This Week In Space podcast: Episode 162 — Lunar Landing Day

Lunar Landing Day – When the Future Arrived – YouTube Watch On On Episode 162 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the effort to make July 20 a national holiday called “Lunar Landing Day.” If you’re lucky enough to have witnessed the landing of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, you know what a momentous occasion that was. If you’re younger than a Boomer, you’ve read and heard about that amazing day, but it might not have the impact it did for those who witnessed…

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Best model rocket sets 2025: NASA, Blue Origin, Estes, National Geographic and more

We can’t all get down to Cape Canaveral, so we’ve rounded up the best model rockets on the market, suitable for all ages and budgets. The best model rockets are small-scale models that you can launch with varying degrees of thrust. You’ll need more than just the rocket itself, usually a launch pad, an engine and a landing system too. It’s also important to have open space when launching, for safety reasons and for a safer landing. Below, you’ll find the best models, replicas and STEM sets on the market…

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Did Predator just harpoon a plane out of the sky? Oh, count us in for ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ after this latest trailer (video)

Predator: Killer of Killers | Official Trailer | Hulu – YouTube Watch On With excitement now swirling around Predator: Badlands and chatter of a new Alien vs. Predator crossover ramping up, many sci-fi fans have let Predator: Killer of Killers fly under their radar, but the animated anthology movie is almost here, and its first full trailer promises more than a few quick thrills. Co-directed by Prey‘s Dan Trachtenberg while he also worked on Badlands, this Hulu and Disney Plus exclusive is being sold as the “next evolution of the…

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All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in ‘The Last of Us’ (Season 2, Episode 6)

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, “The Last of Us” has just delivered a real blast from the past. In the penultimate episode of the second season, which premiered Sunday night (May 18) on HBO Max, the story briefly visits the Wyoming Museum of Science and History. Warning: If you have not yet watched Season 2, Episode 6 of “The Last of Us,” you may want to stop reading here, as there are minor spoilers ahead. If…

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!

The TWiS Comedy Hour! – With Starship, Voyager, Artemis, and more! – YouTube Watch On On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines … and space dad jokes! We’re going to update you on the ever-slimming NASA budget, the latest news on the Voyager spacecraft, what’s up with the SLS, Orion capsule, and Artemis programs? SpaceX’s 9th Starship test flight, AliBaba in orbit, and the end of the universe. And more space jokes than ever for you to choke on. Download…

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The latest ‘Superman’ trailer looks fantastic, but beware if spoilers are your kryptonite (video)

Superman | Official Trailer – YouTube Watch On Warner Bros has revealed another Superman trailer that shows off more about the movie’s main players and what David Corenswet’s Kal-El stands for with the lengthier second trailer… as long as you don’t mind some mild spoilers. July 2025 is looking remarkably busy when it comes to huge blockbusters, with Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps making waves online for the last few months. James Gunn’s Superman is generating a lot of excitement because of how pure and old-fashioned…

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The face looks familiar, but who’s the other Time Lord in ‘Doctor Who: The Story & the Engine’?

Reverse the polarity of the spoiler flow! Proceed with caution if you’re yet to watch the new “Doctor Who” episode “The Story & the Engine”. In “The Story & the Engine”, the Doctor stops off for a haircut in Lagos, Nigeria, and ends up with a little more than a short back and sides. A mysterious barber (Ariyon Bakare) is on the hunt for stories to power his scheme to topple the gods, and nobody has more memorable tales to share than Gallifrey’s most famous export. The episode references most…

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‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ returns to theaters later this year for 50th anniversary of Transylvanian aliens landing on Earth

Forget tossing Milk Duds and Diet Cokes during “Minecraft: The Movie” multiplex viewings, the original audience participation flick “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is back in the news, celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary this year with a sparkling 4K UHD Blu-ray release en route for fans and special birthday screenings sometime later this year. Directed by Jim Sherman, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has become a cinematic cult classic that began life in London as a campy 1973 sci-fi horror stage musical written by eccentric actor Richard O’Brien. After a…

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‘Gears of War: Reloaded’ chainsaws its way into Xbox, PS5, and PC this summer, and everyone will be playing together

We’ve been recommending that you replay the best Gears of War games ahead of E-Day (the upcoming Rogue One-ish prequel) for a while, but now you have no excuse, as the original Gears of War is returning to consoles and PC with a new remaster, and this time it’s coming to PlayStation too. On May 5, The Coalition’s Mike Crump announced through the Xbox Wire blog that Marcus Fenix and his ragtag team of COG soldiers will take on the Locust Horde once again in Gears of War: Reloaded. We’re…

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20 years ago, ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ hit theaters… but 2 weeks earlier, the tie-in game had already spoiled the ending

The year is 2005. I’m eagerly awaiting Revenge of the Sith, the Star Wars chapter that completes Anakin Skywalker’s journey. I don’t know that Episode VII will happen ten years later, so for me, this could be the final Star Wars movie I’ll get to see in theaters. There’s a twist, though; the tie-in video game adaptation arrives roughly two weeks before Episode III hits theaters, and it ruins the whole plot. What went wrong? Nothing, actually, as George Lucas didn’t care about spoilers getting out well in advance of…

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