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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 100 — Riding to Space on Virgin Galactic

On Episode 100 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to share what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane.

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Rare OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample debuts at Space Center Houston

Move over, moon rocks! Space Center Houston has a new type of space stone in its showcase: a sample of the asteroid Bennu.

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Japan Moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar night

Japan’s Moon lander has been put back to sleep after it surprisingly survived the freezing, two-week lunar night, the country’s space agency said

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Heaviest pair of black holes ever seen weighs 28 billion times more than the sun

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

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Will NASA be able to return Mars samples to Earth? New audit raises doubts

NASA's bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report.

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Japan's SLIM moon lander powers down as long lunar night falls (again)

JAPAN's SLIM moon lander entered its second lengthy period of dormancy after a dramatic touchdown in January. When the sun shines again on the moon, it might revive again.

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'Wiggles' of energy waves over Earth could hold the universe's history

The CLASS telescope has mapped how microwave energy "wiggles" over Earth to learn more about the cosmic fossil that could help reveal the story of the universe.

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Astronaut Scott Kelly on advising Apple's new space thriller 'Constellation'

Scott Kelly recently returned to the International Space Station during a trip to Berlin. The replica was built for the off-Earth scenes in "Constellation," the psychological thriller on Apple TV+.

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Why ISS astronauts won't know where to look for next total solar eclipse for a while

NASA can usually give precise directions to astronauts about ISS activities. But when it comes to the next total solar eclipse, a paradox may create some issues.

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NASA 'worm' logo crawls onto Artemis 2 moon rockets (video)

The NASA worm logo is wriggling its way onto solid rocket boosters that will help launch the four-astronaut Artemis 2 moon mission in 2025.

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China to debut new Long March rockets in 2024

China will debut several new Long March rockets this year to boost its options for space launches.

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Perseverance rover spots Ingenuity helicopter's snapped-off rotor blade on Mars (photos)

Ingenuity's broken helicopter blade has been spotted on Mars. The little chopper made a hard landing on Jan. 18 and is grounded forever.

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Goodnight, Odysseus. Intuitive Machines' private moon lander goes offline — but could it rise again?

Intuitive Machines has shut down its robotic Odysseus lander, which last week became the first-ever private spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.

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China names the spacecraft that will put its astronauts on the moon (video)

China's human spaceflight agency has given names to spacecraft being developed to put astronauts on the moon: Mengzhou ("Dream Vessel") and Lanyue ("Embracing the Moon").

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To The Moon And Back: NASA's Artemis II Crew Rehearses Splashdown

Their mission around the Moon is not expected until September 2025 at the earliest, but the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are already preparing for their splashdown return.

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SpaceX Starship docking system readies for moon missions in tests with NASA

Ahead of the Artemis 3 lunar landing mission, hardware from SpaceX's Starship was used to simulate dockings with NASA's Orion crew capsule. The two will rendezvous above the moon.

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Richard Truly, space shuttle astronaut and NASA administrator, dies at 86

Richard "Dick" Truly, who was one of the first astronauts to fly on the space shuttle and later led NASA as administrator, has died at the age of 86.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how stellar blasts of radiation stunt planet birth

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered how massive stars sculpt planetary systems and stunt planet birth with bombardments of harsh radiation.

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Is nuclear power the key to space exploration?

Long a controversial energy source, nuclear has been facing a renaissance in space.

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SpaceX launches Leap Day Starlink satellites into orbit, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Leap Day (Feb. 29) after postponing a Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA.

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Air is leaking from a Russian ISS module, but 'no impact to crew,' NASA says

The space station has a leak at the aft end of the Russian Zvezda service module where the nation's Progress spacecraft dock to the orbital lab, NASA officials said on Wednesday (Feb. 28).

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Why NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps waited an extra 6 years for her ISS space mission

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps was supposed to fly to space in 2018, but it didn't happen. It took two more tries to get her assigned to SpaceX Crew-8, launching as soon as March 2.

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Iran launches ‘domestically developed’ imaging satellite from Russia

The launch of Pars 1 is fourth this year, with West accusing Iran of plans to use tech for military purposes.

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A baby star's planet-forming disk has 3 times more water than all of Earth's oceans

Astronomers have discovered that the water content of a planet-forming disk around an infant star is enough to fill Earth's oceans three times over.

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