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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 147 — Not As They Seem
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 147 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Mick West, a passionate conspiracy debunker.

On this day in space! Feb. 8, 1974: Astronauts say final goodbye to Skylab
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth.

Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'
By Leonard David published
Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.

1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang
By Harry Baker published
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time

'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet
By Harry Baker published
Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

Supernova 'rains' could give rise to mysteriously magnetic dead stars
By Robert Lea published
New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars."
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