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'The Alters' is a genre-blending sci-fi survival ordeal about the horrors of being a project manager
By Fran Ruiz published
11 bit studios' sci-fi adventure makes you team leader and asks you to balance base-building, survival, branching narratives, and keeping your team motivated.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 165 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space Station in that role.

On this day in space! June 13, 2013: China's spacecraft docks with space lab
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 14, 1914, the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design was granted to Dr. Robert Goddard, an American scientist and rocket pioneer.

Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has revealed the six people who will fly on the company's 13th space tourism mission, though a launch date has not yet been announced.

Star Trek actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse team up in new space bromance show 'The Universe Is Absurd'
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Celebrities William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson lead the “Universe is Absurd” show, which is hosted by Future of Space.

Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
With this week's expected arrival of a visiting crew delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station was lighter than usual for the Expedition 73 crew.

JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo)
By Anthony Wood published
The lagoon nebulas were observed under the near-pristine dark skies of northern Arizona.

How to see Mars visit a bright star and the moon this June
By Joe Rao published
During the latter part of June, Mars will put on a couple of eye-catching shows, teaming up first with a bright star and then, late this month, with the moon.

Mars settlement and more: Global space leaders will tackle big ideas next week at ISDC 2025
By Samantha Mathewson published
Space visionaries, scientists, entrepreneurs and students from around the world are set to gather in Florida next week for this year's International Space Development Conference.
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