- Blue Origin's Ambitious Plans: We delve into Blue Origin's upcoming missions, including the anticipated second launch of the New Glenn rocket and the Blue Moon lander, which aims to take humans to the Moon. We discuss the significance of the escapade mission to Mars and how these developments position Blue Origin in the lunar race against SpaceX.
- - Surprising Discovery from Asteroid Richie: Scientists have uncovered the mineral Jerfischerite within samples from the icy asteroid Richie, challenging previous assumptions about the asteroid’s formation. This unexpected find prompts questions about the conditions that led to its formation and the implications for our understanding of the early solar system.
- - The Cosmic Fossil Galaxy: Journey with us to a galaxy that has remained unchanged for billions of years, offering a glimpse into the early universe. This cosmic fossil, known as Kids J08420059, provides valuable insights into galaxy formation and the evolution of the cosmos.
- - A Hidden Planet Factory: The Hubble Space Telescope reveals a stunning blue nebula, GN043.2.8, where new planets are forming around a trio of young stars. We explore the significance of this discovery for understanding planet formation in a stellar nursery.
- - Exciting Week for Space Launches: We summarise the busy launch schedule ahead, featuring SpaceX's Falcon 9 missions, Australia's first homegrown rocket launch, and a resupply mission to the International Space Station. It's a thrilling time for space enthusiasts!
- - NASA's Partnership with Netflix: Discover how NASA is bringing the wonders of space closer to home by teaming up with Netflix to stream live programming, making space exploration more accessible than ever.
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:03 Anna: Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your regular dose of the latest
00:00:03 --> 00:00:05 and greatest in space and astronomy news.
00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 I'm your host, Anna, and I'm thrilled you could join me today for
00:00:08 --> 00:00:11 an episode packed with fascinating stories from across
00:00:11 --> 00:00:14 the cosmos and beyond. We have a lot to cover,
00:00:14 --> 00:00:17 starting with Blue Origin's ambitious plans for Mars and the
00:00:17 --> 00:00:20 moon, including an update on their new Glenn rocket and
00:00:20 --> 00:00:23 the Blue Moon lander. Then we'll dive into
00:00:23 --> 00:00:25 a perplexing discovery from the icy asteroid
00:00:25 --> 00:00:28 Ryugu that has scientists scratching their heads.
00:00:29 --> 00:00:32 We'll also journey billions of light years away to explore a
00:00:32 --> 00:00:34 truly ancient galaxy, a cosmic fossil
00:00:34 --> 00:00:37 that's been frozen in time, offering us a rare
00:00:37 --> 00:00:39 glimpse into the early universe.
00:00:40 --> 00:00:43 Closer to home, we'll take a dazzling peek inside
00:00:43 --> 00:00:46 a blue nebula where new planets are forming
00:00:46 --> 00:00:49 around not one, but three suns. And
00:00:49 --> 00:00:51 of course, we'll round up all the significant space
00:00:51 --> 00:00:54 launches that are keeping our orbits busy before
00:00:54 --> 00:00:57 looking at how NASA is bringing the wonders of space even
00:00:57 --> 00:01:00 closer to your living room. So buckle up, because it's
00:01:00 --> 00:01:02 going to be an exciting ride.
00:01:03 --> 00:01:06 Blue Origin is making steady progress towards the second
00:01:06 --> 00:01:09 launch of its new Glenn rocket, a significant step
00:01:09 --> 00:01:11 that could occur sometime this fall. The
00:01:11 --> 00:01:14 company has already completed the crucial second stage
00:01:14 --> 00:01:17 ignition test in April, and the first stage is now
00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 in its final preparation at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
00:01:20 --> 00:01:23 While the initial target of August 15 is off the
00:01:23 --> 00:01:26 table, sources suggest a, uh, mid to late
00:01:26 --> 00:01:29 September launch is realistic, with others leaning
00:01:29 --> 00:01:31 towards late October or November. Blue
00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 Origin has remained quiet about the payload for this flight,
00:01:35 --> 00:01:38 but multiple reports indicate it will carry NASA's
00:01:38 --> 00:01:41 escapade mission. This mission involves a pair of
00:01:41 --> 00:01:43 small spacecraft heading to Mars to study the
00:01:43 --> 00:01:46 Red Planet's magnetosphere. Escapade
00:01:46 --> 00:01:49 was originally meant for New Glenn's first flight last October,
00:01:49 --> 00:01:52 but was removed due to launch date uncertainty and the
00:01:52 --> 00:01:55 spacecraft's propellant shelf Life. Missing
00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 that 2024 Mars launch window means these
00:01:58 --> 00:02:01 spacecraft, once launched this fall, won't reach
00:02:01 --> 00:02:03 Mars until late 2027.
