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The amazing Discovery Channel series When We Left Earth comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray today, and it's a mindblowing look at four decades of off-world exploration. Simultaneously grand and intimate, the series lets you glimpse just how harrowing and freaky an astronaut's life could be back during the peak of the space race. We've got three exclusive clips and some gorgeous stills, below. More »
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There's really only one show on television this week, and it's the one with the natty suits and the crazy monsters. Tonight sees the debut of The Middleman, ABC Family's fun and inventive show about superheroes who save the world from aliens and stone warriors. Okay, so there's also new Doctor Who, Charlie Jade, and some cool animated shows. Plus documentaries about mega-volcanoes and the space program. Okay okay. More »
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If you're fascinated by all things related to rockets, trips to the moon, and the inner workings of the US space program (and who isn't), then you won't want to miss Discovery's new miniseries, When We Left Earth. It traces the 50-year history of the Space Age in the United States, and is packed with footage from NASA's archives that is getting its first public showing (including color film of the first spacewalk). You can see a clip here, dealing with what the astronauts went through as they waited for that first crewed moon flight in 1969. Will we ever see crewed space flights like this again? More »
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