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Collage of female scientists, Petra, Aloy and Elis, from the video game Horizon: Forbidden West.

In Praise of HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST’s Women of Science

Maggie Plummer

**WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD FOR HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST. (And a few mild ones for Horizon: Zero Dawn.) PROCEED WITH CAUTION.**   I’m ...

Photo of SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts. Photo credit/creator: SpaceX.

Here’s How You Can Watch the SpaceX Crew-1 Launch

Melody McCune

Space is awesome! That sentiment doesn’t diminish as you grow older, folks. Now, thanks to c|net, there’s a way to ...

How to Watch the 2019 Mercury Transit

Jenny Flack

On November 11, 2019, Mercury will transit the face of the sun from Earth’s vantage point.  We’ll be able to ...

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Scientists Are on the Hunt for a Galaxy Killer

Jenny Flack

Galaxies are delicate and dynamic things.  Their interaction with their surroundings and where they reside in the universe have big effects ...

NASA ARTIST CONCEPT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT - FLYING CARS

Flying Cars Are in Our Future

Sage Sovetky

featured image: NASA Flying Cars Are In Our Future And it’s estimated to be within our lifetimes. Yep, you heard ...

Story Collider Returns to L.A. August 22nd for Science and Storytelling Fun

Geek Girl Authority

The Story Collider has a new show at their Los Angeles home stage on Thursday, August 22nd.  The show, which ...

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NASA Is Home Brewing Alien Atmospheres

Jenny Flack

NASA researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California are studying how planets and solar systems might form.  They’re ...

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Story Collider Returns to Los Angeles February 21st with More Science and Storytelling Fun

Audrey Kearns

The Story Collider has a new show at their Los Angeles home stage this Thursday, February 21st.  The show, which ...

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Has Given Up the Ghost

Jenny Flack

NASA gave it one last shot on Tuesday night. They sent one final signal to their well-loved Opportunity Rover (Oppy) ...

CHIME Astronomers Discover Peculiar Repeating Fast Radio Burst in Space

Jenny Flack

Canadian astronomers have a new toy. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is their recently unveiled radio telescope. And, it ...

The Story Collider Returns to Los Angeles December 6th with More Science and Storytelling Fun

Audrey Kearns

The Story Collider is headed back to Los Angeles with a new show Thursday, December 6th. The show, which was recently ...

Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: JEMMA SIMMONS

Melody McCune

Welcome to this week’s installment of Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week, wherein we shine a spotlight on strong ...

Can the Goblin Behind Pluto Lead Us to Planet 9?

Jenny Flack

Rendering of hypothetical view from Planet 9 back towards the sun. The object is thought to be gaseous, similar to ...

Exoplanet Nearest Earth May Be “Highly Habitable”

Jenny Flack

The closest star to our sun, only 4.2 light-years away, a cool red dwarf called Proxima Centauri resides. Around it, Proxima ...

The Story Collider Returns to Los Angeles August 9th with More True Stories about Science

Audrey Kearns

The Story Collider is headed back to Los Angeles with a new show Thursday, August 9th. The show, which was recently ...