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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 164 — Goodbye NASA?

Submit on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 21:11

On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.

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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship’s 10th test flight (video)

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SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

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It’s been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)

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A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird’s-eye view of the dramatic event.

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June’s full ‘Strawberry Moon’ illuminates the night sky next week: Here’s how to see it

Submit on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 17:11

Don’t miss the 2025 full “Strawberry Moon” when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.

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‘Flying Banana’ traveling 125 mph fires laser into sky and catches aurora hunters off guard (video)

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“The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly.”

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SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (photos)

Submit on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 13:11

SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company’s broadcasting constellation.

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Saving Gateway, SLS and Orion? Sen. Ted Cruz proposes $10 billion more for NASA’s moon and Mars efforts

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Sen. Ted Cruz’s newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.

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Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic ‘curtains’ on the sun’s surface

Submit on Saturday, June 7th, 2025 00:11

The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.

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