China Aces Lunar Abort Test, Viking Life Debate Reignited, and Hubble's Dying Star

Astronomy Daily: Space News UpdatesFebruary 12, 202600:17:07

China Aces Lunar Abort Test, Viking Life Debate Reignited, and Hubble's Dying Star

China just pulled off a HUGE milestone in its race to land astronauts on the Moon — including a first-ever rocket recovery splashdown! Plus: ULA Vulcan launches for the Space Force, why Artemis 2 has just 11 launch windows, Hubble captures a cosmic masterpiece, new evidence that Viking found Martian life in 1976, and a comet cold case from the pandemic era.

🔭 STORIES IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 — Welcome to Astronomy Daily
01:30 — 🇨🇳 China's Mengzhou capsule abort test & Long March 10 rocket splashdown
05:30 — 🚀 ULA Vulcan USSF-87 launch — GSSAP surveillance satellites
08:30 — 🌙 Artemis 2: Why only 11 launch windows in 2 months?
11:30 — ⭐ Hubble's breathtaking Egg Nebula — a dying star's final act
14:00 — 👽 Did Viking find life on Mars? New evidence says YES
16:30 — ☄️ The mystery of 'dead' Comet ATLAS
18:00 — Sign-off

🔗 LINKS & SOURCES:
• Full show notes & blog: https://astronomydaily.io
• China Mengzhou test: Space.com / NASASpaceFlight.com
• ULA Vulcan USSF-87: ULA webcast / SpaceflightNow.com
• Artemis 2 windows: Space.com / NASA.gov
• Hubble Egg Nebula: NASA / ESA / Phys.org
• Viking Mars life study: Astrobiology journal / DailyGalaxy.com
• Comet ATLAS mystery: Space.com / The Astronomical Journal

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