Episodes

  • A mission to control space debris and capturing the launch of a new telescope

    A mission to control space debris and capturing the launch of a new telescope
    Oct 21 2026
    The company AstroScale is working on a spacecraft that will grab a piece of rocket debris in obit and remove it. Then, for the third installment of Space on Tap, a special “Are We There Yet?’ live event series, we talked about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
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    28 mins
  • SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits

    SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits
    Sep 2 2026
    SpaceX is looking to expand into Louisiana to build a new launch facility with multiple launch pads for its Starship spacecraft. Then, to walk on the moon, NASA needs new suits. So how do you test them?
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    28 mins
  • Summer space news roundup

    Summer space news roundup
    Sep 8 2026
    It’s been a busy summer for space with things like SpaceX's new plans in Louisiana, Blue Origin is repairing its launch pad after an explosion earlier this year, the announcement of a space academy and more.
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    28 mins
  • Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding

    Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding
    Sep 15 2026
    NASA and the EU’s Sentinel-6 satellites track ocean temperatures and can help predict how storms move and intensify. Plus, a team of researchers have made some recent discoveries from X-ray tails from the Chandra X-Ray observatory.
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    28 mins
  • Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next

    Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next
    Sep 22 2026
    For the first time, the U.S. military has confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit. Plus, “When We Find Them” is a new podcast series with Central Florida Public media that explores people have searched for life in our universe.
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    28 mins
  • Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds

    Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds
    Sep 29 2026
    : SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds.
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    28 mins
  • Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere

    Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere
    Oct 7 2026
    Scientists will soon be using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study galaxies, and how the universe became the way it is. Plus, a new discovery could help NASA better understand how life could exist on other planets in extreme environments.
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    28 mins
  • Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy

    Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy
    Oct 13 2026
    A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s career at NASA, a woman whose contributions helped land the first astronauts on the moon.
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    28 mins