This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?
On Episode 226 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Rainer Zitelmann to discuss the history of capitalism and how it applies to…
On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to…
Could life exist on Venus? Peptides survive harsh acid.
The planet Venus is arguably the most mischievous planetary body in the solar system. This is because like Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, Venus is shrouded in a thick atmosphere that…
APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon’s Shadow
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
The DESI Legacy Imaging Survey Releases the Largest 2-D Map of the Universe
The newest DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys map covers three-quarters of the sky and catalogs nearly four billion objects. This publicly-available database contains stars, galaxies, supernovae, gravitational lenses, and much more.
Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas billions of light-years away from us — from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger than…
NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training
The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will perform training on the Moffett Federal Airfield beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 11. The training…
Trekkies honor ‘Star Trek’s’ 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute
Creator Gene Roddenberry’s “Wagon Train To The Stars,” has certainly lived long and prospered since “Star Trek” first launched on the NBC Television Network on Sept. 8, 1966 with the…
The 20th Data Release (DR 20) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is Here!
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has officially launched its twentieth data release (DR20), featuring updated data from multiple observations projects.
Venus is becoming a thinner crescent — and that’s when it finally starts making sense
Venus is something of a frustration for stargazers. It’s the brightest planet and the easiest to see, while the sight of it close to a crescent moon is one of…