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NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Will Crash into Saturn in a Blaze of Glory
This stunning CGI short recounts its historic accomplishments before unveiling its dramatic, planet-plunging finale.
Mass Effect: Andromeda's Tempest Needs a Self-Destruct
It's everything you remember about the Normandy... except a little bit worse.
Meeting the Masters of the ‘EVE Online’ Universe
CCP Games launched its spacefaring MMORPG back in 2003, but today it’s controlled more by its community than its creators.
How an Australian College Student Did What NASA Couldn't
Paddy Neumann's final project—which proposes using junk metal as rocket fuel—could change space travel forever.
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
What Does a Former NASA Employee Think of 'No Man's Sky'?
We went and asked one, to see if the imminent space-faring epic from Hello Games could encourage a new era of interstellar exploration.
The Man Who Went to Space and Disappeared
Thirty-five years ago, Granger Taylor left a note saying he was boarding an alien spaceship for an interstellar journey. He was never seen again.
We Spoke to the Power Players Behind the War Consuming 'EVE Online'
Miscommunication and propaganda are confusing a massive online conflict right now, so we spoke to the people commanding both sides of 'EVE Online''s 'World War Bee.'
Speaking to the Power Players Behind the Massive War Consuming 'EVE Online'
Miscommunication and propaganda are confusing a massive online conflict right now, so we spoke to the people commanding both sides of EVE Online's 'World War Bee.'
Stephen Hawking's Plan to Blast a Tiny Ship to Another Star With Giant Lasers May Work
Breakthrough Starshot is a new project, introduced by Stephen Hawking, to send a spacecraft to another star. It wouldn't happen for decades — if it happens at all — but it's the first-ever proposal for interstellar travel that might actually work.
The Spaceship Engineers Who Build Their Own Planes
When they’re not building futuristic aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Elliot and Justin test DIY airplanes for the right stuff.