This weekend: a 1976 ocean rock yields atomic proof of an ancient neutron star collision, Ariane 6 smashes its own payload record, plus our Weekend Wrap of the week's four biggest stories — a new Artemis III crew, JWST's salty 'Pink Planet,' the Swift Observatory rescue mission, and China's Tianwen-2 asteroid chase.
Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:45 Story 1 — A Kilonova's Fingerprint, Found in a 1976 Ocean Rock
4:15 Story 2 — Ariane 6 Smashes Its Own Heaviest-Payload Record
7:30 Weekend Wrap Begins
8:00 Story 3 — Artemis III Crew Revealed
12:00 Story 4 — JWST Cracks the 'Pink Planet' Mystery
15:15 Story 5 — The Swift Rescue Mission Heads for the Pacific
19:00 Story 6 — Tianwen-2 Closes In on Kamo'oalewa
22:30 Outro
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