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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 160 — The Amazing Dr. Goddard

On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry."

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It's been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?

It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here's what experts say we learned from the historic event.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from California, lands on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

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AI-dubbed Swedish sci-fi movie 'Watch the Skies' came about after the director had coffee and tarts with a local UFO chaser group (interview)

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the influence of Spielberg, nostalgia, and the Swedish tradition of Fika.

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President Trump nominates former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be NASA's deputy chief

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

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Doomed star circling supermassive black hole could be ripped apart in less than 6 years

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

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US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

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We finally have a release date for 'Foundation' season 3 on Apple TV+, thanks to this first-look trailer (video)

The lavish galactic saga of "Foundation" returns to Apple TV+ on July 11, starring Lee Pace, Jared Harris, and Lou Llobell.

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Face to face with a galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 9, 2025

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light.

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Full 'Flower Moon' 2025 blooms on May 12: Here's where to look

A perfect time to explore the lunar maria.

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Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its galaxy ripping a star to shreds — offering for the first time evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.

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The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar storms.

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See the world's largest iceberg stranded in the South Atlantic (satellite photo)

A new image from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite shows the huge Antarctic iceberg A-23A stuck 45 miles (73 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island.

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Watch the moon and bright star Spica meet in a celestial dance on May 9

I think we know who's supplying the c(r)atering for this dance party.

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Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here'

The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula's appearance over time.

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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

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China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.

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What will happen to VIPER? NASA shifts into reverse on canceled moon rover

NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.

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What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

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US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft

The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other objects near the moon.

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Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'

A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

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Astronaut Scott Kelly joins 'Mission Dry', stars in Goodnites underwear campaign film

Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to bed and what explorers wear into space.

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Planet hunter Plato gets its eyes | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

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