Space.com Staff
Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.
Latest articles by Space.com Staff
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 — Our Friendly Mr. Sun
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On Episode 115 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Alex Young of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about the sun and solar activity cycles.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 114 — Starliners & Starships
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On Episode 114 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the launches of Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Starship.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 113 — China’s Heavenly Dream
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On Episode 113 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Mike Wall, Space.com's Spaceflight Editor, about China’s upcoming Chang’e 6 mission.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 — Mars on Pause?
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On Episode 112 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer Emeritus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111 — The Big Glass Wars
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On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about the threat to completing two new giant astronomical observatories.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 110 — Voyager 1's Brush with Silence
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On Episode 110 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Linda Spilker, Voyager project scientist, about the recent rescue of Voyager 1 from beyond the solar system.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres
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On Episode 109 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, about the long history of music influencing how we think about spaceflight.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?
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On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the long-awaited crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner commercial spacecraft.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues
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On Episode 107 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist Leonard David about NASA's troubled Mars sample return mission.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 106 — Space Potpourri!
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On Episode 106 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq take you on a tour of the coolest space places on Earth.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 105 — Apoc-eclipse 2024!
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On Episode 105 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with astronomer and meteorologist Joe Rao about the solar eclipse of 2024.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You
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On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 103 — Starship's Orbital Feat
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On Episode 103 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about last week's third test flight of SpaceX's Starship.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 102 — A New Volcano on Mars!
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On Episode 102 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about the intriguing features he and his associates found on Mars.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 101 — Nukes in Space
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On Episode 101 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Space.com's Brett Tingley discuss the recent reports and delve into the history of the militarization of space by Russia, China, and the United States.
Pioneering women in space: A gallery of astronaut firsts
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Women have set many records in space and achieved a number of spaceflight firsts. We take a look at some of these pioneering women in this gallery.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 100 — Riding to Space on Virgin Galactic
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On Episode 100 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to share what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 99 — Moonshots, Falling Satellites & Starships!
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On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the top headlines for 2024.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 98 — Inside NASA with Pam Melroy
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On Episode 98 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what NASA's up to with the agency's Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 97 — Europa Clipper - Attempt No Landing There?
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On Episode 97 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the Europa Clipper mission with project scientist Erin Leonard.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 96 — It's Space TV!
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On Episode 96 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the science on television with History Channel producer Jeff Stepp.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 95 — Clean Energy From Space
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On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins.
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