mauritania…
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It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Largest known structure in the Universe
A super structure has been discovered in space that challenges what scientists thought was even possible. The image above (assumably an artist’s impression) is of a clump of active galactic cores that stretches 4 billion light-years from end to end. Known as a large quasar group, or LQG, it is a collection of extremely luminous galactic nuclei, powered by supermassive…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Skin Gun
Picture the future, a society with resources we can only imagine. In the time when the Halo stories take place, it’s easy to imagine the different technologies that may be developed to eradicate disease and heal the body from injury. A Spartan gets a direct hit with a Covenant energy weapon, receiving second degree burns underneath her mjolnir armor. Her…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Precession of the Equinox 2012
So for those who don’t know, November 22nd 2012 isn’t just “the end of the world” because the Myan Calendar stops there, it’s also significant because in the Precession of the Equinox the earth and sun come into alignment with the galactic plane, Galactic Alignment, which only happens every 26,000+ years. Wha? Here’s a short vid to explain: In an…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Space-planes IRL
Posted by CHa0s Discounting the possibility of Atlantis and history as it’s told in the Halo story, man’s first venture in a space-plane occurred June 8, 1959 in the X-15. This rocket-powered aircraft as of 2012 holds the official world record for the fastest speed ever reached by a manned aircraft. Apparently, the term “mothership” isn’t just found in…
It’s not Halo, but damn it’s cool! Mars Rover Lands
NASA’s probe, Curiosity, sent seven years ago on a mission to Mars, landed on Mars last night, pulling off what the actual scientists who designed it describe as a crazy idea . Learn about the probe, and the crazy plan that landed it in the following video, then see the reaction of the crew in the next video as they…