Europa Report is a new movie about an international team of astronauts sent a mission to land on and explore the Jovian moon Europa. What makes Europa Report different is that it looks entirely realistic! In fact, the trailer looks like it could have come from an actual mission that might occur this decade — the rocket, the ship, the space suits, the capsule, the zero-g, the space walks… everything… it all looks completely scientifically accurate. Also, blogger/astronomer Phil Plait says as much.

Anyway, check it out!

Check out the latest music video from Abney Park, Steampunk Revolution, with clips from more than a few steampunk enthusiasts from around the world.

Pretty cool! It looks like the video is mainly there to advertise their latest CD, but who can blame them for some smart self-promotion?

Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (a 501(c)3 not-for-profit), with the fund raising help of Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal fame, has finally purchased the property where stands the last surviving laboratory of Nikola Tesla (visionary scientist and the greatest geek who ever lived): the Wardenclyffe facility. Hurrah!

Now they’re going to restore the site and build a museum there. Awesome!

The press release can be found here, here’s the full press conference (its over an hour long).

Now that Disney has bought Lucas Film, what should we expect for then next Star Wars films? I think these guys have a pretty good idea (and it’s pretty well done, too).

But seriously, it looks like the new Star Wars films will be coming out in the summer of 2015, followed by a new film every summer until 2019 (so 5 new films). For more information on that, checkout the article at the Telegraph.

Check this out: Abney Park, the steampunk band, has an awesome new airship pirate board game. Right on!

You can get it here.

Tesla vs Edison – the Epic Rap Battle. Nuff said.

Was the tragic destruction of the Imperial Death Star at the hands of the Rebel Alliance an inside job? You decide.

Check this out. This kid, Taylor Wilson, built a nuclear fusion reactor in his garage when he was 14. No, not a crummy old fission reactor… a fusion reactor. When he was 14, no less. Here’s a clip of his recent TED talk. Wow!

Check out this great 40 minute interview and Q&A with famed astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson.

And if you still haven’t gotten enough of Neil deGrasse Tyson, take a look at these great StarTalk videos.

This is a most enlightening infographic video highlighting the extreme extent to which wealth inequality exists in America today. It’s well worth looking at, and quite an eye opener.

Of course, one must not blindly believe everything one reads, sees, or hears on the Internet, so here’s a few links with more information.