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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!
On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O'Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
'It starts with a bang this season and we don't give you room to breathe': 'Foundation' Season 3's stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)
'Foundation' Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction epic.
On this day in space! July 26, 2005: Space shuttle Discovery returns to flight
On July 26, 2005, the space shuttle Discovery launched on the first return-to-flight mission following the Columbia disaster that killed seven crewmembers a little over two years earlier.
Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.
See a razor-thin moon shine close to Regulus in the evening sky tonight
The bright star Regulus will appear close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on July 26
European Vega C rocket launches CO2-mapping satellite, 4 Earth-observation spacecraft to orbit (video)
A Vega C rocket launched the MicroCarb carbon dioxide mapper and four Earth-observation satellites tonight (July 25) from South America.
NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
