S03E195: Space Junk Jitters, Cosmic Googly Eye, and China's Sample Strategy
The episode kicks off with a discussion on the growing crisis of space debris, spotlighting the recent breakup of the Intelsat 33e satellite...
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In this episode • Shadow Day: the only total solar eclipse of 2026 crosses Arctic Russia, Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain today — the first total eclipse over western mainland Europe sin...
Astronomy Daily · S05E164 “Eclipse Eve” · Tuesday 11 August 2026. Sources are primary/agency where possible; aggregator dates were checked against originals. In this episode • LEAD — The 12 August tot...
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Astronomy Daily S05E156 — Weekend Space & Astronomy News Wrap. Saturday, 1 August 2026. In this episode • The first “self-driving” telescope — a SkAI deep-learning system (Northwestern / UChicago / Fe...
NASA just cancelled the Lunar Gateway AND announced the first nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars — all in one day. Plus: two planets forming around a baby star, Hubble's 25-year return to the Crab Neb...
The episode kicks off with a discussion on the growing crisis of space debris, spotlighting the recent breakup of the Intelsat 33e satellite...
We delve into the mysterious realms of black holes and their potential connection to dark energy, a force that accounts for a staggering 70%...
In this episode, we're delving into the latest challenges faced by NASA's Voyager 1, the spacecraft that's been venturing into the unknown f...



