 | | Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version | | | |   | | (NASA) | Happy Monday, Space Fans! 100 years ago today, the world's first liquid fueled rocket soared into the sky and our top story today is about its maker - Robert Goddard - and how the invention transformed the world. Check it out!
And that's not all! We also have a spring galaxy hunt in the sky, a wild idea of how alien life can survive without a sun, and a new (but also ancient) state of matter! See it all below! | | | Space Quiz! What kind of star is so dense and small, it's the size of a city? | | |   | | (Future / Ian Stokes) | NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to the launch pad this week, and we've found some awesome deals on Lego's Artemis rocket sets for you Space Fans who just can't wait. Here's where to find them. | | | | As the seasons change to Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, we're expecting some galaxy goodies to take a star turn in the night sky. Here's what you'll be able to look for with backyard telescopes. | | |  | | (TWiT) | One of NASA's most iconic engineers, John Casani, helped us send probes to Jupiter, Saturn and beyond. Now he stars in a new book about is spacefligth contributions and we spoke to its author Jay Gallentine on This Week In Space! Check it out! | | |  | | (Dahlbüdding/DALL-E) | The forest moon of Endor teems with life in Star Wars, but at least it has a sun to bring light and warmth. Now, scientists have come up with a wild idea that suggests that sun? It may not be all that necessary. Here's their theory. | | |  | | (Robert Lea (created with Canva)) | Since we're talking about some far-out science in space, here's one more to wrap your brain around: Scientists suspect that a state of matter from just after the Big Bang may still be hiding inside neutron stars. Here's how it may have gotten there. | | |  | | (SpaceX) | In rocket news, SpaceX launched the ultimate twofer this weekend with two rockets launching two Starlink missions from differnt coasts. See how SpaceX's 32nd flight of 2026 happened here. | | |  | | (Universal Pictures) | ... and it jus tmght be a secret sequel to "Close Encounters of The Third Kind." Think we're crazy? Well, here's why we think Spielberg has an ace up his sleeve. | | | | With Season 1 of Starfleet Academy in the bag, we caught up with its showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau to find out why its villain is one for the books, and what might come next. | | |  | | (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) | Today's space photo of the day takes us to the Red Planbet, where NASA's Curiosity rover is investigating a strange pitted rock called, for some reason, "Timboy Chaco." Here's what it shows. | |  | | (NASA) | On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space. The mission, flown by Neil Armstrong and David Scott, marked a major milestone for spaceflight, then it nearly all went wrong. See what happened here. | | | | And that's a wrap for the start of our week in space! Thanks so much for joining us and don't forget: NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the launch pad this week, and astronauts will take a spacewalk outside the ISS, too. We'll have it all on Space.com!
Keep looking up!
Tariq Malik
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