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This Week In Space podcast: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 121 —An Exploding Star Near You!

On Episode 121 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq discuss a star about to go nova with astrophysicist Carlos Badenes.

This Week In Space podcast: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 121 —An Exploding Star Near You!

'Double' meteor shower will light up the skies next week. Here's how to watch.

As Earth's orbit intersects with those of two comets this month, stargazers will have a chance to view spectacular double meteor showers.

'Double' meteor shower will light up the skies next week. Here's how to watch.

Lego sets up 'space station' at San Diego Comic-Con, offers mission crew patch

Lego is recruiting new members for its "mission crew," issuing rocket builders with an exclusive mission patch at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. The...

Lego sets up 'space station' at San Diego Comic-Con, offers mission crew patch

Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and ...

Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame

World's largest telescope continues taking shape on Chilean mountain (photos)

The dome enclosing the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is taking shape with the installation of protective siding and supports f...

World's largest telescope continues taking shape on Chilean mountain (photos)

NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth.

NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ...

A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

A solar flare on July 23 was even bigger than a previous one that triggered May's global aurora storm, but this one was facing away from Earth on the ...

Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin

The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program.

'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin

SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents

The four astronauts flying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon are supposed to launch no earlier than Aug. 18 and splash down near Florida. Future crews will go...

SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents

ISS astronaut captures auroras and a meteor in stunning timelapse from space (video)

Auroras, stars and a fleeting meteor are captured in a mesmerizing new view from the International Space Station.

ISS astronaut captures auroras and a meteor in stunning timelapse from space (video)

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe flies by Earth on Aug. 20, and it may be visible to some skywatchers

Europe's JUICE Jupiter spacecraft will swing past Earth on Aug. 20, and some skywatchers in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean region may be able to...

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe flies by Earth on Aug. 20, and it may be visible to some skywatchers

SpaceX to bounce back from Falcon 9 failure with Starlink launch early on July 27

SpaceX plans to launch 23 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Saturday morning (July 27), on the company's first mission since a July 11 failur...

SpaceX to bounce back from Falcon 9 failure with Starlink launch early on July 27

Astroscale's space debris removal demo mission funded for 2026 launch

Astroscale's ELSA-M demo space junk collector will remove a defunct OneWeb satellite from orbit in 2027.

Astroscale's space debris removal demo mission funded for 2026 launch

Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery

A rapidly spreading wildfire burns through part of the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies as satellites track its growth and movement.

Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery

Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life

In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produ...

Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life

X-rays reveal secret gas in huge and distant galaxy cluster

The Euclid and XMM-Newton missions have combined to show the hidden, hot gas that fills an immense galaxy cluster 2.7 billion light-years away.

X-rays reveal secret gas in huge and distant galaxy cluster

Runaway 'failed star' races through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph

Citizen scientists have discovered what may be a brown dwarf racing through the cosmos at around 1.2 million miles per hour. Now astronomers want to k...

Runaway 'failed star' races through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph

50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date

Boeing's Starliner does not have a landing date yet, but the troubleshooting is making progress. Engineers plan a "hot fire" test this weekend to see ...

50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date