There are few sights in science fiction as iconic as the various starship Enterprises cruising through the stars. Steve Schnier decided to create his own high-flying video of the Enterprise by launching a model into the stratosphere.

So you want to build the Enterprise. Don't we all! Well good news: according to some quick, messy, napkin math, it's possible. Kind of. The bad news? It's going to be stupid expensive. But not unfathomably so! Start scrounging up your space-pennies.

TJ Wilferd, who goes by Unicron9 on deviantART, has created a custom Enterprise E toy that goes far beyond saucer separation. With a few twists and turns, it becomes Autobot E, hero of the Alpha Quadrant.

This week's DVD releases include a totally classic H.P. Lovecraft tale — and a totally not classic Star Trek show on Blu-ray for the first time. And at last, you can decide for yourself which Jurassic Park films are essential. Here's our complete guide to the week's DVDs!

The word "hero" gets used a bit too much nowadays, but I think anyone who takes the time to find and assemble a 41-minute compilation video of every single Star Trek blooper and gag reel he/she could find may have genuinely earned the title. This video (which CBS/Paramount will probably not leave up too long) contains …

Earlier this year, an engineer who goes by the name of BTE Dan, proposed building a full-sized, ion-powered version of a Constitution-Class Enterprise — from Star Trek — saying it could be built with current technology and could be completed within 20 years. Now, BTE Dan has started a White House petition — not to…

Josh Ln takes a peek inside the Enterprise, Serenity, and the Millennium Falcon, and what he finds is surprising. Instead of the usual network of corridors and engines, he uncovers animal-like skeletons beneath the surface of science fiction spaceships.

It appears that the Space Shuttle Enterprise was damaged during the Superstorm. The shuttle, which is NASA's original prototype orbiter, was on display inside an inflatable covering aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. CollectSpace reports: "Photos show the 180-foot-long (55 meters) by 60-foot-high (18…

Space enthusiasts in the Northeast have a new reason to visit New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum: today marks the grand opening of the museum's Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit.

Back in April, we told you about a Kickstarter project designed to send Starship Captains Kirk and Picard on their first real-life trip to space. Conceived by space enthusiast Logan Kugler, the project aimed to lift action figures of the two captains (and a few lucky crew members) to an altitude of over 100,000…