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• PPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science2026-10-14Audio✓ Read

  From the Mojave to Phobos: PlanetVac rides with MMX

  Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration mission, MMX, is about to set out for Phobos and Deimos, the two small moons of Mars. If all goes well, it will bring the first-ever sample from the Martian system back to Earth. Asa Stahl, public outreach astronomer at The Planetary Society, explains why these strange little moons are still such a mystery and what a piece of Phobos could reveal.

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• UUniverse Today Podcast2026-10-14✓ Read

  [Q&A+] Why Won't NASA Just Buy Falcon 9 from SpaceX?

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQ If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question. 00:00 Intro 00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like? 08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS?

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• TThe 365 Days of Astronomy2026-10-13Audio✓ Read

  Awesome Astronomy - Extra: The Hubble Tuning Fork & Citizen Science

  Paul Hill hosts solo! Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. In this podcast extra episode we talk to Dr. Karen Masters, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College, Pennsylvania about The Hubble Tuning Fork and Galaxy classification. But it's not only about that canonized galaxy classification system, it's also about how citizen science – astronomy done by absolutely anybody from their homes – can and does change the accepted wisdom and advance science. Galaxy Zoo: http://zoo1.galaxyzoo.org

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• SSpace Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries2026-10-13Audio✓ Read

  Time Dilation & Cosmic Mysteries: Unpacking Your Space Queries

  Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by NordVPN. Protect your online privacy today by visiting www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for an exclusive offer! Space Nuts: Fast-Moving Planets, Photon Pressure, and the Nature of Moons In this engaging Q&A episode of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson tackle a series of intriguing listener questions.

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• SStarDate2026-10-13✓ Read

  New Crater

  The surface of the Moon seems eternal. There’s no air or water to reshape it, and no plate tectonics to jiggle things around. But the Moon does change – sometimes in a hurry. Scientists recently discovered an impact crater that’s almost 750 feet in diameter. It had been gouged during the spring of 2024.

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• AAstronomy Cast2026-10-12Audio✓ Read

  Ep. 804: Mission Tech Series: Fairings, Docking & Airlocks

  Ad-Free thanks to your support at patreon.astronomycast.com! Instead of sending up an entire space station for every mission, you can just send up a tiny can filled with astronauts. But that takes docking. And today we're gonna talk about what it takes to connect two spacecraft together. How to keep a cargo safe to get into orbit, and how to get in and out of your spacecraft without killing everyone! Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest) Streamed live on Oct 3, 2026. Mission Tech Part 3.

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• TThe 365 Days of Astronomy2026-10-12Audio✓ Read

  Astronomy Cast Ep. 804: Mission Tech Series: Fairings, Docking & Airlocks

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhkGOIAhBWc Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest) Streamed live on Oct 3, 2026. Mission Tech Part 3. Instead of sending up an entire space station for every mission, you can just send up a tiny can filled with astronauts. But that takes docking. And today we're gonna talk about what it takes to connect two spacecraft together. How to keep a cargo safe to get into orbit, and how to get in and out of your spacecraft without killing everyone! We removed all ads from the show.

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  Vesta: October 12, 2026 — StarDate Online

  The second-largest asteroid in the solar system is a puzzler. Most studies say it has the same layers as a planet, but that it’s not massive enough to pull itself into a fully rounded shape like a planet. But one study found that it’s not layered at all.

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