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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 225 — Get a Grip!
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (171+ words) Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) By Hanneke Weitering Published 28 August 26 On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered. By Hanneke Weitering Published 27 August 26 On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully…...
Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026
2+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe One small step (for complicated tech repairs in space). Intensely focused and tethered to a floating laboratory in the vacuum of space, two astronauts spent over 6 hours working on the…...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 227 — Trekmania
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (171+ words) Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 223 — The Lunar Domain
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (144+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery Our Future on the Moon with Dr. Scott Pace On Episode 223 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Dale Skran are joined by…...
International Space Station astronaut gives out of this world tribute to honor Star Trek’s 60th anniversary
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (289+ words) There may not be a more fitting place to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek. Celebrations of Star Trek's 60th anniversary made it all the way to the final frontier. Adenot launched to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on NASA's…...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (121+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery What We'll Do on the Moon On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring…...
Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1183+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery "The biggest thing that this mission has given us is an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I think we've got to figure out how to keep this…...
Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today
3+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Never Miss a Discovery Liftoff of "The Lightning God Defends" mission is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET today (Aug. 20). Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit this morning…...