Recent content by shaines

The issue with Microsoft emails has been resolved, so if anyone wants to return to using their previous email address, it should be safe to do so. Thanks for your patience!

Glad to have you back! I'm terribly sorry for the issue, but am glad Microsoft was able to address it once the holidays ended.

Hey again! The issue appears to be clearing up for folks now. We've not had official word of it being fixed, but we've tried multiple tests and have been receiving emails again via Microsoft domains. There's a chance of some slight lingering issues, but things mostly appear back to normal...

Hey there! We've followed up on several reports of issues and can confirm that some forum accounts have lost access unexpectedly over the last few days. Unfortunately, Microsoft has temporarily blocked our emails, so anyone using Hotmail, Live, Outlook, or Microsoft email domains will not...

Thanks for calling that out! I let an Editor know.

I just wanted to drop in and thank folks for this discussion. It's incredibly satisfying to see people discussing complex questions intelligently and respectfully. Something that isn't satisfying for everyone, but actually provides me with comfort, is that there are no guarantees we'll ever...

Hey there, I'm afraid we can't really provide additional info without getting some additional info from you first. Can you provide any specific details about the forum posts you're expecting to see, but can't? Until we can look at any specific post we won't be able to determine where it went or...

Greetings, Star Wars fans! May the 4th is upon us again. Do you like to participate in this particular branded holiday? If so, this year has some cool Star Wars goodness you likely won't want to miss. Star Wars News 2021 Deals on Star Wars Gifts Young Adult (YA) Novel - Star Wars: the High...

The NASA Earth Day Event can be watched live at 3PM Eastern US time. On social media use the hashtag #AskNASA to get questions directly to the team. If you're watching live, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Howdy space fans! Our very own Mindy Weisberger is moderating a panel at AlienCon on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The panel is History's Greatest Mysteries: Roswell featuring panelists, Ben Smith (investigator), Donald R. Schmitt (Best-selling Author), and Jesse Marcel III (grandson of Major...

Here on the Space.com forums, we're going to be running a variety of contests and giveaways. With that in mind we wanted to answer a common question for all of you. Q. Why on earth do you restrict your contests to US & UK residents only? Please note that we'd absolutely love to be able to...

Greetings space fans! In an effort to provide you more options for connecting with our community we're pleased to introduce the option to register for our forums using Google. You can register as a brand-new forum user with just a couple button clicks! Register as a new user:* Click...

Greetings space fans! In an effort to provide you more options for connecting with our community we're pleased to introduce the option to register for our forums using Facebook. You can register as a brand-new user with Facebook or connect an existing forum account to your Facebook profile...

Official Community Rules Welcome to the Space forums! Thanks so much for spending your valuable time with us today. It’s incredibly important to us to have the kind of community that works together to keep things on track. When it comes right down to it, we’re all in this together. With your...