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Space.com's editors present a list of the astrophysics to expand your mind. These books are worth a read.

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Space.com's editors present a reading list for space and sci-fi lovers, as well as children who are interested in astronomy and spaceflight.

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Space book authors Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III offer a primer for the new Space Age with a look at how it all started.

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Ahead of Blade Runner 2099 this year, the sequel/prequel is now available for free in the UK for a limited time only, with Blade Runner 2049 landing on the BBC.

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On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.

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On Episode 143 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq are joined by Leonard David to talk about what 2025 has in store for SpaceX's Starship plans.

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On Episode 142 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about 2025 in space!

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Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

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On Episode 141 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq are joined by producer Anthony and Ant Pruitt to celebrate the end of the year.

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On Episode 140 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dan Erwin and Ryan Kraemer about amateur rocketry.

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On Episode 139 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Leonard David to cover a broad swath, from the choice for the NASA Administrator to new delays for the Artemis program to UFOs/UAPs!

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On Episode 138 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Scott Tibbitts, a dynamic and engaging space entrepreneur.

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On Episode 137 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jason Steffen, a member of the science team for the Kepler Space Telescope mission.

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Not every mission to Mars has been successful.

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On Episode 136 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist and author Eric Berger about the rise of SpaceX and Elon Musk's future in US politics and the market.

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On Episode 135 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rick Jenet of Expanding Frontiers about the space workforce.

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On Episode 134 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Ben Dickow about a magnificent, full-sized shuttle mockup, its history and future plans.

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On Episode 133 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Greg Autry on the progress of the Artemis moon program, space science, and the challenges posed by a fast-rising Chinese space program.

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On Episode 132 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Lynn Rothschild on how mushroom mycelia might be utilized as a Mars habitat-building resource.

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On Episode 131 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq tackle a question that rivals the meaning of life itself: which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars?

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On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.

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On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic.

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On Episode 128 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about what's going on with Boeing's Starliner CST-100 spacecraft.
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