WASHINGTON — NASA has selected its first human-tended commercial suborbital research payload, clearing the way for the biggest advocate of such research to fly on a future Virgin Galactic mission. NASA announced Oct. 14 it selected a proposed experiment by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as part of its Flight Opportunities program for testing technologies
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As Amazon Prime Day draws to a close, we’ve been sifting through our deals data to see which of the many, many discounts you, the RPS readers, liked the most. I should stress, all of our data is completely anonymous. We don’t know who bought what, just what was bought. And man alive, you bought
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The full official trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter film, starring Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa, has finally been released! The movie, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, is set to release later this year on December 30th and adapts the popular Capcom video game franchise to the big screen. You can check out the new
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WASHINGTON — A Soyuz spacecraft launched to the International Space Station Oct. 14 on what will likely be the last mission where NASA pays Russia for a seat, but not necessarily the last time NASA astronauts fly on the spacecraft. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1:45 a.m. Eastern, placing the
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“The…what?” I hear you say. Saddle up, partners, and let’s explore western gothic, a genre you have definitely heard of but maybe never had a definition for. What is Western Gothic? Wikipedia defines “gothic western AKA western gothic AKA prairie gothic” as “a subculture that blends gothic and western lifestyles that are notably visible in
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Portland noise metal duo the Body have announced their next album. I’ve Seen All I Need to See is out January 29, 2021 via Thrill Jockey. Ahead of the record, they’ve shared lead single “A Lament,” which you can hear below via Bandcamp. The new album includes occasional contributions from vocalist/pianist Chrissy Wolpert and vocalist
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A glitch from Pokemon Sapphire was recently discovered by a betta fish named Lala, which is the pet of a Japanese streamer on YouTube. The glitch had gone undiscovered in the nearly 18 years since the game’s release, and that would be notable enough on its own, outside of the animal that made the discovery!
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WASHINGTON — Seven countries have joined the United States in signing the Artemis Accords, a set of principles governing norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the Artemis lunar exploration program. During a session of the International Astronautical Congress Oct. 13, NASA announced that Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Arab
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Last night was the last night of NYCC 2020 and NECA dropped some teasers for some upcoming products. Earlier this year NECA revealed more images of their upcoming Gremlins 2: The New Batch Ultimate Greta figure that they initially showed off earlier this year. The other teaser is for an unknown figure as the teaser
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The Doctor’s greatest foes, the Daleks, are getting the spotlight in the final installment of the Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious multimedia crossover. The BBC released the trailer for Daleks!, a five-part CGI animated series launching in November 2020. James Goss writes the series, which is created by animation company Studio Liddell, and produced by
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The Yeti brand of microphones from Blue need little introduction to consumers who have wanted to improve their home content creation setup. With hardware that ranges from affordable and efficient to expensive and incredible, Yeti has firmly established its place among gamers looking to up their stream game. With the Yeti X World of Warcraft Edition, the already
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