00:02:04 --> 00:02:07 Looking ahead, Blue Origin has several exciting missions planned
00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 for New Glenn. The fourth flight in the first
00:02:10 --> 00:02:13 half of 2026 is slated to carry the
00:02:13 --> 00:02:15 Blue Moon MK1 lander. The fifth
00:02:15 --> 00:02:18 in mid-2026, will deploy the first
00:02:18 --> 00:02:21 batch of 49Amazon Project Kuiper satellites.
00:02:22 --> 00:02:25 Blue Origin's strategy is to launch new rockets as soon as
00:02:25 --> 00:02:28 they're ready to gather performance data, practise first
00:02:28 --> 00:02:31 stage reuse, and achieve a rapid launch cadence.
00:02:31 --> 00:02:34 They even have an inspirational cube for the future
00:02:34 --> 00:02:36 mission ready as a backup or rideshare if a
00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 customer payload isn't Ready. Among
00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 these, The Blue Moon MK1 lander is
00:02:42 --> 00:02:45 generating significant buzz. It's a key part
00:02:45 --> 00:02:47 of Blue Origin's plan for a large reusable
00:02:47 --> 00:02:50 lander capable of taking humans to the moon.
00:02:50 --> 00:02:53 Recent video showed the MK1's midsection arriving at
00:02:53 --> 00:02:56 their assembly facilities. At 8 metres,
00:02:56 --> 00:02:59 or 26.4ft tall, it's
00:02:59 --> 00:03:02 designed to be the tallest vehicle ever to land on
00:03:02 --> 00:03:05 the moon. A um metre taller than the Apollo lunar
00:03:05 --> 00:03:08 module, the MK1 is a cargo version
00:03:08 --> 00:03:11 capable of carrying about 3 metric tonnes to the lunar
00:03:11 --> 00:03:14 surface, roughly 10 times the capacity of
00:03:14 --> 00:03:17 current commercial landers and and a precursor to
00:03:17 --> 00:03:18 the human rated MK2.
00:03:20 --> 00:03:23 Interestingly, industry officials now believe Blue
00:03:23 --> 00:03:25 Origin has a realistic chance to beat SpaceX in
00:03:25 --> 00:03:27 landing a vehicle on the lunar surface.
00:03:28 --> 00:03:30 SpaceX has faced development struggles with its
00:03:30 --> 00:03:33 starship, with recent upper stage losses.
00:03:34 --> 00:03:36 Blue Origin's MK2 Lander, while ambitious,
00:03:36 --> 00:03:38 is considered less technically challenging.
00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 Furthermore, sources suggest Blue Origin founder Jeff
00:03:42 --> 00:03:44 Bezos is is more committed to a lunar programme than
00:03:44 --> 00:03:47 SpaceX's Elon Musk, potentially giving him an
00:03:47 --> 00:03:50 edge in this lunar race from
00:03:50 --> 00:03:52 the ambitious future of lunar landings.
