Many residents spotted a bright meteor streaking across the night sky over St. Louis, Missouri, on Nov. 11. (Photo Credit: Alyce Galletto Bava / Facebook) A glowing meteor streaked across the sky over St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday night, according to local news outlets. Residents reported spotting an illuminated flash of light across the St. Louis metro area, […] The post Watch: Extremely Bright Meteor Takes Over Night Sky in St. Louis appeared first on Geek.com.

At this point the rich history and mythology of Star Wars as a brand is bigger, stronger, and more important than any of the individual movies. These are stories about sacred texts that […] The post ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Has Hilarious New Han/Greedo Edit on Disney+ appeared first on Geek.com.

I’m always up for playing quirky puzzles games. As such, I jumped at the chance to review developer Kong Orange’s Felix the Reaper. The premise — playing as a dancing grim reaper — […] The post Review: ‘Felix the Reaper’ Is a Charming But Imperfect Puzzle Game appeared first on Geek.com.

If you’ve been looking to a VR headset for yourself or as a gift for someone for Christmas then you are in luck! For a limited time you can get Oculus’s innovative new […] The post Get Into The Virtual World With $30 Off Oculus Go appeared first on Geek.com.

Illustrator Felicia Chiao balances out her work as an industrial designer at IDEO with imaginative drawings. Chiao’s fanciful worlds are populated with a repeating humanoid protagonist, as well as spirit-like black figures reminiscent of the symbolic creatures in Hayao Miyazaki films. The artist balances her charming aesthetic—cheerful details like daisies and friendly worms—with more evocative emotional themes. “Illustration has always been a way for me to destress and work through whatever emotions I’m feeling,” says Chiao. More

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, says it has agreed to enter arbitration with a union representing cabin crew workers, averting the possibility of more strikes for the time being. Lufthansa said Tuesday in a joint statement with the UFO union that recent talks between the two sides had ...

UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Members of the town's Historical Commission received word last week that the Mrs. Nancy Adams Burial Site, marking the resting ground of a woman who escaped slavery three times and is linked to the region's rich involvement with the Underground Railroad, was accepted by the National ...

Four years ago we let you get a first whiff of FeelReal, an experimental virtual reality accessory that let you smell and feel your content along with just looking at it through your […] The post Finally, Smell a Movie With FeelReal Virtual Reality appeared first on Geek.com.

Disney+ teams are trying to fix connection issues on the streaming service's launch day. (Photo Credit: Chris Coke / Twitter) Disney+ is launching today and the mega kickoff is reportedly causing some connection issues across the U.S. The streaming service, which features many movies and TV shows, officially went live this morning. However, […] The post Disney+ Experiences Connection Issues on Launch Day appeared first on Geek.com.

Jordan Calloway as Khalil / Painkiller in 'Black Lightning.' (Photo Credit: Jace Downs / The CW) Just like a CW show to take a week off after hooking us with a great cliffhanger. That it came at the same time Agent Odell subliminally hooks Lynn on the highly addictive […] The post ‘Black Lightning’ Season 3 Episode 5 Recap: Signs of a Spark appeared first on Geek.com.

Olivier Lovey creates large-scale tricks of the eye by installing photographs in-line with their surroundings. The series, Miroirs aux alouettes, “confuses the real and its double. I question the limits of image and representation,” Lovey explains. “I revisit the notion of perspective, trompe l’oeil and mise en abyme“. Lovey creates his illusions both in gallery settings as well as outdoors. “Anachronie” turns a roadside billboard into a reflection of the surrounding mountains, while “Pasteboard” turns a building into a hollow facade of itself.  More

Researchers collect GPR data at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico (via Cornell University) Researchers uncovered fossilized footprints—and what lies beneath them—in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Hidden since the end of the last ice age, the invisible markings reveal a treasure trove of […] The post Scientists Find Fossilized Footprints ‘Hiding’ in Mammoth Tracks appeared first on Geek.com.

Pedro Pascal (via Lucasfilm/Disney) This is what it took. For years, decades at this point, Lucasfilm has been trying to make a Star Wars live-action TV show. Earlier plans all fell through, usually for budgetary reasons. Any […] The post ‘The Mandalorian’ Series Premiere Recap: The Search for More Money appeared first on Geek.com.

There is a lot to see on Disney+, which launches this week, but one thing that has us pretty excited is that, as a result of the Disney/Fox merger, every single season of […] The post Toy Tuesday: The Best Simpsons Toys appeared first on Geek.com.

Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson (via HBO) The second episode of His Dark Materials had a lot of work to do after a beautiful, but slightly overstuffed pilot. Did it accomplish all it needed to do? No, but it got a […] The post ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 1 Episode 2 Recap: Watch Your Daemon appeared first on Geek.com.

Realizing that they can’t make the same ungodly amounts of profit with worse new iPhones alone, this year saw Apple very publicly pivot to becoming a services company. After all, you can make […] The post Apple Arcade Is Better Than Apple TV+ appeared first on Geek.com.

Camera trap image of the lost silver-backed chevrotain in Vietnam (via Southern Institute of Ecology/Global Wildlife Conservation/Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research/NCNP) What has the head of a mouse, the body of a small deer, and has been scientifically confirmed only once since 1907? Global Wildlife Conservation rediscovered the silver-backed chevrotain—a deer-like species about the […] The post Lost and Found: Vietnamese Mouse-Deer Spotted After 30 Years appeared first on Geek.com.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says it's ready to give back a fugitive Malaysian financier's 310,000-euro ($342,000) donation if a probe into wealthy individuals who were granted a Cypriot passport under a lucrative investment program finds that he broke eligibility rules and is stripped of citizenship. The ...

