Ever wonder where in the sky the planet Krypton might be located? Well, wonder no more, because a famous American astrophysicist has pinpointed exactly where Superman's birthplace lies.

It shouldn't be surprising that we now have a holiday devoted to the celebration of cats. It also shouldn't be surprising that geeky cat people all over this great land love mashing up their love of felines with their love of all things sci-fi. So to celebrate the festive feline occasion, we've gathered up nearly two dozen sci-fi cats from around the 'net.

There is no more ubiquitous symbol of Halloween than the humble jack o' lantern, perhaps because it's so endlessly adaptable. Sure you can go with the standard grinning face, but for the 19th installment in our 31 Days of Halloween series, we wanted to remind you that with enough time and nerdy ingenuity, you can make something much more, well ... super.

When we last looked in on the lengthy legal battle Warner Bros. and DC Comics are waging against the heirs of Superman co-creator's Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, we found the Siegel heirs vowing to fight on, no matter what. The Shuster heirs were fighting on too, but a major new ruling in the case may have just ended their battle.