Rocket exhaust could have a "significant cumulative effect" on the atmosphere, the climate, and human health,…
It's storytime! Read a science fiction/fantasy short story from Lightspeed Magazine here at io9.
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The five-hour launch window begins today at 8:02 p.m. EDT (5:02 p.m. PDT), with pre-launch coverage starting four…
As we begin to look to the end of her tenure next year, here's a reminder of why we love the 13th Doctor.
As is tradition, the second a current Doctor Who star even *breathes* that they're leaving, we must speculate with…
It's true: the Teen Titans will watch Space Jam on June 20 on Cartoon Network and it looks beyond hilarious
There are no xenomorphs dripping acid in Netflix’s upcoming movie Stowaway starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim,…
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Using a signal from dozens of rapidly spinning, dead stars, astrophysicists have gotten closer to realizing their…
Earlier this year, a research team made waves by suggesting that we should disseminate Earth’s microbes on Mars in a…
[Yelling into a cavernous chamber as supernovae explode in the dark and a gust of hot wind comes whistling through] S…
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Blast off to adventure in the amazing year 2021! No doubt, we’re expecting a ton of cool and exciting space-related…
A heartwarming story of hope, family, and a little bit of international espionage.
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Outbound Vice President/gynophobe-in-chief Mike Pence announced at a press conference on Friday that enlisted…
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As the famous X-Files poster declares, “I want to believe.” This wanting, however, often leads us astray. When…
Nearly two years after its last flight, Virgin Galactic—the space tourism venture founded by Richard Branson, another
NASA announced on Wednesday the team of 18 astronauts — nine men and nine women — who have been selected to…
America has lost one of its great daredevils of the sky. Chuck Yeager, the Air Force test pilot who made history by…
After six years of traveling and exploring, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 probe on Saturday…
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The Moon taunts us. It is very far away, which has historically protected it from the human species’ innate desire…
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As feared, the 900-ton instrument platform collapsed yesterday at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, falling…