Tag Archives: space

Humans have gotten rather good at launching things into orbit, but we don’t always bother to bring them back down when we’re done with them. This has led to a problem with accumulating space junk, which can be serious hazards for future space missions. Japan has launched the Kounotori 6 …

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has run into an unanticipated problem — it’s running out of disk space. “This year the LHC is stable and reliable,” says Jorg Wenninger, head of operations at the LHC. “It is working like clockwork. We don’t have much downtime.” That’s actually the problem. When …

After a long period of silence, I think that Hello Games are now dedicated to trying to fix No Man’s Sky, and bring it up to speed with their original vision, the vision that they sold everyone on when they were marketing the game. We have already received the Foundation Update …

A new launch trailer has been released this week for the humorous 3D graphic adventure game that will be available to play on the Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4 during the fall of 2017. Billy Goat Entertainment has been creating the unique sci-fi game which takes the form of …

The internet connection on the International Space Station and other platforms in orbit is getting a serious upgrade that will double its capacity, NASA announced today. But they aren’t sending up a new router or satellite; the improvements are mainly terrestrial. The ISS and dozens of satellites rely on the …

Photo: Pond5 Perhaps we take our daily salads for granted — the satisfying crunch of kale, the crispness of a freshly plucked radish, you know, all the hallmarks of a good meal. (If you’re not smiling with salad, then you’re just not doing it right.) But in outer space, fruits …

Perhaps you’re like me and you wasted (or spent wisely) hours and hours of your youth playing Escape Velocity and its various sequels on an early Mac. If you are in that group, than the Galaxy on Fire series is probably no stranger, either. And if neither of these games …

At PAX Rising, I got a chance to check out Space Dust Racers, from local indie developers Space Dust Studios. Inspired by racing games like Micro Machines, Mashed and Mario Kart, the studio wanted to create a couch multiplayer game that could be played with family and friends, and include more than …

Flat Earth Games makes a return to PAX Australia, but this time as part of the Indie Showcase. We had the chance to catch up and play their upcoming game – Objects in Space.  Objects in Space is a space-trading game, where players have to make end’s meat by traversing Apollo – …

It’s that time of year, where everyone wishes they could escape holiday gatherings and just hide in a corner and read. Wait, is that not you? At any rate, if you’re buying a gift for a space enthusiast, here are some of the best books to buy in both fiction …