What is 'Star Trek' First Contact Day and why do Trekkies care?

50 years ago today, the Pioneer 11 spacecraft set sail for the outer solar system. And 4 million years from now, the probe — which carries a gold-plated plaque meant to help identify humanity’s place in the cosmos — will pass very near the star Lambda Aquilae, located some 125 light-years away.

Artist’s impression of double-star system GG Tauri-A

In 'Star Wars: The High Republic' novel 'Cataclysm' the Path of the Open Hand strikes again