The story features the nephew of James T. Kirk in a gay relationship with an Enterprise crewman as the ship faces an AIDS-like contagion and a threat from the Klingon empire. picked by suebe 11 months ago

A massive exploding faraway star _ the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen _ has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the sky much closer to Earth sometime soon. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A tiny star recently unleashed what is considered the brightest burst of light ever seen in the universe from a normal star. Shining with only 1 percent of the sun's light and boasting just a third of the sun's mass, this run-of-the-mill star previously was nothing to write home about. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Input your birthday and find your birthday star! A birthday star is a star whose light left said star about the time you were born. Mine is in the constellation Eridanus. It is called 40 Eridani in the Historia Cœlestis Britannica of John Flamsteed and Edmund Halley. It is called NS 0415-0739 A in the NStars database. It has visual magnitude 4.43 meaning that you could see this star with the ... read full post picked by KingKoopa 2 years ago

Using observations from ESO's VLT, astronomers were able for the first time to reconstruct the site of a flare on a solar-like star located 150 light years away. The study of this young star, nicknamed 'Speedy Mic' because of its fast rotation, will help scientists better understand the youth of our Sun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It would explain George Takei's decision to star in a fan-produced "Star Trek" internet episode financed by an Elvis impersonator. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Capn. Kirk sings to George Lucas picked by Bandit 3 years ago

A massive young star seems to have exploded before its time, new Hubble Space Telescope images reveal. The star, the heftiest to have been linked to a supernova explosion, could challenge models of when stellar furnaces end their lives. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

If you live in the southern or western parts of the United States, you'll have an opportunity on Nov. 3 to see a fat waning crescent moon gradually drift toward and ultimately hide the 1st-magnitude star, Regulus, the brightest star of the constellation Leo, the Lion. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Science fiction may soon become science fact. Astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have recently concluded that the upcoming planet-finding mission, SIM PlanetQuest, would be able to detect an Earth-like planet around the star 40 Eridani, a planet familiar to "Star Trek" fans as "Vulcan." picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

According to the Bible, when Jesus was born three Magi saw a star in the East that signaled the birth of a new king. But just what was it, from an astronomical point or view, that the Magi actually saw? Fred Grosse, a professor of physics and astronomy at Susquehanna University, gives scientific explanations for the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

More than 100 people gathered in New Mexico to bid farewell to Star Trek star James Doohan, a day before the actor's ashes are blasted into space on a private rocket. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The newest trailer for J.J. Abrham's Star Trek. ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy ohboy picked by roarkmeister 1 year ago

ZACHARY QUINTO had such a hard time training his hand to make the Vulcan salute for the new STAR TREK movie director J.J. ABRAMS had to glue his fingers together. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Scary....I own this 45!
Better link. picked by suebe 3 years ago

In response to 2manyusernames post on Star Trek loving. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 2 years ago

Genki Wear, known for its licensed science fiction jewelry and perfumes, has produced what might be the most unusual Star Trek product ever. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Imagine the Star Trek prequel as a 1990's animated short set in a high school picked by suebe 7 months ago

A look into the sexuality and fashion of Star Trek women, including Teri Hatcher & Ashley Judd, spanning over 4 decades. picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago

or should it be TrekBack Mountain?

Spock finally shows his real emotions picked by suebe 2 years ago