We all know the cliché: any horror franchise that goes on long enough inevitably goes to space. Critters, Hellraiser, Friday the 13th, Dracula… they’ve all taken a trip to the…
Category: Astronomy
We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: ‘He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders’
ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE | Clip | Fix the Ship – YouTube Watch On All systems are go! PBS just launched the second episode of its “Once Upon…
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket makes the ‘softest splashdown’ ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)
SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on a critical 13th test flight late Friday, but there was no triskaidekaphobia on this mission. The July 24 test launch, Space’s Starship…
Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission
NASA is shaking things up for its next mission to research the sun. The six satellites of NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission are poised to launch to…
China’s record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)
The world’s most powerful solid-fuel rocket just aced its third-ever mission. Gravity-1, a distinctively squat and stubby rocket, launched Tuesday night (July 21) from the deck of a ship stationed…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and more recent galaxy.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, which would become vital for the birth…
The 1st ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer is here, and it’s stuffed to bursting with superheroes
Avengers: Doomsday | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 18 – YouTube Watch On One thing is for certain: there will absolutely be no shortage of superheroes in Marvel Studios’…
‘Aliens’ at 40: James Cameron’s sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?
Where does James Cameron’s “Aliens” rank among the other Alien movies? That depends on who you ask. Some might say it’s the best, while others put it just behind the…
Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype. The launch — or hop, considering its duration and distance — took place at the…
Remembering ‘Ulysses 31’, the ’80s cartoon that transported ‘The Odyssey’ to outer space
It’s not known whether “Ulysses 31” was on Christopher Nolan’s radar in his teenage years, but it’s intriguing to think it could have influenced the director’s decision to take on…
