Space
Why Katy Perry’s space flight was one giant flop for mankind
Galactic girlbossing — In a widely-panned, 11-minute trip to the edge of the earth’s atmosphere, the ‘Women’s World’ singer joined an all-female space crew in an expensive vanity advert for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Newsletter columnist Emma Garland explains its apocalypse indicating signs.
Written by: Emma Garland
A cosmic collection of old Soviet space imagery
Far, far away — A new book compiles magazines, pamphlets and posters distributed in the USSR during the space race – a period when even the furthest reaches of the galaxy felt reachable.
Written by: Joseph Marczynski
The 18-year-old astronaut gearing up for Mars
Meet Alyssa Carson — Alyssa Carlson is set to be one of the first humans on the red planet – an achievement that would see her journey come full circle.
Written by: Huck
The woman cheated out of space by gender politics
Wally Funk — In the ’60s, Wally Funk joined NASA’s Woman In Space program, only to be told she was going ‘against the natural order.’ Now, at age 80, she’s finally ready to make her dreams a reality.
Written by: George Wilde
Inside the strange world of space colonisation
A trip to Mars — In her new book, Monica Alcazar-Duarte explores the future of the space race, fusing uncanny documentary photography with cutting-edge technology.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Re-mapping Beirut one art project at a time
Making the most of wasted opportunities — Through a series of interactive performance pieces, art collective Dictaphone Group is fighting for the one thing Lebanon is lacking: public space.
Written by: Laurence Cornet
Animation: American astrophysicist Carl Sagan contemplates the final frontier
Royal Institution: A Place Called Space — We've already seen a lot of our planet, said space scientist Carl Sagan in this famous talk, it's time we see a bit more of space. Brought to life in animation.
Written by: Ella Ackroyd
Is space tourism within reach for the average Joe?
Return ticket to outer space — Space tourism is now: but it comes with a multi-million dollar price tag. Motherboard and KAYAK.co.uk blast off to discover if space travel will ever become as routine as a budget airline.
Written by: Advertorial
Video: A beautiful animation exploring the dreams of the first Briton in space
Dreams of an Astronaut — An artistic foray into outer space as part of the Royal Institution's online advent calendar 'A Place Called Space'.
Written by: Ella Ackroyd
Huck’s intergalactic sounds playlist
Space jams — As Nasa’s New Horizons probe beams back images from its Pluto flyby, we dig out the artists cruising the outer reaches of the sonic universe - featuring Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra and more.
Written by: Michael Fordham
