Sarah Fecht
at 08:20 AM Feb 27 2015
Space // 

You can't trick us, Ceres. Out there in the asteroid belt, in the dark space between Mars and Jupiter, you've been keeping secrets. Scientists thought your shiny white spot was probably some kind of ice or a glassy deposit from a volcanic eruption. Others said Death Star. Now it turns out your one spot is actually two, and that's supposed to convince us Ceres is harmless? Riiight, nice try. We know the truth -- that you've only just begun to fire up your planet-destroying multi-beam superlaser.

Colin Lecher
at 04:05 AM Feb 12 2013
Tech // 

This Death Star-funding story just became a trilogy. First, the White House shot down a petition to build a Death Star. Then, a team took to Kickstarter to crowdfund a Death Star. Now it's Return of the Jedi: a team is looking for $11 million to build a fleet of X-Wings, and it's already got more than $100,000.

Colin Lecher
at 05:00 AM Feb 9 2013
Tech // 

White House officials have already shot down a proposal for a Death Star, but who needs 'em? A new Kickstarter campaign is bringing the Death Star to the people, and in four days they've raised more than £200,000 (about $300,000) out of the £20 million they're looking for. Choose your amount wisely: Biggest donors get first dibs on choice of planet to annihilate.

Colin Lecher
at 04:00 AM Dec 18 2012
Science // 

The people of the United States have spoken. A White House petition to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016 has reached the 25,000-signature threshold, meaning the White House now has to respond.

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