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By Mike Wall Published
Virgin Galactic's first "Delta-class" space plane, the newly named Apeiron, lifted off for the first time on Thursday (Oct. 29) — beneath the wings of its carrier aircraft.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
Early risers across the U.S. could catch a glimpse of China's mysterious Shenlong spacecraft with the naked eye.

By Robert Lea Published
Earth would be terrifying if we celebrated Halloween every 11 hours, a possibility on a super-Earth investigated by the JWST, if it wasn't so hellishly hot that no life could survive on its surface.

By Jeff Spry Published
Patrick Stewart, the distinguished British actor of stage and screen, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 28) in Los Angeles at the age of 86.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered.

By Josh Dinner Published
The leader of NASA's first mission around the moon in half a century is the last to announce what's next for him after retiring from active astronaut duty.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29) during a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

By Sergio Pereira Published
The Voorhees legend continues in Crystal Lake, but Jason X remains the Citizen Kane of this franchise.

By Mike Wall Published
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis III mission met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday (Oct. 28), just as the Artemis II spaceflyers did six months ago.

By Robert Lea Published
Two zombie exoplanets that rose from the grave to shuffle through the gory remains of their fellow planets may just agree with these immortal words from horror maestro Stephen King.
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