That’s mighty, Mississippi:

A Mississippi baby born with HIV has been cured–although this breakthrough will not have any immediate consequences for those infected with AIDS.

The Rest is Space:

By now, you likely all know, NASA, has found a hitherto unsuspected radiation belt around the earth.

The European Union takes aim at the menace of space junk.

The Chinese space program moves along, and includes a new occupied launch this summer.

Closer to home (metaphorically speaking), Commander Hadfield continues his Tweets from Space!

Space video, and cosplay, below:

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Hundreds were injured as a meteor exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia

Meanwhile, Asteroid 2012-da14 will make its close pass later today.

Zombies in the news, Stan Lee, and trendy nerds, below.

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Good thing it didn’t zip by last December 21.

A large asteroid will pass very close to earth on Friday, February 15.

Remove any trays. Inspect them for wrinkled or damaged stem cells.

In a development that may speed up research and lead to quick-print tissue and organs, a 3-D Printer has been used to print embryonic stem cells.

I like to watch.

Video below includes commentary on the asteroid and the printer, Garrett “Harry Kim” Wang on the viability of the tricorder, a CGI film about our far future, and a look at India’s Comic-Con.

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Space Race Redux?

A few days after the Iranians sent a monkey into space and a month after North Korea’s rocket launch, South Korea has fired off its first civilian rocket, while a seventh-grade girl in the States rocketed Hello Kitty to the edge. (Video at the link and below the cut).

Leaving the RIM

RIM (Research in Motion) changed their name to Blackberry today, and announced the impending release of the Blackberry 10, in their plan to revive the failing company.

News from the Tooniverse

Newsarama informs us the current Green Lantern and Young Justice series will be cancelled, and delivers sundry other animated announcements.

Because Shatner rarely does public appearances.

Texas introduces a Star Trek-themed lottery game—and William Shatner will be helping with promo.

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For an extra million, they’ll throw in Detective #27

The 60s tv Batmobile sold this past weekend for 4.2 million dollars.

Shades of Spy vs Spy

The Russians have resumed work on hypersonic vehicles and missiles.

And they found J’onn J’onzz’s trunks, too.

Examination of the Martian soil reveals the best evidence to date of life on Mars, reported here and here.

Prime-Time Hentai

And don’t forget to watch that giant squid vid, coming this Sunday on Discovery.

Heroes and Holodecks

Video Below: a home-made Iron Man glove, a report on the inevitable use to which VR tech will be put, and an especially clever refutation of lunar-landing conspiracy “theories.”

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We may have a potential cure for AIDS.

The International Space Station will receive an inflatable module in 2015.

One journalist reviews the 2013 CES Tech Circus, held last week in Vegas.

The Solar Blob is heading for earth… And it might enhance the Northern Lights.

Zombieland‘s writers originally pitched the concept as a tv series; such a show has stepped up pre-production.

Video after the cut includes Cosplay from Anime LA 2013 and clear thinking on current Extraordinary Popular Delusions:

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Release the Kraken!

After years of various people trying, a Japanese team finally has video of a giant squid in its natural habitat. Discovery Channel will be broadcasting more soon, but a bit can be viewed below the cut.

Does your car have a name, a theme, and an assortment of cool gadgets? And can you engage in witty repartee during hand-to-hand combat?

Real-life superhero Phoenix Jones is hiring. Anyone want to be in Seattle’s oddball version of the Avengers?

Wait, we have to go through more apocalyptic hysteria in sixteen years?

“Doomsday asteroid” Apophis, which will make a very close pass by earth in 2029, turns out to be even larger than we thought.

Ground Control to Colonel Hadfield

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield may be conducting valuable experiments in space, but, in his recent conference, he also discusses composing songs in and about zero gravity.

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Big Bang Bee

A recently-identified species of bee has been named Euglossa bazinga. We imagine this pleases Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

Peacockasaurus Rex?

A researcher from the University of Alberta suggests some dinosaurs may have swaggered with swag, using their tail feathers to attract a mate.

A Curiosity, found on Earth

A unique, ancient Martian meteor which turned up in 2011 reveals substantial amounts of water.

Forget the fiscal cliff! Let’s get warp drive and cool nacelles!

An engineer petitions the White House to fund the building of the Starship Enterprise. Not even the 100 Year Starship proposal is quite this bold.

Aid for AIDS victims?
A disabled version of the HIV virus shows promise as a treatment for HIV.

Criminal Element:
Some people once blamed lead utensils for the Fall of Rome; could lead emissions have contributed to an historic spike in crime?

Below, you’ll find some thought-provoking and amusing videos, and links to a rather disturbing story, wherein a real-life hive of scum and villainy find themselves up against the hive known as Anonymous KnightSec:

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Space.com looks ahead to 2013 Stargazing Highlights.

NASA’s latest space gear looks surprisingly familiar, especially to fans of Toy Story.

Meanwhile, back on earth, Antarctica continues to melt faster than you may have realized.

Been feasting this holiday? Find out what you’re doing to your food clock.

And for those of you who really like to party, here’s a New Year’s Eve noisemaker that only works if the user is impaired.

Below: cosplay, and the latest attempts by studios to turn old cartoons into live-action movies.

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