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On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry."

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.

Stratolaunch released a thrilling new video documenting its second hypersonic flight and full recovery for its Talon-A2 autonomous vehicle.

A brief flashback in this Nigeria-set episode dives deep into the Doctor's past.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

Small but mighty, the ZWO Seestar S30 is an affordable, portable instrument that's great for observing and imaging deep-sky targets.

I think we know who's supplying the c(r)atering for this dance party.

A new image from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite shows the huge Antarctic iceberg A-23A stuck 45 miles (73 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island.

The best solar telescopes suitable for the next solar eclipse.

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar storms.

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its galaxy ripping a star to shreds — offering for the first time evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.

A perfect time to explore the lunar maria.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light.

The lavish galactic saga of "Foundation" returns to Apple TV+ on July 11, starring Lee Pace, Jared Harris, and Lou Llobell.

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the influence of Spielberg, nostalgia, and the Swedish tradition of Fika.

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.