RIFT: Storm Legion - Expansion Teaser

Check Out Wikihistory

If you haven't read this yet, check it out. It's a short story, told in the form of blog posts. It's the forum for a time traveling agency. It'll take you five minutes to read and it's hilarious!

Kepler Finds a Planet Boiling Away Under the Heat of Its Star

Check out this mind-blowing article about one of the newest finds of the Kepler orbiting observatory.  This exoplanet is orbiting so close to its parent star, that it's literally being vaporized.  Astronomers estimate the planet is losing 100,000 tons per second!  Even at that rate, it will take the planet hundreds of millions of years to evaporate.

RIFT vs Star Wars the Old Republic

Here is an excellent blog post I found comparing Star Wars the Old Republic to RIFT.  You'll find it an interesting read.  

Carnival of the Ascended

RIFT 1.7 is coming soon! This patch, called Carnival of the Ascended, has many new goodies for players. A few highlights include:

• Merger of tier 1 and tier 2 dungeons
• Improvement to level 48+ gear
• New Master Mode Dungeon: Caduceus Rise
• Ascended marriage complete with ceremony and instance
• PvP streamlining
• New 2-player chronicle

Come see why RIFT is THE pinnacle EQ-type fantasy MMO-RPG. You can try the game here. Rift is quickly approaching its one year anniversary. No other game has such an aggressive update schedule. There's always something more to do.

See you out there.

See What an Alien Sunset Looks Like

This is what a sunset likely looks like from the planet nicknamed "Osiris". If you've ever wondered how astronomers can know so much about planets and stars that are so very far away, this article will give you a general idea.

Cast Your Vote in the 2011 Players' Choice Awards

Go here to vote for your favorite MMO-RPG. I'm curious to see how this comes out.

Game on!

A New Discovery Could Double the Efficiency of Solar Cells

In this day and age, nothing should be wasted, especially not electrons! New research shows we may be able to more than double the efficiency of solar cells.

Computer Program That Draws Realistic Exoplanets

SER (Scientific Exoplanet Renderer) is an amazing program. It uses observational data of exoplanets to create an approximate likeness. You can learn more about it here. Here are some images created with SER.

Four Hemophiliac Patients Successfully Treated with Gene Therapy

I'm extremely fascinated by viruses. This article explains how an engineered virus has been used to treat hemophilia.