This week, off world: Full satellite image sequence of Tonga exploding, China shows satellite interception and towing ability, will space based solar power take off? And loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

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Pick o' the podcasts:

193: Orbital parking spots with Larissa Markwardt — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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From the video store:

Tom Cruise in Conversation with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover - SpaceRef

Tonga explodes:

China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit - SpaceNews

Earth from Space - Lesotho - SpaceRef

Reading material:

NASA emergency beacons save 330 lives in 2021 (phys.org)

China lays out ambitious space plans for next 5 years | Space

Isar Aerospace wins 10 million euro European Commission launch competition - SpaceNews

On National Security | Solar power from space: Will it ever get off the ground? - SpaceNews

AFWERX to fund development of laser terminal that connects military aircraft with satellites - SpaceNews

Op-ed | LEO broadband: Will this time be different? - SpaceNews

After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon | Ars Technica

A Private Mission to Scan the Cloud Tops of Venus for Evidence of Life - Universe Today

Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe - Universe Today

This week, off-world: Space items to watch in 2022, US Space Force launches two satellite inspection missions, Carbon on Mars and loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Black and British Professionals in STEM

Skeptoid media

The Association for Science Education

The Smallpiece Trust

SATRO

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

LabAid 

The Space Foundation

Pick o' the podcasts:

From the video store:

ULA's Atlas V launch satellite-inspection mission for Space Force - NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX launch even more Starlink satellites:

Earth from Space - Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany - SpaceRef

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship undocks from space station for trip back to Earth | Space

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Reading material:

A Worldwide Search for Dark Matter Fails to Turn up a Signal for This Mysterious Particle - Universe Today

Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks - Universe Today

Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024 - Universe Today

If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years - Universe Today

Orbital View Of The Atmospheric Plume From The Tonga Eruption - SpaceRef

Psyche to begin environmental testing ahead of August 2022 launch - NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to demonstrate technologies for point-to-point space transportation - SpaceNews

Space photos: The most amazing images this week! | Space

Radian Aerospace raises $27.5 million for new orbital space plane | Space

This week, off world: Virgin Orbit's 3rd launch, giant Tonga eruption visible from space, Parker Solar Probe touches the Sun and loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Black and British Professionals in STEM

Skeptoid media

The Association for Science Education

The Smallpiece Trust

SATRO

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

LabAid 

The Space Foundation  

Pick o' the podcasts:

From the video store:

Virgin Orbit launches mission STP-27VPB “Above the Clouds” - NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX launches Transporter-3 rideshare mission and lands booster at LZ-1 - NASASpaceFlight.com

Giant Tonga eruption caught on satellite images - BBC News

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Reading material:

China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander is first to find water on the moon up close (msn.com)

Infamous Mars meteorite contains organic molecules, but they aren't proof of life | Space

Report: Nuclear propulsion would help military satellites maneuver out of harm’s way - SpaceNews

Being in space destroys more red blood cells (phys.org)

Model suggests vertical winds could push bacteria to an altitude beyond 120km (phys.org)

The first week of the new year, off world: The James Webb space telescope deploys, craters on Titan and loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Black and British Professionals in STEM

Skeptoid media

The Association for Science Education

The Smallpiece Trust

SATRO

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

LabAid

The Space Foundation 

Pick o' the podcasts:

192: Craters on Titan with Prof. Neish — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

 

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From the video store:

SpaceX kicks off 2022 with Starlink launch - SpaceNews

Ariane 5 launches NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope - SpaceNews

Earth from Space - Kourou, French Guiana - SpaceRef

Arianespace wraps up 2021 with OneWeb launch - SpaceNews

Reading material:

Rocket Lab Launches 107th Satellite To Orbit, Successfully Tests Helicopter Recovery Operations - SpaceRef Business

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Update 27 December, 2021 - Final Busy Workweek of the Year - SpaceRef

Largest Collection of Free-Floating Planets Found in the Milky Way - SpaceRef

China’s space station maneuvered to avoid Starlink satellites - SpaceNews

Chinese astronaut pair complete six-hour spacewalk - SpaceNews

Virgin Orbit lands in Times Square NYC to ring NASDAQ bell | Space

Starlink’s head of India resigns as SpaceX refunds preorders - SpaceNews