00:03:52 --> 00:03:55 Let's now shift our focus to a tiny, perplexing
00:03:55 --> 00:03:58 discovery from the icy depths of asteroid
00:03:58 --> 00:04:01 Ryugu, a find that is truly baffling
00:04:01 --> 00:04:04 scientists Researchers at Hiroshima
00:04:04 --> 00:04:06 University have uncovered a mineral called Jerfischerite within
00:04:06 --> 00:04:09 a pristine grain from Ryugu, an asteroid
00:04:09 --> 00:04:12 belonging to the carbon rich C type family. What makes
00:04:12 --> 00:04:15 this so surprising is that Jerfischerite typically forms
00:04:15 --> 00:04:18 in scorching, oxygen poor environments,
00:04:18 --> 00:04:21 conditions completely contrary to what we believed about
00:04:21 --> 00:04:24 Ryugu, which is thought to be an icy water
00:04:24 --> 00:04:26 soaked time capsule from the early solar system.
00:04:27 --> 00:04:30 This unexpected discovery, detailed in the journal
00:04:30 --> 00:04:33 Meteoritics and Planetary Science, is like
00:04:33 --> 00:04:36 finding a tropical seed buried deep in Arctic ice.
00:04:37 --> 00:04:39 Ryugu's samples, brought to Earth by Japan's
00:04:39 --> 00:04:42 Hayabusa2 probe in December 2020, have
00:04:42 --> 00:04:45 been turning planetary science on its head.
00:04:45 --> 00:04:48 The presence of Jerfischerite suggests two main
00:04:50 --> 00:04:53 either the asteroid endured unexpected heat spikes,
00:04:53 --> 00:04:55 or it somehow captured exotic material that
00:04:55 --> 00:04:58 travelled across the early solar system. This m
00:04:58 --> 00:05:01 finding challenges the long held idea that Ryugu
00:05:01 --> 00:05:04 is compositionally uniform and instead points
00:05:04 --> 00:05:07 to a far more chaotic mixing of planetary building
00:05:07 --> 00:05:09 blocks during the solar system's formation.
00:05:10 --> 00:05:13 Ryugu is believed to have originated from a larger parent
00:05:13 --> 00:05:16 body that formed in the outer regions of the solar system,
00:05:17 --> 00:05:19 where water and carbon dioxide existed as
00:05:19 --> 00:05:22 ice temperatures within this parent
00:05:22 --> 00:05:25 body were estimated to have remained below about
00:05:25 --> 00:05:28 50 degrees Celsius. In stark
00:05:28 --> 00:05:31 contrast, Jerfischurite is known to form in much Hotter
00:05:31 --> 00:05:34 conditions, sometimes exceeding 350 degrees
00:05:34 --> 00:05:36 Celsius, often found in meteorites that formed
00:05:36 --> 00:05:39 closer to the sun. Scientists are now
00:05:39 --> 00:05:42 considering whether this mineral arrived from another source during
00:05:42 --> 00:05:45 Ryugu's formation, or if Ryugu
00:05:45 --> 00:05:48 itself experienced localised heating events
00:05:48 --> 00:05:50 that allowed jerfischerite to form intrinsically.
00:05:51 --> 00:05:54 Preliminary evidence leans towards the intrinsic formation
00:05:54 --> 00:05:57 hypothesis, but more research is needed.
00:05:57 --> 00:06:00 The next steps involve conducting isotopic studies of
00:06:00 --> 00:06:02 this and other Ryugu grains to
00:06:02 --> 00:06:04 determine their true origins.
00:06:05 --> 00:06:08 Ultimately, the goal is to reconstruct the early mixing
00:06:08 --> 00:06:11 processes and thermal histories that
00:06:11 --> 00:06:14 shaped small bodies like Ryugu, thus
00:06:14 --> 00:06:16 improving our understanding of how planets
00:06:16 --> 00:06:19 formed and how materials were transported in the early
00:06:19 --> 00:06:20 solar system.
