On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, who took had his second confirmation as NASA's next leader.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7.

Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on Thursday morning (Nov. 20), just a few hours after giving notice of the impending liftoff.

Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit tonight

Looking at the weather map on his computer and seeing three simultaneous tropical storms forming across Asia in late November, climatologist Fredolin Tangang’s first thoughts drifted to the 2004 disaster movie “The Day After Tomorrow.”

How a cocktail of rogue storms and climate chaos unleashed deadly flooding across Asia

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured an awe-inspiring photograph of a skydiver’s silhouette in front of the sun.

Andrew McCarthy's awe-inspiring image of a skydiver in front of the sun

Errors don’t necessarily mean your mind is faulty. They may actually be a sign of a cognitive system with limited capacity working efficiently.

Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

Newly arrived and soon-to-depart members of Expedition 73 prepared for what is to come next during this, their final week all together aboard the International Space Station.

3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025

Conspiracy thinking, supernatural beliefs and pseudoscience can seem impervious to evidence. An anthropologist suggests the opposite: Extraordinary beliefs may be supported by an individual’s experience.

Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.

Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet

Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.

Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.

See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025

The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14.

Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight

A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts damaged the only pad that currently supports Russian crewed orbital liftoffs. How long before things are back up and running again?

Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again?

A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried grain to fill the gap came plague-carrying fleas.

A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague's arrival in Europe, study suggests

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have begun one of history’s deadliest pandemics.

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus was actually just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.

A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications including broadband access in

NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life developed on Earth, scientists say.

Bennu asteroid samples provide clues about solar system origins and 'space gum'

Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.

Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander

December’s full cold supermoon is peaking this week as the anniversaries of two Apollo missions approach.

December’s full moon is the last supermoon of the year. Here’s what to know

"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."

Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?

How AI fixed the James Webb Space Telescope's blurry vision

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD'

The brief flashes were captured from Earth and could be from the Taurid meteor shower.

Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video)

Paleontologists spotted injuries on the tails of duck-billed dinosaur fossils that might have occurred during mating.

Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex

China's Shenzhou 20 and 21 astronauts enjoyed freshly cooked BBQ aboard the Tiangong space station recently, thanks to a new microgravity oven.

Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)

Scientists working in Mexico have recorded multiple incidents in which a group of orcas hunt young great white sharks and eat their energy-rich livers.

Orcas seen hunting great white sharks to eat their livers in drone footage recorded in Mexico

Dark matter obeys gravity after all — could that rule out a 5th fundamental force in the universe?

Ant colonies act as one "super-organism" which works to ensure the survival of all, according to a team of scientists.

Self-sacrificing ants highlight the unity of their colony, say researchers

Hubble sees spiral galaxy in Lion's heart | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic display.

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Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025

Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit tonight

Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?

Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet

Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025

Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight

Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again?

A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague's arrival in Europe, study suggests

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex

NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes

Bennu asteroid samples provide clues about solar system origins and 'space gum'

Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander

December’s full moon is the last supermoon of the year. Here’s what to know

Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?

How AI fixed the James Webb Space Telescope's blurry vision

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD'

Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video)

Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex

Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)

Orcas seen hunting great white sharks to eat their livers in drone footage recorded in Mexico

Dark matter obeys gravity after all — could that rule out a 5th fundamental force in the universe?

Self-sacrificing ants highlight the unity of their colony, say researchers

Hubble sees spiral galaxy in Lion's heart | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4

Scientists discover black hole flare with the light of 10 trillion suns