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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 159 — AI in Space!
On Episode 159 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by David Bell to talk about the current and future potential for AI to revolutionize space exploration.
On this day in space! May 3, 1986: Delta rocket fails to launch GOES-G weather satellite
On May 3, 1986, NASA attempted to launch a new weather satellite called GOES-G for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, but the rocket malfunctioned in mid-air.
Astrophotographer Riste Spiroski captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (picture)
Astrophotographer Riste Spiroski has captured a striking view of the moon and Jupiter in the sky over Lake Ohrid, one of Europe's deepest and most ancient lakes.
A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say
The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star
"It's a rare opportunity to place our own solar system in a broader galactic context."
Will SpaceX's Starbase become a city? Voters will decide on May 3
People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas will vote on Saturday (May 3) to determine if the site becomes an incorporated city.
Reshaping our return to the moon: Trump's 2026 budget gives Artemis a major facelift
The White House's proposed 2026 budget would reshape NASA's Artemis moon program, canceling the Gateway space station and retiring the SLS rocket and Orion capsule after two more flights.
Experts alarmed as White House proposes 'largest single-year cut to NASA in American history'
"It would recklessly slash NASA’s science budget by 47%."
