The new movie “Don’t Look Up” — now available on Netflix — is not your usual sci-fi disaster film. Instead, it is a biting parody on the general public’s dismissal and indifference to science. While the movie is about a comet on a collision course with Earth, filmmakers originally meant “Don’t Look Up” to be a commentary on climate change denial. But it also is reflective of the current COVID denial and mask/vaccine resistance, as well as our existing political polarization. It also lays bare our preoccupation with social media. While the movie is sometimes funny, it can also be depressing and frustrating.
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NASA clears Axiom crew for 1st private mission to International Space Station
The astronauts launching with the first private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) next year have cleared all their medical evaluations.
Discover ghosts of Jayne's past, present and future in 'Firefly Holiday Special #1'
Boom! Studios is offering up an sci-fi Christmas gift with "Firefly Holiday Special #1."
Watch the first 5 minutes of 'Moonfall,' Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi disaster film
Standby for destruction on a truly planetary scale as mankind once again struggles to survive in "Moonfall."
James Webb Space Telescope sails beyond the orbit of the moon after 2nd course correction
About 60 hours after launch, NASA's next-generation space observatory nailed the second of three required course-correction burns.
SpaceX in 2021: Elon Musk's space company set records for reusability and more
From Starship to Starlink to civilian flights, the California company is growing a 'monopoly' in space.
Celebrating the animal astronauts who paved the way for human spaceflight
From insects to primates, from dogs and cats to cold-blooded reptiles, animals have played a significant role in space exploration since the first fruit flies launched to Earth's upper atmosphere in 1947.
Rocket scientists aren't any smarter than the rest of us, science says
The phrase "It's not rocket science" is commonly used to describe tasks that aren't difficult or complicated. But are rocket scientists really smarter than everyone else?
When will the sun explode?
The sun is in its main sequence, but how do scientists know when our nearest star will begin to call it quits?
This Lego Star Wars Boba Fett's Starship set is 20% off right now
You can score a Boba Fett's Starship in Lego form for $10 off at Walmart right now.
OneWeb adds 36 more satellites to internet network
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifts off Dec. 27 with 36 OneWeb satellites. Credit: Roscosmos
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched Monday with 36 more OneWeb internet satellites, the 12th of 19 Soyuz missions needed to deliver into orbit the company’s first-generation network of nearly 650 spacecraft.
James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys antenna
NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed a critical antenna Saturday (Dec. 26).
Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched dozens of new internet satellites into orbit Monday (Dec. 27) to boost a growing megaconstellation by service provider OneWeb.
Space tourism took a giant leap in 2021: Here's 10 milestones from the year
From suborbital space to high Earth orbit, space tourism is just getting started.
Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail
The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
Disney Plus deals to stream 'The Book of Boba Fett' this week
The Book of Boba Fett promises to pack plenty of sci-fi punch.
Live coverage: Soyuz rocket set for launch with more OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with 36 OneWeb broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
99 objects telling tales from ESA’s technical heart
From simulated moondust to an ultraflat floor, a 3D-printed human bone to a wall decoration that once flew on the Hubble Space Telescope, the new 99 Objects of ESA ESTEC website gives visitors a close-up view of intriguing, often surprising artefacts assembled together to tell the story of ESA’s technical heart.
JWST Is On Its Way!
It’s really happening. After all the years of delays, reschedulings, budget shortfalls, and even more delays, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on December 25 and is now successfully on its way to is destination at the second LaGrange point (L2), about 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth.
'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.
