Month: March 2022

The first teaser trailer for the next live-action “Star Trek” spinoff, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” has beamed in from Paramount Plus and it looks to be a cowboy adventure to the stars.  “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” stars Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, the first captain of Trek’s iconic USS Enterprise starship (before Kirk was even out of Starfleet Academy) and will warp on the Paramount Plus streaming service on May 5.  The new series will focus on Pike’s days in command of the Enterprise and include Rebecca…

You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (March 13) from any spot with good internet access. Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the recently found asteroid 2022 ES3, which will pass by our planet just slightly within the orbit of the moon. The broadcast starts at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) and you can watch it in the video feed above or directly from The Virtual Telescope Project.  Asteroid 2022 ES3 is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters)…

New satellite views from space show the Russian military moving towards Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday (March 11), including images of a battalion firing upon the besieged capital. Muzzle flashes and smoke are visible in some of the satellite images obtained by Maxar’s WorldView-2 satellite, which has been watching the invasion of Ukraine by Russia since Feb. 24 and producing high-above views of the conflict.  Russia has faced international condemnation and sanctions for its actions, especially in the space sector, where many partnerships have dissolved or frayed. Related: Russia’s invasion of…

On this episode of This Week in Space, we’ll tell you everything you need to know to fly your own rockets (mostly responsibly)–it’s fun, it’s safe, and it’s a great hobby for a family to do together. Also, Virgin Orbit to launch from Old Blighty, tugboats headed for orbit, and astronaut Scott Kelly, who has flown on the Russian Soyuz, returns his Russian-awarded spaceflight medal in protest. Join us!  Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit  Related news story links:  This Week in Space covers the…

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Star Trek: Picard” season 2, episode 2 What an incredible week it’s been, sci-fi fans. Paramount Plus dropped the first official teaser trailer for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and, by a coincidence of galactic proportions, Disney dropped a teaser trailer for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the latest “Star Wars” live-action spin-off.  Plus of course we get new episodes of “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard,” with Picard’s episode 2 entitled “Penance.” What a time to be alive. (If you need a refresher on season 1, check…