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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI in Space

On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to talk about crew interactions and trust with AI using computers.

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Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.

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Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block

The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.

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NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize

A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.

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See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the grasp of a celestial scorpion tonight

The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.

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Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?

This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.

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Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket

Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.

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Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.

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'Foundation' Season 3: What is the strange science of psychohistory in Apple TV+’s sci-fi saga?

Here's a rundown of Isaac Asimov's mind-numbing field of mathematics that predicts future events.

Space

Astronaut puts his mad video game skills to the test | On the International Space Station Aug. 25-29, 2025

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew welcomed the arrival of a SpaceX resupply ship, worked on science and kept the International Space Station up and running station this week in Earth orbit.

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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Can we turn to the past to learn more about how interactions between plants and pollinators changed during climate change?

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Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.

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Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question.

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It's not easy being green (-blooded). The latest 'Strange New Worlds' shows it's harder than you'd think to play a Vulcan

There's more to being a Vulcan than prosthetic ears and playing it straight.

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NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025

The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.

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Watch a burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)

Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10 test on Aug. 26, which ended with an Indian Ocean splashdown.

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Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch video from SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day shows just how much power the giant rocket packs.

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'I will destroy your Vault': Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip sees Hari Seldon and The Mule face off (video)

This sneak peek at 'Skin in the Game' is a battle of wits between galactic heavyweights.

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

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'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter

Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."

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Don't miss the stars of the 'Summer Triangle' twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset

Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.

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Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet.

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Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them

It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe.

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