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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 201 — Born to Explore
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.

On this day in space: March 14, 2016: ExoMars orbiter launches to seek signs of life on Red Planet
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft launched on a mission to search for life on Mars.

Get cleaner photos of the night sky by using these tips to clean your camera lens without scratching it
By Jacob Little published
Follow these tips for cleaning the different parts of your camera lens, without risking damage.

Boys from the Dwarf: Looking back at 'Red Dwarf', the sci-fi show that had a huge impact on my childhood
By Robert Lea published
Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
By Vahe Peroomian published
So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is?

Galaxy season: Spring brings deep space wonder to the northern hemisphere night sky
By Anthony Wood published
Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

Arizona's Meteor Crater is still revealing new secrets 50,000 years later
By Leonard David published
Arizona's Meteor Crater remains 'the perfect natural laboratory' for studying what happens when meteors strike Earth, scientists say.

Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.
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