The heart-wrenching tale of Laika, the dog who was sent into space to orbit the earth with no return ticket, has sparked renewed sorrow online. Laika, a mixed breed from Russia, was merely one of ...

and "Is there such thing as aliens in space?" (hear the cute response at ... and dodged "Jude," the golden retriever plush dog floating in zero gravity. It was a full-circle moment for Arceneaux ...

Granted, naming the pet after the pioneering yet perished Soviet space dog from 1957 might give even the dimmest AI pause for thought, but the intention is a serious one: an astronaut needs unstinting ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...