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On Episode 92 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss navigating the night sky with astronomer Steve Fentress.

Earth's core isn't exactly aligned with its mantle, which results in a cyclical wobble, new research finds.

The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

During the cosmic dark ages, the early universe was shrouded in darkness. Learn more about why this was the case and how the universe eventually became transparent.

As the wannabe asteroid thieves put their plans in motion, NASA and Roscosmos refuse to let Goldilocks go without a fight.

It's possible, scientists say, that atom-sized black holes were produced during the first second of the universe's existence — and some might've gotten lodged within budding stars.

An exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, who will symbolically join his famous parents on a special memorial rocket flight on Jan. 8.

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

A new study has found that amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus' clouds are made of.

NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived at the launch pad ahead of its debut mission, which will send a private lander toward the moon on Monday (Jan. 8).

A preview of Prime Video's adult animated series, "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy," best described as 'Scrubs' in outer space.

Supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B, is the (former) star of this new image.

The 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society runs from Jan. 7 to Jan. 11, and we can't wait to see what amazing science announcements it bestows upon us.

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has been cleared to launch for the first time on Jan. 8, a mission that will send the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic is gearing up for the Jan. 8 launch of its Peregrine lander, which will try to become the first private spacecraft to land on the moon.

It turns out the optimal space meal for male astronauts is a tasty vegetarian salad, using ingredients grown in space that offer micronutrients needed to compensate for extra calories burned.