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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 165 — Guardians of Space

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 11:01am
On Episode 165 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space Station in that role.
Categories: Astronomy

Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 10:00am
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has revealed the six people who will fly on the company's 13th space tourism mission, though a launch date has not yet been announced.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek' actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson team up in new space bromance show 'The Universe Is Absurd'

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 9:00am
Celebrities William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson lead the “Universe is Absurd” show, which is hosted by Future of Space.
Categories: Astronomy

Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 8:00am
With this week's expected arrival of a visiting crew delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station was lighter than usual for the Expedition 73 crew.
Categories: Astronomy

JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 6:00am
The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.
Categories: Astronomy

FLITI Galaxy Projector review

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:00pm
The coverage offered by the Fliti Galaxy Projector is incredible, but it doesn’t have the best build quality.
Categories: Astronomy

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo)

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 5:00pm
The lagoon nebulas were observed under the near-pristine dark skies of northern Arizona.
Categories: Astronomy

How to see Mars visit a bright star and the moon this June

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 4:00pm
During the latter part of June, Mars will put on a couple of eye-catching shows, teaming up first with a bright star and then, late this month, with the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

Mars settlement and more: Global space leaders will tackle big ideas next week at ISDC 2025

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 3:12pm
Space visionaries, scientists, entrepreneurs and students from around the world are set to gather in Florida next week for this year's International Space Development Conference.
Categories: Astronomy

Superman battles Lex Luthor and holds a weird little green alien baby in the epic final trailer for James Gunn's 'Superman' (video)

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 1:00pm
Director James Gunn goes for the gusto when his superhero sensation arrives on July 11 in theaters and IMAX
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX adds 23 satellites to Starlink megaconstellation after launch from Florida

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:15pm
Less than a day after its last batch reached low Earth orbit, SpaceX again added to its Starlink megaconstellation on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Get the best streaming deal available as Disney Plus is 60% off, but hurry as this deal expires at the end of June

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:38am
Disney Plus is 60% off ahead of Father's Day, which means you can stream all the Star Wars and Marvel content available for just £1.99 a month.
Categories: Astronomy

Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:00am
A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of the outer planets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA robot digs up simulated moon rocks | Space photo of the day for June 13, 2025

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 9:00am
At the Kennedy Space Center, a new robot shovels up manufactured lunar dust as part of a larger test.
Categories: Astronomy

Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US states tonight and over the weekend

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:28am
Auroras may be seen from Alaska to Wyoming as Earth is buffeted by turbulent space weather.
Categories: Astronomy

Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:00am
The space environment is not kind to human bodies. The final frontier may therefore be the perfect place to study cancer — and someday even treat it.
Categories: Astronomy

Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 5:00am
Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.
Categories: Astronomy

500 Falcon missions! SpaceX sends 26 Starlink satellites to orbit on landmark launch

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 10:06pm
SpaceX sent 26 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Thursday (June 12), on the 500th overall completed mission for the company's Falcon family of rockets.
Categories: Astronomy

Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 5:00pm
Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution.
Categories: Astronomy

Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 4:00pm
Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.
Categories: Astronomy