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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 94 — Space in 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 94 — Space in 2024

Space.com Staff published 20 January 24

On Episode 94 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod preview the global plans for spaceflight this year.

Launch of the Progress 1 cargo resupply vehicle in January 1978.

On This Day in Space History: Jan. 20, 1978: 1st Progress cargo delivery ship launched

Hanneke Weitering last updated 20 January 24

On Jan. 20, 1978, the Soviet space program launched the first ever Progress cargo ship on a mission to deliver supplies to the Salyut 6 space station.

The phases of the moon leading up to and away from the last quarter phase.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

Tariq Malik last updated 20 January 24

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.

11 astronauts in blue and red flight suits hold a welcome ceremony on the international space station

'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station

Josh Dinner last updated 20 January 24

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.

artist's rendering of a room inside a spaceflight museum, showing people looking at artifacts from the apollo 13 mission.

World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere

Robert Z. Pearlman published 20 January 24

The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.

a long view of a rocket firing with smoke pouring out of a tower

Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)

Elizabeth Howell published 20 January 24

An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.

The polar night is a surreal experience that bathes the landscape in a stunning light. — Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline The polar night is a surreal experience that bathes the landscape in a stunning light.

The Ax-3 astronauts will spend two weeks conducting science aboard the ISS before returning to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon. — 'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as SpaceX's all-European Ax-3 crew docks at space station The Ax-3 astronauts will spend two weeks conducting science aboard the ISS before returning to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon.

Liftoff was scheduled for 9:15 p.m. ET on Friday (Jan. 19). — SpaceX scrubs launch of Starlink satellites from California Liftoff was scheduled for 9:15 p.m. ET on Friday (Jan. 19).

The powerful test ran for about eight minutes. — Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video) The powerful test ran for about eight minutes.

The dropout occurred on Thursday (Jan. 18), during Ingenuity's 72nd Red Planet flight. — NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter The dropout occurred on Thursday (Jan. 18), during Ingenuity's 72nd Red Planet flight.

The SLIM probe touched down successfully on the moon today (Jan. 19), but its solar panels aren't generating electricity as planned. — Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem The SLIM probe touched down successfully on the moon today (Jan. 19), but its solar panels aren't generating electricity as planned.

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Tech

Venus Aerospace's rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)

Watch NASA test revolutionary new rotating detonation rocket engine (video)

By Jeff Spry published 19 January 24

Venus Aerospace partners with NASA to advance hypersonic engine reliability and efficiency through a revolutionary new rotating detonation rocket engine.

The inside of a tokamak fusion reactor.

We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen?

By Paul Sutter published 14 January 24

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World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere
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Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)
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Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline
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NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
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'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station

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Spaceflight

a spacecraft departs a space station with the curve of earth and the blackness of space in the background.

China's Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere

By Andrew Jones published 19 January 24

China deorbited its robotic Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft today (Jan. 19) after it completed its mission serving the country's space station.

Human Spaceflight

a black and white spacex falcon 9 rocket stands on its launch pad against a twilight sky.

SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published 16 January 24

SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

Human Spaceflight

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Science & Astronomy

How cold is space beyond the Milky Way

How cold is space? Physics behind the temperature of the universe

By Robert Lea published 6 July 22

Reference How cold is space, does it ever drop to absolute zero and what happens if you fall into it without a spacesuit?

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer points the camera toward himself and takes a "space-selfie" during a six-hour and 54-minute spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronic components on the International Space Station.

What does space smell like?

By Keith Cooper published 8 January 24

Space mysteries From carbon molecules and ozone on spacesuits to the nauseating odor of comets and the sweet tang of gas clouds, the universe is a natural laboratory for aromatic chemistry.

Space mysteries

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Elizabeth Howell

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Search For Life

spot-lit satellite dishes on an arid landscape point skyward ere the backdrop of a starry night

Will we ever be able to communicate with aliens?

By Leonard David published 17 January 24

Scientists are investigating the possible forms that alien languages might take — and whether we might be able to understand them.

Search for Life

artist's illustration of the limb of a brownish exoplanet, with its small orange host star in the background.

Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds

By Tereza Pultarova published 11 January 24

Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.

Search for Life

ten large white radio telescopes point up at a cloudy sky.

SETI scientists begin huge new hunt for intelligent aliens

By Keith Cooper published 11 January 24

The search for alien technosignatures has dramatically expanded, thanks to a new experiment called COSMIC.

Search for Life

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Skywatching

the outline of an orange circle centers on uranus, the quarter moon is just outisde the circle.

Use the moon to find Uranus in the night sky tonight

By Brett Tingley published 19 January 24

A bright moon will help point the way towards Uranus on Friday (Jan. 19). The blue-green planet will be located just below and to the right of the eight-day-old moon.

a orange circular outline bigger than the image bulges on the right and left. the moon is seen above jupiter, ganymede and io, all labeled.

See a bright half moon meet up with Jupiter in the night sky tonight

By Brett Tingley published 18 January 24

A bright half moon just one day past its first-quarter phase meets up with Jupiter in the night sky on Thursday (Jan. 18) just below Aries, the Ram.

a graphic of the night sky with a starry sky background. A black circle is in the center with Night Sky written in white. There is a white telescope beneath the text. In the top left corner it says Space.com in cooperation with Starry Night.

Night sky, January 2024: What you can see tonight [maps]

By Chris Vaughan last updated 2 January 24

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2024 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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Entertainment

three smiling people in dark shirts in a white-walled room filled with wires and other equipment.

'I.S.S.' filmmakers ground suspense thriller in realistic surroundings

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 19 January 24

There are scenes in the movie 'I.S.S.' that could be mistaken for NASA footage. And that's a good thing, because if you title your movie 'I.S.S.', then you better match the ISS on which it is based.

Star Trek 2009 Spock and Kirk

New 'Star Trek' film will explore early years of Starfleet, Paramount reveals

By Jeff Spry published 12 January 24

Paramount announces new "Star Trek" movie examining the origins of Starfleet

comic book illustration of four weapon-wielding people standing atop a spacecraft in space.

Remastered 'Space-Mullet' webcomic collection coming this summer

By Jeff Spry published 10 January 24

A preview of Image Comics 'Space-Mullet' TPB, which is landing in July 2024.

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References

cancer constellation is the dimmest of the zodiac constellations.

Cancer constellation: Facts about the crab in the zodiac

By Rebecca Sohn last updated 19 January 24

Reference Cancer the Crab is the dimmest constellation of the Zodiac yet it contains one of the brightest star clusters.

the spider nebula appears as a green and blue cloud of gas and dust surrounded by stars.

Astrophoto of the month: Spider Nebula in constellation Auriga

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 19 January 24

Take a look at the very best space photos submitted by Space.com readers, from our moon to deep space and everything in between!

One of the best cameras for astrophotography the Sony A7R IV in front of durdle door with the milky way above in the night sky

Best cameras for astrophotography in 2024: Shoot for the stars

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 15 January 24

Buying Guide The best cameras for astrophotography produce beautiful noise-free images, are easy to use in the dark and are compatible with astro-friendly lenses.

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