A tour of Johnson Space Center in Houston shows how NASA and private industry are already working together on the future of human spaceflight.

Source: How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?

Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity's insatiable drive to wonder at unidentified phenomena in the skies.

Source: 'We Want to Believe' book explores ...s wrong about what they saw' (interview)

On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program's lunar exploration plans.

Source: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

Source: Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family.

Source: SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites...ocket launch of the year (video, photos)

On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before.

Source: On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record

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Here's where the 96% partial lunar eclipse will be visible from on Earth.

Source: Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?

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The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

Source: TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

This family film has some impressive technical achievements.

Source: The Magic Faraway Director On That Wild Reverse Scene: ‘Tenet With 9 Year Olds’

Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, revealing what happens to these vast outflows when their black hole engines stall.

Source: What happens when a galaxy's superm...These dying radio galaxies could show us

The best part is the other interviews in the series.

Source: The Charles Manson Tapes Are The Least Interesting Part Of Netflix's New Docuseries

She's always down for an adrenaline rush: "That'll be two large".

Source: Michelle Rodriguez On Breaking Ster...nd Furious: ‘That Ain’t Happening’

This is good, but I have a followup question!

Source: DC's Superman Is Getting A Very Unserious TV Spinoff, And I Already Need One Character To Come Back

I would have loved to see that.

Source: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Already Had 'Dreams' For Where He Wanted Wonder Man Season 2 To Go

The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights and reentries, with the goal of expanding the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030.

Source: Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year

"We lose so much sleep, we have crazy hours, we say crazy things, we even look crazy."

Source: 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cas...to ride a horse for season 4 (interview)

The end of two eras?

Source: Paradise Wrapped With Sweet Post, And Its Creator Made A This Is Us Connection I Hadn't Realized

The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28).

Source: Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor