Suggested Title: Artemis II Launch Day: Humanity Returns to the Moon | Today's Space News Launch day is here. Tonight — for the first time since 1972 — four astronauts will climb aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft and head for the Moon. In this episode of Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery bring you everything you need to know about the historic Artemis II mission before liftoff: the crew, the mission profile, the records that will fall, and exactly how to watch live from anywhere in the world. Also in today's episode: 🌞 Comet MAPS faces its perihelion moment of truth in just 3 days — could it become a naked-eye daylight comet? ☄️ Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS leaves its open-data legacy — and reveals it's 'bursting with methanol' 🛰️ Astronomers warn 1 million new satellites could permanently scar the night sky 🌋 Venus: Earth's twin, or Earth's worst nightmare? 🌙 Optical fibre could map the Moon's hidden lava tubes WATCH ARTEMIS II LIVE: NASA+ | YouTube | Amazon Prime — Coverage from 7:45 AM EDT (launch window opens 6:24 PM EDT / 09:24 AEDT Thursday) 🌐 astronomydaily.io | 🎙️ Part of the Bitesz.com Podcast Network 📱 @AstroDailyPod — Twitter/X | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Tumblr |
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00:00 Introduction & Cold Open 01:30 Story 1: Artemis II — Humanity Returns to the Moon 07:30 Story 2: Comet MAPS — The Sungrazer's Moment of Truth 11:30 Story 3: One Million Satellites — Astronomers Sound the Alarm 15:30 Story 4: 3I/ATLAS — The Open Data Legacy 18:30 Story 5: Venus — Earth's Hellish Twin Explained 21:00 Story 6: Optical Fibre and the Lunar Interior 23:00 Outro & How to Watch Artemis II Live |