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Europe’s Space Rider vehicle comes crashing down during drop test
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Europe has dropped the ball on the prototype for its first reusable spacecraft. Or, rather,…
On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the…
On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission…
Lego’s new X-files set is pure nostalgia for sci-fi fans
Millennials get a lot of flak for being overly nostalgic, but I don’t think that’s fair. When the modern-day world has nothing to offer us but AI slop, shrinkflation and…
Returning samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan’s bold MMX mission to Mars
Japan’s mission to Mars is one of the most ambitious in spaceflight history. It aims to become the first spacecraft to return to Earth from Mars orbit, carrying with it…
On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion
On Oct. 17, 2016, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Space Systems) returned to flight, successfully launching a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) after its previous cargo mission…
When not to watch a meteor shower — why I’m not staying up for the Orionids
I used to think being interested in the night sky meant I had to try every meteor shower. If a calendar said “peak,” I interpreted that as an instruction. I’d…
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween
How awesome would it be if the sun could take on a spooky green glow for Halloween? It turns out that scientists have discovered that our star may indeed go…
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author Matt Dinniman talks inspirations, success, and the upcoming Peacock TV series (interview)
Fall has officially arrived, and as autumn leaves blaze in vivid colors, there is no better time to plunge into the imaginative world of New York Times best-selling author Matt…
