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The Air Force wants $48 million to practice dropping stuff from rockets
A SpaceX contract may be in the cards.
Mar 1, 2021
Sci-fi carbon coins could actually save our planet
The new currency in the novel Ministry for the Future has real-world supporters.
Jul 4, 2019
The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to
To help you ignore your dystopian reality.
Nov 7, 2018
‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir answers your questions about Mars
His favorite astronaut, his most beloved fictional space explorer, and the discoveries that would have changed the plot of 'The Martian.'
Apr 3, 2018
How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968
"But by the time 2001 A.D. rolls around, things may be more fantastic than the picture shows."
Oct 9, 2017
Good news! We’re probably not living in a computer simulation.
It's virtually impossible.
Jan 26, 2017
This moon looks just like the Death Star, which isn’t suspicious at all
Keep an eye on Tethys
Sep 21, 2016
‘Future First’: Today’s Sci-Fi Dystopias are Lazy
These futures aren't warning us of actual events we can prevent
