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On Episode 209 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Garrett Reisman and Steve Lindsey, the leaders of the new organization Astronauts for America.

When you hear the term “food insecurity,” what do you imagine? Do you equate it with poor dietary practices—in other words, eating badly? And do you believe the solution is getting people to better plan, shop for and prepare healthy…

Physicists may have just cracked open a hidden side of the quantum world. For decades, every known particle was thought to belong to one of two categories — bosons or fermions — but researchers have now shown that bizarre “in-between”…

Voyager, the iconic twin spacecraft that NASA launched in 1977, are still flying in interstellar space. But their power is dwindling, and it’s unclear how much longer they can last.

A new study shows that listening to your own favorite workout music can dramatically boost endurance. Cyclists exercising with self-selected songs lasted nearly 20% longer than when riding in silence, yet they didn’t feel more exhausted at the end. Researchers…

This week, researchers reported that the human brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state during general anesthesia. An informatics and computing professor found that the Climate TRACE consortium has underestimated vehicle carbon emissions in cities…

If you’re dealing with a relationship marked by conflict, criticism or manipulation—be it with a parent, co-parent or colleague—chances are you’ve come across the “gray rock” method on social media or advice blogs.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy partnered with Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman to create stunning, never-before-seen views of the far side of the moon.

From seasonal farmhands to health care workers to high-level software analysts, immigrant workers play a significant role in companies and industries across Canada and around the globe.