00:06:20 --> 00:06:23 It's a tiny mineral, but a huge mystery for
00:06:23 --> 00:06:26 planetary scientists. From
00:06:26 --> 00:06:29 the small wonders of asteroids, we now journey
00:06:29 --> 00:06:32 to the colossal structures of the universe, where
00:06:32 --> 00:06:35 astronomers have made a truly remarkable discoverya
00:06:35 --> 00:06:38 uh, galaxy that has remained frozen in time
00:06:38 --> 00:06:41 for billions of years. Imagine a
00:06:41 --> 00:06:44 cosmic fossil, much like the dinosaur fossils we
00:06:44 --> 00:06:47 find here on Earth. But instead of ancient life,
00:06:47 --> 00:06:50 it's a galaxy that has preserved the conditions of the
00:06:50 --> 00:06:53 early universe. This incredible find is
00:06:53 --> 00:06:54 the Galaxy Kids
00:06:55 --> 00:06:58 J08420059,
00:06:58 --> 00:07:01 located a staggering 3 billion light years away.
00:07:02 --> 00:07:05 What makes it a cosmic fossil is its unique ability
00:07:05 --> 00:07:07 to have, um, remained virtually unchanged by collisions and
00:07:07 --> 00:07:10 interactions with other galaxies. Acting as a
00:07:10 --> 00:07:13 pristine time capsule, recent research
00:07:13 --> 00:07:15 utilising data from the Large Binocular Telescope
00:07:16 --> 00:07:19 has confirmed that this galaxy has been perfectly preserved
00:07:19 --> 00:07:21 for approximately 7 billion years.
00:07:22 --> 00:07:24 As Crescenzo Tortora, a team co leader and
00:07:24 --> 00:07:27 researcher at the National Institute of Astrophysics, put it,
00:07:28 --> 00:07:30 discovering this galaxy is like an
00:07:30 --> 00:07:33 archaeological find that helps us understand how the
00:07:33 --> 00:07:36 first galaxies were born and how the universe has
00:07:36 --> 00:07:39 evolved. These fossil galaxies are truly
00:07:39 --> 00:07:42 like the dinosaurs of the universe, offering clues
00:07:42 --> 00:07:44 about the environmental conditions in which they formed and
00:07:44 --> 00:07:47 how today's most massive galaxies came to be.
00:07:48 --> 00:07:48 M Kids
00:07:49 --> 00:07:52 J084-20059
00:07:52 --> 00:07:55 was initially discovered in 2018 by the
00:07:55 --> 00:07:57 Kilo Degree Survey, or KIDS.
00:07:57 --> 00:08:00 Subsequent observations with instruments like the Very Large
00:08:00 --> 00:08:03 Telescope and its X Shooter instrument helped
00:08:03 --> 00:08:06 astronomers measure its size and mass. It was found
00:08:06 --> 00:08:09 to have a stellar mass about 100 billion times that of our
00:08:09 --> 00:08:12 Sun. Yet it's more compact than other galaxies of
00:08:12 --> 00:08:14 similar mass and has notably lacked star
00:08:14 --> 00:08:17 formation for much of its life. All these
00:08:17 --> 00:08:19 characteristics pointed towards it being a fossil galaxy.
00:08:20 --> 00:08:23 To confirm its unique nature, the team used the
00:08:23 --> 00:08:26 adaptive optics system of the Large Binocular
00:08:26 --> 00:08:29 Telescope, obtaining images with 10 times the
00:08:29 --> 00:08:32 detail previously available. This confirmed its
00:08:32 --> 00:08:35 compact structure, similar to other rare, stunted
00:08:35 --> 00:08:38 galactic fossils like NGC1277,
00:08:38 --> 00:08:41 which is much closer to us. The
00:08:41 --> 00:08:42 existence of galaxies like kids
00:08:42 --> 00:08:46 J08420059
00:08:46 --> 00:08:49 indicates that some galaxies can form rapidly,
00:08:49 --> 00:08:52 stay compact, and remain dormant for aeons by
00:08:52 --> 00:08:55 simply avoiding collisions. Studying these
00:08:55 --> 00:08:58 cosmic fossils is crucial for reconstructing the
00:08:58 --> 00:09:00 formation history of the nuclei of today's massive
00:09:00 --> 00:09:03 galaxies, which, unlike these relics,
00:09:03 --> 00:09:05 have undergone numerous merger processes.
