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Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9
By Mike Wall published
Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites will lift off a week from now, if all goes according to plan.

'Red Planet,' 'Top Gun' and 'Batman: Forever' star Val Kilmer dies at 65
By Jeff Spry published
Kilmer leaves a legacy of engaging film roles including Batman and even a Mars astronaut.

25 years on, Vin Diesel's 'Pitch Black' still outshines every other Riddick film — and we think we know why
By Richard Edwards published
As the cult classic sci-fi monster movie turns 25, we look at why it eclipses everything Vin Diesel's antihero has done since.

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
By Brett Tingley published
"All together, we have a better sense of what this building-sized asteroid is like."

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Familiar faces return in 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld', which hits Disney+ on May the 4th (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy's darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters.

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above.

ESA's new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth's orbital junk problem
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The European Space Agency's new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.
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