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  • No, It's Not Definitely a Sign of Life on Mars, But It Could Be

    No, It's Not Definitely a Sign of Life on Mars, But It Could Be
    Sep 11 2025
    The Perseverance rover has given some evidence of what could be a sign of a past life on Mars, but it's too early to confirm. There's a large hole in the Sun's atmosphere and there's a chance it could impact our skies on Earth. SpaceX had a successful launch of Starship 10 and prepares for 11's launch.

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    32 min
  • Is the Morning Star Not Really a Star?

    Is the Morning Star Not Really a Star?
    Sep 4 2025
    Astronomers are using the JWST to determine if the morning star us even a star. Blue Origin is set to launch their 2nd New Glenn rocket as soon as the end of the month. New research from JWST says that the oldest known black hole is more than 13.3 billion years old. Plus the most massive black hole ever found is 36 billion times the mass of our sun.

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    26 min
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Rocket Scientist Les Johnson

    Your Friendly Neighborhood Rocket Scientist Les Johnson
    Aug 26 2025
    Wes and Shawn are joined by Chief Technologist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and author Les Johnson to talk about the symbiotic relationship of science and science fiction and his upcoming appearance at Dragon Con as both a scientist and an author.

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    38 min
  • X-37B Set to Launch Tonight... Weather Permitting

    X-37B Set to Launch Tonight... Weather Permitting
    Aug 21 2025
    SpaceX is set to launch the X-37B tonight if the weather allows. A fireball exploded above Japan this week lighting up the night sky. Arctic aurora season has begun. Comet 3I/ATLAS has a backward tail.

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    35 min
  • The Passing of a NASA Legend

    The Passing of a NASA Legend
    Aug 14 2025
    NASA astronaut Jim Lovell passed away at the age of 97 and his story is more than just Apollo 13. Artemis 2 is doing more preparation for a February to April launch next year. The meteorite that crashed into a Georgia home is older than Earth. And the Perseid meteor shower isn't quite done yet.

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    39 min
  • Hey Now, Hey Now

    Hey Now, Hey Now
    Aug 7 2025
    It's a crowded house aboard the ISS with 11 crew members on board. Crew-10 is preparing to leave and make things a little less crowded. Bitch Wilmore has decided to retire from NASA after 25 years. A CME is pointed at Earth and could bring aurora to high latitudes. Plus, a dead star is sending out radio signals.

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    27 min
  • Skyfall on Mars?

    Skyfall on Mars?
    Jul 31 2025
    NASA's Crew 11 scheduled to launch today. NASA and JPL have announced their plans for a sequel to the Ingenuity helicopter. The recently discovered interstellar comet is massive. An asteroid that has a very small chance of colliding with the Moon could send a lot of lunar debris to Earth. It seems that the long speculated companion star to Betelgeuse has been confirmed.

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    40 min
  • Half of the Planet Will Go Dark? It Happens Every Night

    Half of the Planet Will Go Dark? It Happens Every Night
    Jul 24 2025
    NASA's Crew-10 will hold a press conference to update their mission and talk about their return home. Scientists have discovered a new giant molecular cloud in the center of the Milky Way. A 3rd interstellar comet has been observed entering our solar system. Plus an asteroid will make a pass by the Earth but it's nothing to worry about. And there's no solar eclipse on August 2 of this year that will cause the planet to go completely dark but there will be an eclipse two years later that will cause darkness in the band of totality the same way every eclipse does.

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    42 min