Accomplished comic book writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (“Star Trek: Year Five,” “Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty”) are relishing their dream job of crafting compelling stories within the legendary sci-fi franchise for IDW Publishing’s new “Star Trek” series starring “Deep Space Nine’s” Commander Benjamin Lafayette Sisko. Joining the veteran pair on this creative “Star Trek” odyssey is artist Ramon Rosanas (Marvel’s “Star Wars,”) and colorist Lee Loughridge (“The Batman Chronicles,” “Deadly Class”) in a planet-hopping mystery to discover why the cosmic gods are being murdered. The cover of Star…
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Space Station Solutions for Artemis Missions to the Moon and Beyond
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Read MoreA Voyager probe becomes an alien survival tool in Image Comics’ sci-fi series ‘Voyagis’
In an age of heightened popularity for the science fiction genre, it’s especially daunting to conceive of something that feels truly original, but that’s exactly what rising star Sumeyye Kesgin has accomplished with her new space opera miniseries for Image Comics titled “Voyagis (opens in new tab).” Acting as both writer and artist for this intriguing otherworldly tale, Istanbul-based Kesgin has done some imaginative worldbuilding for her exotic comic book project. The premiere issue landed on Nov. 16 and carries with it a distinct Euro style and lively color palette…
Read MoreUS Vice President, French President Visit NASA Headquarters
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron to NASA Headquarters in Washington Wednesday.
Read MoreKamala Harris and French President Macron Meet at NASA Headquarters
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks prior to meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson for an Earth Science briefing, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.
Read MoreNASA Responds to Independent Review of Earth System Observatory
NASA shared a response Wednesday on an independent review board established to assess plans and goals for the next generation of Earth-observing satellites: NASA’s Earth System Observatory, a cutting edge suite of spacecraft that will forward understanding of our changing planet.
Read MoreRising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts
Sea levels are likely rising faster than previously thought, meaning low-lying coastal cities in the U.S. could flood far more regularly in the coming decades, a NASA study has revealed. According to the study, which analyzed three decades of satellite observations, by 2050, sea levels along the coastlines of the contiguous U.S. could rise as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) above current waterlines, the research team said in a statement (opens in new tab). The Gulf Coast and Southeast are expected to be most severely impacted, and will likely…
Read MoreSpaceX fires 11 engines of Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of test flight (video)
SpaceX continues to prep its Starship Mars rocket for its first-ever orbital test flight, which could be coming soon. During a “static fire” test today (Nov. 29) at its South Texas facility, SpaceX ignited multiple Raptor engines on Booster 7, a prototype of Starship‘s first-stage Super Heavy rocket. The static fire occurred at 2:42 p.m. EST (1942 GMT) and lasted for 13 seconds. Video captured by NASASpaceFlight (opens in new tab) and Rocket Ranch Boca Chica (opens in new tab) showed the test to be a powerful one, suggesting it…
Read More‘Andor’ concludes epic first season with a slightly confusing finale
Here we go then, the season one finale of “Andor” on Disney Plus (opens in new tab), what has unquestionably been one of the best offerings from the “Star Wars” universe, in both film and television, ever since Disney paid George Lucas $4.05 billion for the intellectual property in 2012. (Incidentally, half of that was in cash and the other half in Disney stock, which itself has more than doubled in worth since that date.) What threads of the story will come to a head before the end of the…
Read MoreOrion, Earth, and the Moon
In this image, Orion captures a unique view of Earth and the Moon, seen from a camera mounted on one of the spacecraft’s solar arrays.
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