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Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction masterpiece was released in 1968. Collection Christophel/Alamy

July 10, 2023

2001: A Space Odyssey still leaves an indelible mark on our culture 55 years on

Nathan Abrams, Bangor University

If you haven’t seen Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi classic, then it’s likely you will have seen other films influenced by it.

Three taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China’s new Tiangong space station. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images

December 9, 2022

China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity

Eytan Tepper, Indiana University and Scott Shackelford, Indiana University

China has completed construction of the Tiangong space station, and science projects are now underway. The station is an important piece of China’s ambitious plans for space activity in coming years.

June 28, 2021

Pentagon report says UFOs can’t be explained, and this admission is a big deal

Adam Dodd, The University of Queensland

Some UFO sightings appear to demonstrate ‘advanced technology’. The Pentagon has confirmed some threaten flight safety, and potentially national security.

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson on the International Space Station with a view many more are likely to see soon. NASA/Tracy Caldwell Dyson/WIkimediaCommons

May 7, 2021

Space tourism is here – 20 years after the first stellar tourist, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to send civilians to space

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

The first space tourist left Earth 20 years ago aboard a Russian rocket. Now, private companies like Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are offering trips to the stars for those who can pay.

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