Astronomy Daily: Space News

Astronomy Daily: Space News

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China Delays Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Ever
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 24, 202600:13:19

China Delays Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Ever

Today's episode β€” S05E175, Monday August 24, 2026: Main story: China delays Chang'e-7's launch by about a month. The Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission's launch window opened today, August 24, but a t...

China's About to Attempt the Most Ambitious Moon Mission Ever
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 23, 202600:16:59

China's About to Attempt the Most Ambitious Moon Mission Ever

Anna and Avery cover China's Chang'e-7 mission β€” a four-vehicle lunar south pole expedition, including a leaping hopper robot, that a Brown University scientist calls the most ambitious robotic Moon m...

NASA Finds the Crater a SpaceX Rocket Left on the Moon
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 21, 202600:12:38

NASA Finds the Crater a SpaceX Rocket Left on the Moon

Anna and Avery cover how NASA, working with South Korea's Danuri orbiter, pinpointed and imaged the exact crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 stage that struck the Moon on August 5th. Plus: the private r...

LandSpace Nails It: China's First Private Booster Recovery
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 21, 202600:14:49

LandSpace Nails It: China's First Private Booster Recovery

Anna and Avery cover LandSpace becoming the first Chinese commercial company to land an orbital-class rocket booster β€” a big step for the country's private space sector. Plus: astronomers find a "mega...

First Frenchwoman in Space Steps Outside
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 19, 202600:12:29

First Frenchwoman in Space Steps Outside

Anna and Avery cover Sophie Adenot becoming the first French woman ever to conduct a spacewalk β€” a historic EVA that ran into some antenna trouble along the way. Plus: a trillion-mile river of gas tha...

Starship's Ship 40 Makes It Home
Astronomy Daily: Space News August 18, 202600:14:30

Starship's Ship 40 Makes It Home

Anna and Avery close out a three-week saga: SpaceX has recovered Starship's Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean after a soft splashdown, a difficult tow, and a moment where recovery odds looked as low as 18...