While NASA and Boeing are focused on finishing the first astronaut mission aboard the Starliner spacecraft early next month, what happens next is already on everyone’s mind. Boeing’s Starliner capsule…
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Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a…
New ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ gameplay trailer dives into the galactic underworld (video)
Last year’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was easily one of the best Star Wars games of all time, and yet, fans have been itching for a full-blown open-world game set…
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ zooms into Season 2 with new ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ warps into Season 2 with new Netflix trailer (video) trailer and bold key art
Resurrected by Netflix and zooming onto their streaming platform starting on July 1, 2024, the award-winning animated children’s series, “Star Trek: Prodigy,” is cleared for launch and CBS Studios has…
How the GOES U satellite will change Earth and space weather forecasts forever
I remember in college in the late 2000s learning about forecasting weather. My classmates and I would hand draw maps with the current weather systems and then we’d look at…
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again
Boeing’s Starliner blasted off from Florida following years of delays and safety scares — as well as two recently aborted launch attempts that came as astronauts were already strapped in…
Einstein’s other theory of gravity could have the recipe to relieve ‘Hubble trouble’
An illustration of distant quasar, supermassive black hole-powered objects that can be used to constrain the parameters of theories of gravity. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser A recent study has investigated teleparallel…
New model suggests partner anti-universe could explain accelerated expansion without the need for dark energy
A depiction of a universe-antiuniverse pair. Credit: Wikipedia, CC The accelerated expansion of the present universe, believed to be driven by a mysterious dark energy, is one of the greatest…
Hubble Space Telescope glimpses spiral galaxy UGC 9684
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights the spiral galaxy UGC 9684. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick The celestial object showcased in this image from the NASA/ESA…
Scientists bring cosmic explorations to smartphones
By using a phone camera and a new set of Instagram augmented reality filters, anyone can dive into the cosmic depths of space, encountering nebulae, pulsars and even remnants of…