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Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy Oct 13, 2026

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A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s career at NASA, a woman whose contributions helped land the first astronauts on the moon.

Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere Oct 06, 2026

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Scientists will soon be using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study galaxies, and how the universe became the way it is. Plus, a new discovery could help NASA better understand how life could exist on other planets in extreme environments.

Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds Sep 29, 2026

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: SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds.

Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next Sep 22, 2026

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For the first time, the U.S. military has confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit. Plus, “When We Find Them” is a new podcast series with Central Florida Public media that explores people have searched for life in our universe.

Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding Sep 15, 2026

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NASA and the EU’s Sentinel-6 satellites track ocean temperatures and can help predict how storms move and intensify. Plus, a team of researchers have made some recent discoveries from X-ray tails from the Chandra X-Ray observatory.

Summer space news roundup Sep 08, 2026

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It’s been a busy summer for space with things like SpaceX's new plans in Louisiana, Blue Origin is repairing its launch pad after an explosion earlier this year, the announcement of a space academy and more.

SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits Sep 02, 2026

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SpaceX is looking to expand into Louisiana to build a new launch facility with multiple launch pads for its Starship spacecraft. Then, to walk on the moon, NASA needs new suits. So how do you test them?

Astronaut Mike Fincke retires. Space healthcare readies for next big mission Aug 25, 2026

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We hear from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke who is retiring after 30 years. Plus, we’ll speak with UCF’s Dr. Manny Urquieta about the efforts to solve medical problems in space, from low-Earth orbit, the moon and Mars.

A Martian rover’s ‘land-a-versary’ and the ethics of human space exploration Aug 18, 2026

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Scientists and engineers are celebrating Curiosity’s 14th landing anniversary on Mars. Plus, we’ll look at the ethics behind human space exploration and how NASA, space agencies and the public view morals and ethics when it comes to human missions to space.

What’s happening in our skies and how NASA will study space mysteries with a new telescope Aug 11, 2026

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From meteors streaming across the night sky to a solar eclipse, there’s a lot happening in our skies this week. Plus, a look at how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope hopes to study cosmic mysteries like dark matter and dark energy.

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