This week Wes and Shawn talk with astrophysicist and author Dr. Jeffrey Bennett about the 2023 and 2024 eclipses and his new chidlren's book Totality: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science

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The SLS Artemis 1 rocket is still on the launchpad for repairs but a battery issue could send it beack to the VAB. Axiom Space will be providing the new space suits for the moonwalkers. Axiom is also preparing for another commerical trip to the ISS that could possibly include Tom Cruise.

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Dr. Erin Macdonald joins us to talk science, science fiction, the women who inspired her to become a scientist, her work with LIGO and her upcoming appearance at Dragon Con

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Artemis 1 is on the launchpad and everything is looking good for a Monday launch. The Artemis mission will test radiation exposure for astronauts and a recent study shows that astronauts would be exposed to multiple lifetimes of radiation on a trip to Mars.

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Artemis 1 is on the launchpad and ready for a launch window coming up later this month. The megarocket will circle the Moon and conduct a number of experiments that include tests to prepare a future launch with astronauts on board. Comet K2 has two tails now and Shawn explains why those 2 tails are visible.

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Scientists hope to use magnets to raise a visitor from outside of our solar system from its deep ocean resting place. Plus, Wes and Shawn talk about Nichelle Nichols and her contributions to space exploration, the anniversary of the Mars Curiosity, the busiest space port was even busier and STEVE has returned.

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China's runaway booster rocket landed on Earth and it did not land in the ocean. Plus scientists believe an interstellar visitor landed in the ocean in 2014.

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This week Wes and Shawn talk about the ISS and Russia's plans to leave after 2024. The US is committed to the ISS until 2030 and may need assistance if Russia pulls out before then. China's new space station has doubled its size but the booster that helped get it there has gone rogue and a sizeable portion of it could land in a populated area. SpaceX had their own booster problems when a truck carrying a vertical booster went under a bridge and the booster collided with the bridge.

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The SLS has set a date for a possible launch as well as laying out other options if the launch window is missed. Plus, a historic space walk is taking place as we record the show. Also we talk bad science in sci-fi, dormant black holes, and the Sun's impact on Earth.

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This week, Wes and Shawn give a breakdown of the first JWST images, plus SpaceX's Starship's unsuccessful test, the Bastille Day event anniversary, and comet K2 is as close to Earth as it's going to get.

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