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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 172 — Earth on Mars
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika Alden DeBenedictis to discuss how terraforming Mars might work.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 171 — What's an UNOOSA?
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 171 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Isaac Arthur are joined by Rick Jenet to discuss the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The members of Expedition 73-"B" settle in and get busy conducting science research on board the International Space Station.

Meet 'lite intermediate black holes,' the supermassive black hole's smaller, much more mysterious cousin
By Krystal Ruiz-Rocha, Karan Jani, Bill Smith published
There's a gap in black hole masses, and experts believe here is where 'lite intermediate black holes' reside.

On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: 'Wow!' mystery signal boosts search for E.T.
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
To this day this is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that we are not alone in the universe.

This baby star's big explosion fired back: 'Nature is far more complex than humans think'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
By Samantha Mathewson published
The discovery could challenge current ideas about how galaxies formed in the early universe.

Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.
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