Wes and Shawn talk about China's falling debris and how the new NASA Administrator says China needs to meet "responsible standards" with their launches. Also, Blue Origin still has a chance at landing the lunar landing funds. Plus, Curiosity is still active on Mars, Voyager 1 is surveying interstellar space and scientists discover a rare double quasar.

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Wes and Shawn discuss Dragon Crew-1's splashdown, the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard's trip to space, and NASA's new Administrator. Plus, they talk antimatter, Betelgeuse, AG Carinae and how long a day is on Venus.

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Wes and Shawn talk about the incredible life and careers of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins after his passing. They also talk about the crowded ISS with 11 astronauts on board and where they sleep. China is now one step closer to having their own space station. Plus, an ancient planet could be buried deep within the Earth.

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Wes and Shawn talk about the successful flight of Ingenuity and why it's so important for Mars exploration moving forward. Plus, they discuss the plans for SpaceX to land the first woman and next man on the Moon.

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Wes and Shawn give an update on why Ingenuity hasn't flown just yet. Also, they discuss the space dust phenomenon discovered to be adding materials from space to the Earth. They also update OSIRIS-REx and talk about the car-sized asteroid that just missed Earth this week.

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Wes and Shawn talk about Mars: the weather, the Marsquakes and this weekend's flight of Ingenuity. Also, SpaceX had another successful launch and landing and will be moving a spacecraft from one dock to another on the ISS. And this weekend, there's a celebration 60 years in the making.

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Wes and Shawn talk about Ingenuity's upcoming flight on Mars, the 1582 super solar storm event recorded in various countries, another Starship explosion, the new Nova discovered by an amateur astronomer and the unveiling of Spaceship III.

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Wes and Shawn discuss the pick for the new head of NASA and what having a former politician running things could mean. Perseverance has fired its laser and you can hear it. Also, Ingenuity prepares to launch. Finally, what is a Dyson Sphere and how can it lead to an AI immortality?

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Wes talks with Shawn this week about the first sounds of Perseverance moving on Mars and why they sound the way they do. Plus, new data suggest that Mars' oceans may still be on the surface just in a different form. Also: giant space junk, interstellar objects from other solar systems, and a refueling station near Saturn

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Wes talks with Shawn about some fascinating black hole activity including a possible boson star. Also, STEVE's are back in a different part of Scandinavia. And a newly discovered Super-Earth rapidly circles its red dwarf star.

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