- Space news: Tiny moon explorers, a debate about the expanding universe, and more.by Regina G. Barber on June 19, 2026 at 9:57 pm
In this space news roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about tiny autonomous "transformers" that can explore the moon, a debate about the expanding universe, and more.
- A Virginia group wants to stop NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery from moving to Texasby Ryan Benk on June 14, 2026 at 12:26 pm
Two senators from Texas want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. NPR's David Folkenflik talks with activist Joe Stief of the group Keep The Shuttle.
- Space X IPO and the economics of space explorationby Michael Levitt on June 13, 2026 at 9:10 pm
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Micah Maidenberg about Space X's IPO and what it means for the economics of space exploration.
- SpaceX pulls off the largest Initial Public Offering in global historyby Geoff Brumfiel on June 13, 2026 at 11:39 am
SpaceX had an enormous IPO on Friday, but is it really worth the price?
- A hardworking spacecraft in Mars orbit has gone darkby Gurjit Kaur on June 10, 2026 at 8:33 pm
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Curry, principal investigator on NASA's MAVEN mission, about the spacecraft's decade of observations of Mars.