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Today is Towel Day! Salute the legacy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams

By Jeff Spry published

Towel Day is dedicated to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" author Douglas Adams

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches from a seaside pad in New Zealand on May 8, 2023 local time.

Ashlee Vance's 'When The Heavens Went On Sale' unveils the mysterious world of space startups

By Elizabeth Howell published

Ashlee Vance's new book follows four fast-growing launch startups, providing an inside look at a highly dynamic segment of the space industry.

NASA photographer Bill Taub poses with astronaut Alan Shepard a month before Shepard's 1961 launch.

New book reveals NASA photographer's unseen Mercury astronaut archives

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

As a NASA photographer, Taub was there to capture the start of the U.S. space program. A new book reveals Taub's role 'Photographing America's First Astronauts.'

Death in Space

New tabletop game 'Death in Space' lets you mine for precious gems in the ravaged Tenebris system

By Jeff Spry published

Free League Publishing and Stockholm Kartell have released new sci-fi survival game, "Death in Space," for space game fans.

Star Trek: Day of Blood

Sisko and Worf unite to stop a crazed Klingon emperor in IDW's 'Star Trek: Day of Blood' event

By Jeff Spry published

IDW Publishing is releasing the first-ever ongoing "Star Trek" crossover event with this summer's "Day of Blood."

The Expanse: Dragon Tooth #1

'The Expanse: Dragon Tooth' creators on how their new comic series delivers the juice (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Writer Andy Diggle and artist Rubine discuss their new Boom! Studios series, "The Expanse: Dragon Tooth."

Guardians of the Galaxy - Annihilation: Conquest

Revisit a classic 'Guardians of the Galaxy' comic arc with 'Annihilation: Conquest' novel

By Jeff Spry published

Titan Books is releasing a new "Guardians of the Galaxy" book from author Brendan Deneen.

Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest for Planet X

In new 'Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest for Planet X' novel, thrillseekers hunt for secret world (exclusive excerpt)

By Jeff Spry published

Disney Lucasfilm Press has just released author Tessa Gratton's novel "Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest for Planet X."

Star Wars: The High Republic - Cataclysm

In 'Star Wars: The High Republic' novel 'Cataclysm' the Path of the Open Hand strikes again

By Jeff Spry published

The new "Star Wars: The High Republic - Cataclysm" novel lands on April 4 from Random House Worlds, with Axel Greylark aiding the Jedi in this latest prequel adventure.

art from the cover of Guardians of the Galaxy #1 showing portraits of several characters in front of a red fiery background

'Guardians of the Galaxy #1' blasts off with brash new trailer and variant covers

By Jeff Spry published

Marvel Comics releases a new trailer and variant covers for "Guardians of the Galaxy #1"

The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko

'The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko' reveals untold history of Starfleet’s fearless war captain (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Titan Books will release "The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko" by Derek Tyler Attico this fall.

Star Trek: Discovery

Read a revealing Doug Jones interview excerpt from the new issue of 'Star Trek Explorer' (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Here's an exclusive Doug Jones interview excerpt from Titan Publishing's "Star Trek Explorer #6."

Chronicles of the Jedi

'Star Wars: The High Republic' gets lavish illustrated guide from Insight Editions (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

Insight Editions delivers "Chronicles of the Jedi: An illustrated Guide To The Galaxy’s Golden Age" in March

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture-Echoes" is a five-part comic series that debuts in May 2023.

New 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Echoes' comic series channels the 1979 film

By Jeff Spry published

IDW Publishing is releasing a new five-issue comic miniseries called "Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Echoes."

Star Wars Comics

Marvel's 'Star Wars' comics celebrate Women's History Month with Peach Momoko covers

By Jeff Spry published

Marvel Comics teams up with the acclaimed Japanese illustrator Peach Momoko for a sweet salute to the women of "Star Wars."

Star Trek: Prelude to Day of Blood heads to the Klingon homeworld with an arena

God killers target Sisko and Worf in IDW's 'Star Trek: Day of Blood' story arc

By Jeff Spry published

IDW Publishing kicks off their summer crossover event with "Star Trek: Prelude to Day of Blood" in May 2023.

two women astronauts in space shuttle holding hardware

How astronaut diversity changed for the better in a single NASA class recounted in 'The New Guys' book

By Elizabeth Howell published

Thirty-five new astronauts joined the corps in 1978, among them women and people of color who reshaped the agency forever, a new book shows.

Closeup of part of Gabriele Dell'Otto's variant cover for "Alien #1," which is coming in April 2023.

Xenomorphs hatch from the deep freeze in Marvel’s new 'Alien' comic series

By Jeff Spry published

Marvel Comics has released a first fearful look at a new "Alien" comic coming this spring.

"The Expanse: Dragon Tooth" will rocket into comic shops this April.

'The Expanse: Dragon Tooth' returns us to the Rocinante with new 12-issue comic series in April

By Jeff Spry published

Boom! Studios is set to release "The Expanse: Dragon Tooth" comic series in April.

Cover art for "Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars."

Escape the Empire in new 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' prequel novel

By Jeff Spry published

"Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars" tie-in prequel novel lands in March from Random House Worlds