When I was a kid, I remember my Dad having this large Yellow Celestron telescope. He was very proud of that telescope and had a special foot locker that he kept it in. The thing was that I think he ...

Sega Toys in Japan is selling another model in their hit Homestar series of planetarium projection systems. The so-called Homestar Travel [JP] allows you to see the starry skies from six different ...

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Back in June, Sega Toys in Japan teased the R2-D2 Homestar, a fully functional planetarium that’s shaped in the form of the robot from Star Wars. And today, the company fixed the release date ...

Don t let that smog-infested city air get you down. Enjoy the stars with this toy. It will simulate constellations indoors with the help of high-brightness LEDs. You can load in a variety of different ...

More fun than a Compy 386, the new HOMESTAR claims to be the world’s first optical planetarium for the home (I can’t say I’m abreast with the fullness of home planetarium selections). Designed by ...

Since the launch of its Homestar Original in 2006, Sega Toys has established itself as the leading manufacturer of home planetariums. Now Sega has released a limited edition of its best-selling home ...

If you want to see the universe in all its glory, you’ve got two options. Stay up late for The Sky At Night or buy a big telescope and hope for a clear sky. Now there’s a third option – create the ...

We could think of quite a few things we'd rather be doing than gazing at stars projected on the ceilings of the Engadget HQ, but if your social life hasn't reached that higher plane, or perhaps has so ...