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Doctor Who Space Babies review: Bet you didn’t expect that
The following includes spoilers for “Space Babies.”You can’t help but admire Russell T. Davies’ audacity. He plucks the rights to make Doctor Who from the BBC. He gets Disney+ to write an enormous check to bring the show to life in a way never before attempted. Then, with so much money at stake and a
May 11, 2024
Space Economics 101: Why the Math on Refueling Just Doesn’t Add Up
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, meet at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 3, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Robert Webb The chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, told lawmakers at a recent hearing
May 9, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive black holes grew from heavy cosmic ‘seeds’
A James Webb Space Telescope image of the quasar J0148 and the supermassive balck hole at its heart (Image credit: NASA/Yue, et al) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed light from stars surrounding some of the earlier supermassive black holes in the universe — black holes seen as they were less than a
May 7, 2024
Space Life Science Highlights
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April 16, 2024
Dead Space remake directors join Battlefield development
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. As Motive's Iron Man project hits "major internal milestone". Image credit: EA A new team at EA's Motive Studio will work alongside the Battlefield studios to create the next phase of the shooter franchise. The
April 9, 2024
Space Force selects startup Defense Unicorns to update software at launch ranges
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SES-22 satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: SES WASHINGTON — A startup named Defense Unicorns has won a $15 million contract to update IT systems and software applications used to support rocket launches at U.S. Space Force ranges. The company, based in Colorado Springs
March 13, 2024
Space Flights Provoke Tension Headaches, Migraine
March 13, 2024
Neurology > Migraines — Headache episodes during long space travel more common than previously thought by Judy George , Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today March 13, 2024 Space flight appeared to provoke headaches in healthy astronauts, a prospective study showed. Of 24 astronauts who participated in long-haul space flights -- ones that lasted at least
TechCrunch Space: RIP $ASTR
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy South by Southwest week for all who celebrate. On to the news. Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at aria.techcrunch@gmail.com or send me a message on Signal at 512-937-3988. You also can send a note to the whole TechCrunch crew at tips@techcrunch.com. For more secure
March 11, 2024
Former U.S. Space Force chief Jay Raymond joins board of directors of Impulse Space
Impulse Space says its Helios kick stage, set for a first flight in 2026, can take large satellites from LEO to GEO in a day. Credit: Impulse Space WASHINGTON — Impulse Space, a startup focused on space transportation and exploration, announced Feb. 21 that retired Space Force general John “Jay” Raymond has joined its board
February 21, 2024
It’s good! Space station astronauts toss football in zero-g for Super Bowl 2024 (video)
It's official, Super Bowl LVIII has reached outer space. Two NASA astronauts apparently geared up for the big showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas today (Feb. 11) by tossing the old pigskin around the International Space Station. Getting some reps in before #SuperBowl Sunday 🏈 pic.twitter.com/ATM6hJXW8aFebruary 10, 2024See more"Getting some
February 11, 2024