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Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.
Latest articles by Space.com Staff
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 — Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/62jY9yBxghZkM7YfCLKNqQ-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 — Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon
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On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 129 — Back From Mars!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FfD2ubfMXiz6ZXFqCco8DG-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 129 — Back From Mars!
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On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 128 — Starliner is Back! What Now?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FUSHr92SWnUPSSY6XJZfHB-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 128 — Starliner is Back! What Now?
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On Episode 128 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about what's going on with Boeing's Starliner CST-100 spacecraft.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 127 — Space Stations Inc.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxZVE6BYRgz9Hs9PZMQC8U-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 127 — Space Stations Inc.
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On Episode 127 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Max Haot of VAST about his company's first space station.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 — Danger! Rogue Planets!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Znxrnm2qCNtrmDAXZwM73C-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 — Danger! Rogue Planets!
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On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 125 — Back to Space School 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqUYUmKMj9Qunucp6PHKzF-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 125 — Back to Space School 2024
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On Episode 125 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq chat about the next 9 months in space.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 124 — Space For Everyone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4DiMi7oD8mozWnQhwwui5-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 124 — Space For Everyone
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On Episode 124 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Czarina Salido about the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 123 — The Mighty Perseids](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QDdGTkLX5z2iKeJ4Q8zCNK-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 123 — The Mighty Perseids
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On Episode 123 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest host Isaac Arthur talk with astronomer Steve Fentress about the Perseids meteor shower.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 122 — No City on Mars?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGWN2dvGS9xDfcamTWK8XQ-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 122 — No City on Mars?
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On Episode 122 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dale Skran and Isaac Arthur about the realistic prospects for space settlement.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 121 — An Exploding Star Near You!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CEb5Qx5yH99wLLZpQrtrxG-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 121 — An Exploding Star Near You!
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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: Episode 120 — Remembering Apollo 11 & Looking Ahead](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rowm8ebxGubYeNSwm5MKCL-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 120 — Remembering Apollo 11 & Looking Ahead
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On Episode 120 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq dive into the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 119 — Junkyard in Space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hyrjco9d6EWeZSN6vbsYj3-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 119 — Junkyard in Space
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On Episode 119 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Crassidis from the University of Buffalo about orbital debris and its dangers.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 — Understanding the Darkness](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MHEPXz34ncUpFTpqGNb7Wo-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 — Understanding the Darkness
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On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 — A Home on the Moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gAdX24PdpEkBQLHn9nEH5H-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 — A Home on the Moon
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On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 116 — Spreading the Good Word](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QhgQmLrKbfWtwu6ZPA3bMY-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 116 — Spreading the Good Word
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On Episode 116 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with the team behind the Space and Things podcast.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 — Our Friendly Mr. Sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iYcyStqqwWDLoPpcqM8jxT-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 — Our Friendly Mr. Sun
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On Episode 115 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Alex Young of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about the sun and solar activity cycles.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 114 — Starliners & Starships](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmDFs3ZD4i7kSPHxtnTrhZ-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 114 — Starliners & Starships
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On Episode 114 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the launches of Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Starship.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 113 — China’s Heavenly Dream](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LBaizGwAzBhrsCnp4WiuPd-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 113 — China’s Heavenly Dream
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On Episode 113 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Mike Wall, Space.com's Spaceflight Editor, about China’s upcoming Chang’e 6 mission.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 — Mars on Pause?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bDaKEUPupapvVmEqyfXCTa-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 — Mars on Pause?
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On Episode 112 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer Emeritus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111 — The Big Glass Wars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ABPTog64nSBEPdSSba6avE-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111 — The Big Glass Wars
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On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about the threat to completing two new giant astronomical observatories.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 110 — Voyager 1's Brush with Silence](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ebn9W3CwaWvGhgtEmp39WB-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 110 — Voyager 1's Brush with Silence
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On Episode 110 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Linda Spilker, Voyager project scientist, about the recent rescue of Voyager 1 from beyond the solar system.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qNt8uYCiM6omvcrRnLobak-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres
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On Episode 109 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, about the long history of music influencing how we think about spaceflight.
![This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5DgQ2Sbj7qTgyWAqXPF3we-320-80.jpg)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?
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On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the long-awaited crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner commercial spacecraft.
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