Personally, as someone who really appreciates sleep, I'm not sure that I've ever been moved by the words "cool alarm clock." There's nothing about an alarm clock that seems cool. Jarring - yes, annoying - yes, bad timing - definitely yes.

However, perfect for the newly darkening fall/winter mornings, this little guy created by Discovery lives up to "cool" and its name, "Discovery Space Projection Alarm Clock." This little guy projects galactic images (you choose: Full Moon, Starry Sky, or Saturn) on any ceiling or wall. Its built-in alarm clock will rouse you to one of 3 digital spaceship sounds: Transport, Ping, or Analyze. The clock has amber LED backlight illumination, the traditional 9-minute (not enough) snooze button, date/time display, memory backup, and manual focusing knobs.

Perfect for the budding scientist, astronaut, Galileo dreamer in your life (be she/he 9 or 39).

Price: $29.99 at Discovery.com, and also available at Amazon..

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