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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 —Danger! Rogue Planets!

August 31st, 2024 by

On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.

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Roll out with Optimus Prime in new ‘Transformers One’ trailer (video)

August 31st, 2024 by

A new trailer and poster have arrived for Paramount’s “Transformers One” animated feature, which arrives on Sept. 20.

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Who is Rook, the Renaissance station’s robot science officer in ‘Alien: Romulus?’

August 31st, 2024 by

An explanation of the android characters of Ash and Rook in the “Alien” film universe.

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NASA’s solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space

August 31st, 2024 by

NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System successfully spread its “wings” in space.

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says

August 31st, 2024 by

SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced this evening (Aug. 30), two days after a landing failure grounded the vehicle.

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No, NASA’s DART asteroid impact probably won’t spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars

August 31st, 2024 by

Slower moving particles blasted out by the DART impact on the asteroid Dimorphos could create meteor showers on Mars — but it’s unlikely they’ll cause meteor showers over Earth.

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What were the Bell Riots in the greatest ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ time travel episode?

August 31st, 2024 by

As history catches up with a pivotal moment in the “Star Trek” timeline, we look back at the events of “Past Tense,” which took place on Aug. 30, 2024.

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Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025

August 31st, 2024 by

U.S. Navy lieutenant and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the ISS for an eight-month mission in 2025.

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