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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years

The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse rep...

April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years

Spaceflight tripleheader! SpaceX planning 3 launches in 5-hour span today

SpaceX aims to launch three Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from both coasts in a roughly five-hour span.

Spaceflight tripleheader! SpaceX planning 3 launches in 5-hour span today

Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.

Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been training on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for years. The team says they're ready for the fir...

1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.

Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse

Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for su...

Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse

'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit

Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug...

'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit

Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event

Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is no...

Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event

Solar spacecraft 'SOHO' discovers its 5,000th comet

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory just hit a milestone with its 5,000th comet detection.

Solar spacecraft 'SOHO' discovers its 5,000th comet

Lego Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer review

This impressive Lego Star Wars ship packs in plenty of detail without breaking the bank.

Lego Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer review

Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope image captures sparkling stars, old and new

A small galaxy is bursting with star formation in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope image captures sparkling stars, old and new

Most quasars are a ferocious force of nature, but not this one

A quasar over three billion light-years away was found to be rather gentle on its host galaxy, allowing its black hole to keep growing.

Most quasars are a ferocious force of nature, but not this one

How to earn a 'black belt' in solar eclipse chasing

We explore how eclipses repeat and what it takes to earn a 'black belt' in eclipse chasing, according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.

How to earn a 'black belt' in solar eclipse chasing

NASA's 1st female chief engineer at Kennedy Space Center wants to put a space station around the moon (exclusive)

For Women's History Month, NASA's Teresa Kinney shared what she's learned in 40 years of working in agency circles, and how she's trying to help the n...

NASA's 1st female chief engineer at Kennedy Space Center wants to put a space station around the moon (exclusive)

Europe's upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)

The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands so...

Europe's upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)

NASA's Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down ages of 1st asteroid targets

Scientists shared preliminary results from Lucy's encounter with Dinkinesh and Selam late last year.

NASA's Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down ages of 1st asteroid targets

Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

Final launch of Delta IV Heavy rocket scrubbed late in countdown

ULA scrubbed the last planned liftoff of its Delta Heavy IV rocket today (March 28) late in the countdown clock. The powerful launcher is now schedule...

Final launch of Delta IV Heavy rocket scrubbed late in countdown

Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters

An asteroid that slammed into Mars around 2.3 million years ago left one nine-mile wide crater and created 2 billion smaller craters.

Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters