This week: China achieves a world-first rocket booster recovery using a sea-based net, we pay tribute to space pioneer Wally Funk, and we recap the week's four biggest stories — Euclid's ancient quasars, Queensland's mystery metal spheres, JWST's Titan/Pluto puzzle, and New Horizons waking up at the edge of the solar system. Plus your skywatching guide for the weekend.
Chapters
• 00:00 Cold Open
• 00:45 China Nets a Rocket Booster From the Sea — A World First
• 04:00 Highlight: Euclid's 31 Ancient Quasars
• 07:00 Highlight: Queensland's Mystery Metal Spheres
• 09:45 Highlight: JWST's Titan/Pluto Mystery Substance
• 12:30 Highlight: New Horizons Wakes Up
• 15:15 Remembering Wally Funk (1939–2026)
• 19:15 Skywatching: Moon, Mars & the Pleiades
• 21:30 Trivia & Sign-off
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