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'Andromeda' at 25: An optimistic but flawed sci-fi romp cobbled together from the notes of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry
By Jeff Spry published
Paying tribute to the 'Star Trek' creator's posthumous space adventure that still resonates with fans today.

On this day! Oct. 2, 2015: 100th liftoff for United Launch Alliance
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Oct. 2, 2015, the United Launch Alliance launched its 100th rocket!

'The Martian' is 10 years old. Looking back at sci-fi's answer to 'The Shawshank Redemption'
By Richard Edwards published
How Ridley Scott's third sci-fi masterpiece proved there is life on Mars after all, by telling a deeply human, and oddly familiar story.

Don't miss the full 'Harvest Supermoon' rise on Oct. 6: Here's what to expect
By Anthony Wood published
The first supermoon of 2025 rises on Oct. 6 close to the gas giant Saturn.

Telescope sees binary star's beautiful rainbow spectra | Space photo of the day for Oct. 2, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A new rainbow spectrum from the STELES instrument on Chile's SOAR Telescope captures Eta Carinae in unprecedented detail.

Northern lights may be visible in these 12 US states tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted to continue tonight.

Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second
By Victoria Corless published
"This is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object."

Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life
By Keith Cooper published
The discovery strengthens the case for a new mission to orbit and land on Enceladus and search for evidence of life.
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