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Orionid Star Trail Composite. Credit: ikewinski. Accessed via Creative Commons. CC BY 2.0.

Satellites and climate change threaten the night. This October meteor shower celebrates it.

By Susan D’Agostino | Climate Change

Illustration of a conceptual spacecraft enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion. Credit: NASA

Is using nuclear materials for space travel dangerous, genius, or a little of both?

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Opinion

radio telescope, Arecibo Observatory

Hurricanes, earthquakes, and now this. A Puerto Rican scientist’s lament for the loss of a legendary telescope

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists

Marshall Shepherd: Connecting atmospheric science and society

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Interviews

satellites over Earth

Poll: The public and Washington don’t share the same space priorities

By Dan Drollette Jr | What We’re Reading

Projecting power: The security implications of space-based solar power

By Leet W. Wood | Uncategorized