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Every space and sci-fi game at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025
By Fran Ruiz published
Our friends at PC Gamer hosted a fantastic show looking at the future of video games, and these are our favorite space and sci-fi picks from it.

NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency.
Scientists capture 51 images showing exoplanets coming together around other stars: 'This data set is an astronomical treasure'
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.

'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe
By Richard Edwards published
Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.

'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China
By Brett Tingley published
Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."

Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities
By Leonard David published
Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.

Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.

On this day in space! Dec. 5, 2014: Orion spacecraft makes 1st test flight
By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated
On Dec. 5, 2014, NASA's Orion space capsule launched for the first time.
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