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Are We There Yet?

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

October 21, 2026 · 28 min

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…
Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy

October 13, 2026 · 28 min

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…
Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere

October 7, 2026 · 28 min

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…
Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds

September 29, 2026 · 28 min

: SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds.
Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next

September 22, 2026 · 28 min

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…

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Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding

September 15, 2026 · 28 min

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.
Summer space news roundup

September 8, 2026 · 28 min

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.
SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits

September 2, 2026 · 28 min

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?
Astronaut Mike Fincke retires. Space healthcare readies for next big mission

August 25, 2026 · 28 min

We hear from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke who is retiring after 30 years. Plus, we’ll speak with UCF’s Dr. Manny Urquieta about the efforts to solve medical problems in space, from low-Earth orbit, the moon and Mars.
A Martian rover’s ‘land-a-versary’ and the ethics of human space exploration

August 18, 2026 · 28 min

Scientists and engineers are celebrating Curiosity’s 14th landing anniversary on Mars. Plus, we’ll look at the ethics behind human space exploration and how NASA, space agencies and the public view morals and ethics when it comes to human…
What’s happening in our skies and how NASA will study space mysteries with a new telescope

August 11, 2026 · 28 min

From meteors streaming across the night sky to a solar eclipse, there’s a lot happening in our skies this week. Plus, a look at how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope hopes to study cosmic mysteries like dark matter and dark energy.
Rescuing a rescue mission

August 4, 2026 · 28 min

A mission to save a falling spacecraft is now in need of its own rescue. Katalyst Space’s LINK satellite launched to raise the Swift observatory’s altitude, but now the spacecraft is out of control.