On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 October 2025:

Kerrie Dougherty, Board Member, World Space Week Association

* International Space Week - its origin, local events & theme. (Recorded Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, 2019)

* World Space Week theme for 2025 is "Living In Space”.

* Australia in Space by Kerrie Dougherty: This revised and updated edition of Space Australia tells the definitive story of Australia’s involvement with space activities, from the earliest rocketeers to the latest satellite projects.

Parker Solar Probe Perihelions - Part 2

* Parker Solar Probe Completes 25th Close Approach to Sun

* Mission scientists discuss the series of perihelion passes that brought the Parker Solar Probe as close as 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface at a record setting speed of 687 000 km/h. (Inserts courtesy GSFC)

Bennu organics and the origins of life in the solar system

* The analysis of the samples of asteroid Bennu brought to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reveals the presence of organic chemicals. (Courtesy GSFC)

FUSE

* The FUSE astrophysics satellite, and the design of other satellites. (Courtesy GSFC)

Planet Earth - Episode 71

* Some Queensland projects use space technology to address environmental issues; the AIRS (Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder) on the Aqua satellite; and Agriculture and Climate Change (Inserts courtesy JPL, GSFC).