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'Logan's Run' at 50: Remembering this disco-age sci-fi classic on its golden anniversary

By Jeff Spry published 27 June 26

Check your life-clock crystal and make sure it’s not blinking red!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 216 — Dark Matter Intelligence

By Space.com Staff published 27 June 26

On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson about other intelligences is beyond our scope.

On this day in space! June 27, 1997: NEAR Shoemaker flies by asteroid Mathilde

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 27 June 26

On June 27, 1997, NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft flew by an asteroid named 253 Mathilde.

SpaceCamp at 40: A wish-fulfillment fantasy brought down to earth by NASA's real-life disaster

By Richard Edwards published 27 June 26

After the Challenger tragedy, nobody wanted to see a film about five kids on an adventure in space.

Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)

By Josh Dinner published 27 June 26

After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That's very ambitious.

NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?

By Elizabeth Howell published 27 June 26

The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients.

Strange glowing 'bow-and-arrow' structure may be a giant cosmic shock wave created by a supersonic galaxy collision

By Samantha Mathewson published 27 June 26

A bizarre "bow-and-arrow" radio galaxy nearly 1.8 million light-years across could reveal how galaxy clusters sculpt some of the universe's largest structures.

Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard

By Robert Lea published 26 June 26

The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing way of studying event horizons, the boundaries at which nothing can escape the grip of these cosmic titans.

NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?

By Tariq Malik last updated 26 June 26

NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.

'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel novel for sci-fi RPG 'Exodus' (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published 26 June 26

"You can literally have sailing ships in space."