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'Cocoon' at 40: Ron Howard's sci-fi smash is proof they don't make them like they used to
By Richard Edwards published
The beloved 'oldies and aliens' blockbuster is a movie out of sync with Hollywood norms.

World's 1st multimedia performance in microgravity will bring together Cirque du Soleil, National Geographic and NASA
By Jeff Spry published
Miami-based multimedia superstar Natasha Tsakos discusses this historic fall flight aboard Zero-G's 'G-Force One' aircraft.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 166 — Live From the Swamps, ISDC 2025
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 166 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik broadcast live from the National Space Society's International Space Development Conference in Orlando.

Blue Origin scrubs launch of 6 people to suborbital space due to high winds
By Mike Wall last updated
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch six people to suborbital space on the NS-33 mission.

On this day in space! June 21, 2004: SpaceShipOne makes 1st privately funded human spaceflight
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 21, 2004, the first privately funded human spaceflight, launched on SpaceShipOne.

Nobel laureate concerned about AI-generated image of black hole at the center of our galaxy
By Joanna Thompson published
Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.

A spinning universe could crack the mysteries of dark energy and our place in the multiverse
By Robert Lea published
The universe seems to be spinning, and that could explain what dark energy is and why it's weakening while revealing our place within the multiverse.

See the moon, Venus and the Pleiades make a celestial triangle in the predawn sky on June 22
By Anthony Wood published
The Pleiades, a crescent moon and Venus — what more could an astrophotographer want?

NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)
By Leonard David published
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace.

From 'Toy Story' to 'Elio', here's every space-themed Pixar movie and short so far
By Richard Edwards published
To infinity… and beyond! 'Elio' isn't the legendary animation studio's first adventure on the final frontier. Here's every Pixar movie and short that explores space.
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