‘Robots will do the job’: NASA's next alien-hunting telescope won't need astronauts for repairs

NASA's next flagship space telescope could change not only how scientists search for life beyond Earth, but also how spacecraft are maintained in orbit. The agency's proposed Habitable Worlds ...

Steven Spielberg Was So Disappointed By This Sci-Fi Show, He Removed His Name From It

A sci-fi show Steven Spielberg once backed followed a group of space travelers searching an alien planet for a place humanity could actually survive.

If We Could Travel to the Stars, Where Should We Go First?

Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

Who is the man inside the bin and how does Count Binface plan to vanquish Nigel Farage?

Jon Harvey is a stand-up comedian who has worked for the BBC on many political satires in the past (Picture: X) Count Binface describes himself as ‘an intergalactic space warrio ...

60 Years Ago, Star Trek's Most Important Rule Changed Sci-Fi Forever

Star Trek's Prime Directive revolutionized the science fiction genre by promoting cooperation and non-interference with alien ...

Skywatch: As Viking mission anniversary looms, the search for Martian life lives on

NASA’s Viking 1 lander set down in the Chryse Planitia region of Mars. Its identical twin, Viking 2, followed on Sept. 3 of ...
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Earth may survive the sun's death after all, new study suggests

"Observations of sun-like giant stars currently point towards Earth's survival, but we need better observations before we can ...