One of the more eye catching stories in the world of science in the past week involved one researcher's suggestion that the dimming of a distant star known as KIC 8462852 in a strange pattern, could suggest giant “alien megastructures,” were orbiting it. The scientific study that prompted this idea didn't …
Read More »Kerbalnaut Scott Manley explains Space X CRS7 launch failure
It's good that the New Horizons Pluto flyby went off (almost) without a hitch, as recent missions into the inky blackness of space haven't been quite so successful. The most recent failing was an explosion of Space X's CRS7 resupply mission to the ISS, which exploded during the first stage …
Read More »Squad updates Kerbal Spacesuit for future cinematics
Squad, developers of Kerbal Space program, may have only just sent out the 0.24 update that added contracts, funds and reputation to the game's already near-endless career mode, but it's already hinted at another upcoming release. This time it's entirely visual, but it's not better looking rockets or planets, but …
Read More »Meet the Man(ley) that taught the world how to Kerbalise space
Squad's Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is one of those games that you can get truly lost in. One minute you're just tweaking the radial-chute placement on your latest rocket and the next, two hours have gone by and you're trying to use your astronaut's jetpack to push your stricken craft …
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