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In this roundup of space news, we talk about sugar molecules in space, a call for volunteers for a simulated Moon/Mars mission and next steps for NASA's New Horizons probe.

With maternity care deserts growing around the country, a grassroots coalition in Maine launched a strategic attack to prevent the proposed closure of a rural labor and delivery center.

Malek sang at the top of his lungs while playing Queen's lead singer in the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Still, he says, "No one can sing like Freddie Mercury." Originally broadcast Nov. 21, 2018.

Before Sykes became a comic, she worked at the NSA and had top security clearance. Now she takes on the president in her Emmy-nominated Netflix special Not Normal. Originally broadcast Aug. 1, 2019.

Hamill, who died Aug. 5, was a columnist and editor at the New York Post and the New York Daily News, covering wars, crime and the people of NYC's boroughs. Originally broadcast in '94, '08 and '11.

Fifty albums for a heavier-than-average year, selected by NPR Music's staff and member station partners. These are the albums we held close in 2014 and the ones we want to share.

Manilow was one of the biggest pop hitmakers of the '70s and early '80s. He now has a Broadway musical, Harmony. "I like emotional productions," he said in '02. I like to take the listener on a trip."

A critic whose writing was nearly music itself, Greg Tate — who died this week at 64 — influenced generations of writers. His colleagues, peers and followers offer a guide to his essential works.

Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.

The housing market continues to be impacted by high mortgage rates. That's reducing the supply of available housing, sending home prices to an all-time high.