Are We There Yet?

Can humans handle a trip to Mars?

Johns Hopkings Researcher Mark Shelhamer explores the challenges that come with sending a human mission to Mars in his new book “Are We Ready for Mars?”.

Spooky Sci-Fi’s and UAPs

A critics favorite science fiction and horror films plus a look at UAPs.

A mission to control space debris and capturing the launch of a new telescope

The company Astroscale is working on a spacecraft that will grab a piece of rocket debris in obit and remove it. Then, for the third installment of Space on Tap, a specia

Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy

A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s ca

Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere

Scientists will soon be using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study galaxies, and how the universe became the way it is. Plus, a new discovery could help NASA

Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds

: SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds.

Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next

For the first time, the U.S. military has confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit. Plus, “When We Find Them” is a new podcast series with Central Florid

Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding

NASA and the EU’s Sentinel-6 satellites track ocean temperatures and can help predict how storms move and intensify. Plus, a team of researchers have made some recent dis

Summer space news roundup

It’s been a busy summer for space with things like SpaceX's new plans in Louisiana, Blue Origin is repairing its launch pad after an explosion earlier this year, the anno

SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits

SpaceX is looking to expand into Louisiana to build a new launch facility with multiple launch pads for its Starship spacecraft. Then, to walk on the moon, NASA needs new

Astronaut Mike Fincke retires. Space healthcare readies for next big mission

We hear from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke who is retiring after 30 years. Plus, we’ll speak with UCF’s Dr. Manny Urquieta about the efforts to solve medical problems in spa

A Martian rover’s ‘land-a-versary’ and the ethics of human space exploration

Scientists and engineers are celebrating Curiosity’s 14th landing anniversary on Mars. Plus, we’ll look at the ethics behind human space exploration and how NASA, space a

What’s happening in our skies and how NASA will study space mysteries with a new telescope

From meteors streaming across the night sky to a solar eclipse, there’s a lot happening in our skies this week. Plus, a look at how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Rescuing a rescue mission

A mission to save a falling spacecraft is now in need of its own rescue. Katalyst Space’s LINK satellite launched to raise the Swift observatory’s altitude, but now the s

Designing the next moon suit and controversy over SpaceX land

When NASA astronauts return to the moon, they’ll be wearing a new spacesuit from Axiom Space. Plus, SpaceX and the U.S. are facing concerns after a land swap deal in Texa

NASA chief’s pledge to STEM education and how VR is bringing people to the cosmos

NASA Administrator Jared Issacman is donating $500,000 of his own money to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping STEM colle

Life on Mars and the final Space Shuttle mission

For the second installment of Space on Tap, a special “Are We There Yet?” live event series, we asked what scientists and their robotic coworkers are really looking for o

Starliner’s delay and Rocket Lab’s big buy. The latest on commercial space.

A recent NASA audit says Boeing's Starliner is once again delayed from being certified. Plus, after acquiring the satellite company Iridium, Rocket Lab has its own conste

Arctic upgrades on the ISS and human missions to Mars

NASA’s Quantum Lab is about the size of a mini fridge, but it allows NASA and international partners to study some of the biggest physics principles. By studying these at

Moving data to space and rescuing a falling spacecraft

Data, it runs the world, and now one company is creating data centers in space. Plus, a rescue mission to save the falling Swift Observatory is launching later this month