Episode 77 of Astronomy Daily, Season 5. Recorded 31 March 2026. Today's episode is our Artemis II launch-eve special — humanity prepares for a landmark moon mission, marking the first time in over 53 years that humans are preparing for deep space travel to the Moon. We also cover a record-breaking 'space laser' 8 billion light-years away, the ancient age of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a star bearing the fingerprint of the universe's first stars, and new simulations supporting the shattered moon origin of Saturn's rings. All these stories and more as astronauts prepare for this historic rocket launch.
