On Episode 151 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green about how we can search for technosignatures that might indicate advanced civilizations in other star systems, new ideas on Mars sample return, and his fascinating experience consulting on the movie, "The Martian!"
Also: this week's robotic landings on the Moon — one successful, one partly so; what's up with the USAF X-37B mini-shuttle; and recent news on those Energizer Bunnies of space, Voyagers 1&2. Their wings have been clipped a bit, but they just keep going... join us!
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Space news of the week
- Private Intuitive Machines moon lander fell over inside crater at lunar south pole, photo reveals
- SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch
- NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission
- Secretive US Space Force X-37B space plane 'breaks new ground' as it returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit
- Astro-Tourism: The Best Destinations for an Astro-Adventure
- NASA Planetary Science
- The Martian
- NASA Gravity Assist - Season 4, Episode 12: The Search for Technosignatures
- Mars. Photographs from the NASA Archives
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This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
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