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By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.

On Episode 235 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rod Pyle are joined by Dr. Jim Green to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration.

On Nov. 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission, the first Mars mission in 20 years. Here's why it mattered.

NASA is asking the public to send their names to Titan for an ambitious mission that will see a flying craft explore the Saturn moon in 2034, if all goes according to plan.

The movies might be struggling to recapture the magic, but Star Wars video games are strong with the Force.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during a a Dec. 3, 2025 confirmation hearing. In October of 2026, Isaacman sat down with Space.com to discuss the future of the space agency.

SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California this evening (Nov. 6). It was the company's 125th liftoff of 2026.

On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova later caleld the Tycho supernova with his bare eyes. Here's why it mattered.

AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its broadband satellites on a new rocket called Blacklift, which it will build in house and plans to start flying in 2028.

Spotted a dazzling light in the eastern sky before sunrise? It's Venus, and the planet is only going to get brighter as it heads toward its spectacular peak later this month.