The BREEZE spacecraft would circumnavigate Venus every four to six days, with solar panels charging on the side of planet illuminated by the Sun (via CRASH Lab/University at Buffalo) Venus lies within Earth’s orbit, but little is known about our neighboring planet—especially its “dark side.” University at Buffalo researchers want to change that, though, with their unique spacecraft. The Bio-inspired Ray for […] The post Stingray-Inspired Spacecraft Could Explore ‘Dark Side’ of Venus appeared first on Geek.com.

VENICE, Italy (AP) - Tourists and Venetians alike have donned high boots and taken to raised walkways to slosh through the high water that has hit much of the lagoon city. Venice's tide forecast office said the water level peaked at 1.27 meters (about 4 feet 3 inches) Tuesday morning ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's parks agency says more than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion. Spokesman Tinashe Farawo on Tuesday said at least 200 elephants have died in vast Hwange National Park alone since October and ...

What: Magnificent JewelsWhere: Christie's, Quai des Bergues 33, Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, GenevaWhen: November 12, 2:30 pmPublic Viewing: November 7, 2019 | 10am - 8:30pm, November 8, 2019 | 10am - 6pm, November 9, 2019 | 10am - 6pm, November 10, 2019 | 10am - 6pm, November 11, 2019 | 10am - 6pm, November 12, 2019 | 10am - 12pmTop Lots at the Sale:— “Exceptional Coloured Diamond and Diamond Ring,” Moussaieff — Fancy deep blue rectangular-cut diamond of 7.03 carats, pear-shaped diamonds, platinum, ring size 6 ¼, signed Moussaieff, brown Moussaieff case. GIA, 2019, report no. 6203146718: 7.03 carats, Fancy Deep Blue color, VVS2 clarity, type IIb. Featured in lot 246. Estimate: CHF 10,000,000 - 14,000,000 (10,000,000 - 14,000,000 USD)— “Superb Diamond Ring” — Cushion step-cut diamond of 46.93 carats, half-moon modified brilliant-cut diamonds of 3.64 and 3.35 carats, platinum, ring size 7 ½. GIA, 2019, report no. 10171255: 46.93 carats, D color, Internally Flawless clarity, type IIa. GIA, 2019, report no. 10098840: 3.64 carats, D color, VS2 clarity. GIA, 2019, report no. 10098837: 3.35 carats, D color, VS2 clarity. Featured in lot 250. Estimate: CHF 3,800,000 - 4,500,000 (3,800,000 - 4,500,000 USD)— “Superb Coloured Diamond and Diamond Ring” — Fancy intense blue cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond of 5.23 carats, baguette-cut diamonds, platinum, ring size 6 ½. GIA, 2019, report no. 2205424972: 5.23 carats, Fancy Intense Blue color, Internally Flawless clarity. Featured in lot 202. Estimate: CHF 3,500,000 - 4,500,000 (3,500,000 - 4,500,000 USD)— “Impressive Diamond Ring, Mouawad” — Oval brilliant-cut diamond of 23.00 carats, circular-cut diamonds, gold, ring size 6, signed Mouawad, no. Ref 1633122. GIA, 2019, report no. 2203282329: 23.00 carats, D color, Flawless clarity, type IIa, excellent polish, excellent symmetry. Featured in lot 195. Estimate: CHF 2,200,000 - 3,200,000 (2,200,000 - 3,200,000 USD)— “Sensational Sapphire and Diamond Pendant” — Octagonal step-cut sapphire of 42.97 carats, triangular and circular-cut diamonds, 4.8 cm. SSEF, 2019, report no. 108957: 42.975 carats, Burma (Myanmar), no indications of heating, royal blue, Appendix letter. Gubelin, 2019, report no. 19080020: 42.97 carats, Burma (Myanmar), no indications of heating, royal blue, Appendix letter. Featured in lot 238. Estimate: CHF 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 (2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD)— “Exceptional Diamond Earrings” — Pear brilliant-cut diamonds of 12.71 and 12.07 carats, circular-cut diamonds, platinum, 3.5 cm. GIA, 2019, reports nos. 6194947717 and 6192735031: 12.71 and 12.07 carats, D color, Flawless clarity, type IIa, excellent polish, excellent symmetry. Featured in lot 174. Estimate: CHF 1,850,000 - 2,450,000 (1,850,000 - 2,450,000 USD)— “Attractive Diamond Ring,” Harry Winston — Rectangular-cut diamond of 25.20 carats, tapered baguette-cut diamonds, ring size 6, signed Winston. GIA, 2019, report no. 16882272: 25.20 carats, D color, VVS2 clarity, potentially internally flawless, type IIa. GIA, 2008, report no. 16882272: 25.20 carats, D color, VVS2 clarity, potentially Internally Flawless. GIA, 1969, copy of report no. NY 45218: 25.21 carats, D color, Internally Flawless clarity. Featured in lot 207. Estimate: CHF 1,800,000 - 2,200,000 (1,800,000 - 2,200,000 USD)For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin

Photo Credit: Paweł Czerwiński / Unsplash Google is reportedly collecting detailed health information from millions of people across 21 states*. The tech titan began the initiative, code-named “Project Nightingale,” in secret last year with St. Louis-based healthcare system Ascension, […] The post Report: Google Collecting Personal Health Data on Millions appeared first on Geek.com.

XINING, China (AP) - There's a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world's last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags are newly topped with sprawling steel power lines. At night, the illuminated signs of Sinopec gas stations cast a red glow over ...

HAVANA (AP) - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived in Cuba on Monday night on the first state visit to the island by a Spanish royal. The couple disembarked in Havana at the start of a three-day visit to Cuba's capital and the eastern city of Santiago. ...