The autumnal equinox means the beginning of aurora season. Research shows that the Sun may have swallowed a planet. SpaceX launch moved to next week. Plus new data from JWST and Hubble has driven reseach and shows how massive star clusters drive galaxy evolution. 

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A US Cold War era satellite broke apart in orbit and no one knows why. A French court has ruled that aviation radiation is real and that it qualifies as an occupational hazard for flight crews. SpaceX has a significant launch scheduled for next week. Vampire dwarf stars probably won't be a hot Halloween costume this year, but perhaps they should be. 

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China plans to beat the US to Mars with a mission that will return samples. The Roman Space Telescope had a better than perfect launch that will extend its life. Hubble is observing a decagon on Saturn. Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane will soon have a name. 

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Louisiana will be the home of SpaceX's new starbase and the revenue and tourism will have a massive impact. Have astronomers discovered the first starless galaxy? The Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched. Plus August saw two total eclipses just weeks apart. 

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Kim Steadman joins us to talk about her time with NASA's JPL, SHERLOC and the Dragonfly Mission. She will be joining Trina Ray at Dragon Con as part of the Space Track. 

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Trina Ray joins us to talk about her career at NASA's JPL and her work on Voyager, Cassini and Europa Clipper

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ISS astronauts are studying ways to help care for astronauts with experiments in radiation, bone density and IV fluid production. Astronaut Mike Fincke has restired from NASA. NASA is working to keep the Swift Observatory in orbit. Plus astronomers have discovered something new and amazing in a black hole star. 

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SpaceX hit the Moon and it was observed for science. NASA is several steps closer to its next Artemis mission. PUNCH has given us a new way to track CMEs heading for Earth. The Inouye Solar Telescope has given us an unprecedented look at the Sun. Plus, next week a total solar eclipse for part os Europe. 

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SpaceX finally launched Flight 13 successfully and Starship's landing was so soft that it's still afloat in  the Indian Ocean. What are the mysterious Little Red Dots? A terrestrial exoplanet only 49 light years away has an atmosphere! The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is prepping for a late August launch ahead of schedule!

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SpaceX had an issue with 4 egines not firing last week so they rescheduled to launch later today. A young blue giant and a white dwarf star are compainions in spite of what appears to be different ages. Saturn could be forming a thousand tons of diamonds per year because of lightning storms.  Researchers know more about the rock that killed off the dinosaurs. 

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