🌕 ARTEMIS II LAUNCHES TOMORROW — humanity's first crewed mission to the Moon in 53 years is on the launch pad and counting down. We cover all of today's pre-launch news PLUS five more incredible stories from across the cosmos.
In today's episode:
• 🚀 Artemis II countdown begins — liftoff set for April 1 at 6:24 PM EDT (April 2, 8:24 AM AEDT)
• ☀️ X1.4 solar flare clears for Artemis launch — but auroras possible tonight across Southern Hemisphere
• ⚡ Record-breaking 'gigamaser' detected 8 billion light-years away — the universe's most powerful space laser
• ☄️ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be 12 billion years old — older than our Sun by nearly 3x
• ⭐ Star PicII-503 discovered bearing chemical fingerprint of the universe's very first stars
• 💍 New simulations support Saturn's rings forming from shattered moon 'Chrysalis' 100 million years ago
CHAPTERS
00:00 — Introduction
01:10 — Story 1: Artemis II countdown — T-minus and counting
08:45 — Story 2: X1.4 solar flare — cleared for launch, auroras possible
13:20 — Story 3: The gigamaser — record space laser from 8 billion light-years
18:50 — Story 4: 3I/ATLAS — a 12-billion-year-old interstellar time capsule
24:15 — Story 5: Star PicII-503 — fossil from the universe's first generation
29:40 — Story 6: Saturn's rings and the lost moon Chrysalis
34:50 — Close
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