Month: June 2021

Amazon Prime Day starts its two-day event on Monday, June 21. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for the space-loving Lego fan in your life or looking for something to add to your personal collection, we’ve got you covered. Below are some early deals and we’ll update them for Prime Day, which is actually two days from June 21-22. While you’re on the hunt, check out our “Star Wars” deals and Celestron Telescope Deals! Amazon Prime Day 2021: The best space deals to watch The best Lego Star Wars deals for Prime Day…

Amazon.com’s annual Amazon Prime Day megasale begins Monday, June 21 at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) and will last two days. Space fans can expect to find deals on binoculars, kids’ telescopes, space-themed home decor and toys. Here is a roundup of our favorite sale items for space lovers. The deals are only available to people with an Amazon Prime account. Prime costs $119 per year, but users can try it free for 30 days. Below, you’ll see some current deals as we await the Prime Day main event. We’ll update…

If you’re a fan of science fiction, you can find a lot of it on Amazon Prime Video, including “The Expanse” TV series and the new action thriller “The Tomorrow War” coming on July 2. And if you’re looking for a way to stream it to your TV, Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is up to 36% off for Prime Day 2021. A Star Wars Mandalorian Blue version is also on sale $19 off, too. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K with an all-new Alexa voice control remote bundle, which normally retails for…

[embedded content] Two astronauts will attempt to complete the installation of a new solar array on the International Space Station today (June 20) after running out of time last week and you can watch it live here. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet, from the European Space Agency, will exit the Quest airlock around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), if the extravehicular activity preps go to plan. You can watch the spacewalk live here in the window above, courtesy of NASA TV, or directly via the agency’s website. On…

The Force will be with the Smithsonian in 2022 as the esteemed museum in Washington D.C. rolls out their latest prize artifact next year in the form of an actual “Star Wars” X-Wing fighter. This iconic mosquito-like spaceship prop has been generously loaned to the Smithsonian by Lucasfilm Ltd. for an indefinite period.  “Despite taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, ‘Star Wars’ introduced generations of fans here on Earth to outer space as a setting for adventure and exploration,” said Margaret Weitekamp, space history…

[embedded content] The mobile “Star Trek” game “Star Trek Fleet Command” is boldly offering a one-week celebration of Jean-Luc Picard, a captain so popular he has helmed two franchise television shows. “Captain Picard makes his much anticipated in-game debut alongside new characters, missions, and in-game giveaways to give fans plenty to celebrate all week long,” developer Scopely said in a statement Wednesday (June 16), two days after a soft launch of the content in the iOS App Store and Google Play. Until Sunday (June 20), commanders will receive a range…

The U.S. Postal Service has released “Sun Science,” a set of 10 postage stamps featuring imagery from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) of our nearest star. (Image credit: USPS via collectSPACE.com)  The sun has risen on a new set of postage stamps. The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday (June 18) released “Sun Science,” a collection of 10 stamps celebrating the study of heliophysics using the imagery from a NASA probe. “The U.S. Postal Service illuminates the light and warmth of our nearest star by highlighting these stunning images…