00:09:06 --> 00:09:09 Future research with cutting edge technologies and telescopes
00:09:09 --> 00:09:12 such as the Euclid Space Telescope promises to
00:09:12 --> 00:09:15 further unlock the secrets these ancient galaxies hold.
00:09:17 --> 00:09:20 From the ancient past of galaxies, we now turn our gaze
00:09:20 --> 00:09:22 to the vibrant present of star and planet formation
00:09:22 --> 00:09:25 as the Hubble Space Telescope has delivered another
00:09:25 --> 00:09:28 breathtaking image. This time it's a
00:09:28 --> 00:09:31 dazzling peak inside a blue nebula,
00:09:31 --> 00:09:34 revealing what astronomers are calling a hidden planet factory.
00:09:34 --> 00:09:37 The image showcases a stunning cosmic cloud known
00:09:37 --> 00:09:40 as GN043.2.8,
00:09:41 --> 00:09:43 a type of reflection nebula. Unlike
00:09:43 --> 00:09:46 nebulae that emit their own light, reflection
00:09:46 --> 00:09:49 nebulae glow by scattering light from nearby
00:09:49 --> 00:09:52 stars, often giving them that characteristic
00:09:52 --> 00:09:54 soft, bluish hue, which is certainly the
00:09:54 --> 00:09:57 case here. This glowing cloud is nestled
00:09:57 --> 00:10:00 within the Torus Molecular Cloud, a
00:10:00 --> 00:10:03 rich star forming region located approximately
00:10:03 --> 00:10:06 480 light years from Earth in the
00:10:06 --> 00:10:09 constellation Taurus. It's one of the closest
00:10:09 --> 00:10:12 and most ideal places for observing newborn stars in
00:10:12 --> 00:10:14 action. The soft Glow of
00:10:14 --> 00:10:17 GN04328 comes from a
00:10:17 --> 00:10:19 trio of young stars at its heart. These include the
00:10:19 --> 00:10:22 variable star V1025 Tauri at the
00:10:22 --> 00:10:25 very centre of the image, along with HP Tau,
00:10:26 --> 00:10:28 HP Tau G2, and HP Tau
00:10:28 --> 00:10:31 G3. HP Tau itself belongs to a
00:10:31 --> 00:10:34 special class known as T Tauri stars, which are
00:10:34 --> 00:10:37 energetic and restless stars in the earliest stages of their
00:10:37 --> 00:10:40 lives, perfectly at home in this stellar nursery.
00:10:40 --> 00:10:43 Astronomers believe these three stars form a
00:10:43 --> 00:10:46 gravitationally bound triple system, making this region even
00:10:46 --> 00:10:49 more compelling for study. But perhaps the
00:10:49 --> 00:10:51 most exciting detail for planet hunters is a small
00:10:52 --> 00:10:55 squashed orange spot just to the left of the centre,
00:10:55 --> 00:10:58 below the main cloud, crossed by a dark
00:10:58 --> 00:11:00 line. This is a newly formed
00:11:00 --> 00:11:03 protostar veiled within a protoplanetary
00:11:03 --> 00:11:05 disc that obstructs some of its light.
00:11:06 --> 00:11:08 Because this disc is seen edge on from our
00:11:08 --> 00:11:11 perspective, it presents an ideal opportunity for
00:11:11 --> 00:11:14 astronomers to examine it closely. They're
00:11:14 --> 00:11:17 using Hubble's keen eye to seek out clues about the
00:11:17 --> 00:11:20 kinds of exoplanets that might be formed within discs
00:11:20 --> 00:11:21 just like this one.
00:11:23 --> 00:11:25 Moving from the ancient past of galaxies to the
00:11:25 --> 00:11:28 dynamic present here on Earth, this week promises
00:11:28 --> 00:11:31 to be an incredibly busy one for space launches.
00:11:31 --> 00:11:34 As July begins, the global launch manifest
00:11:34 --> 00:11:36 is absolutely jam packed with exciting missions
00:11:37 --> 00:11:40 Kicking things off SpaceX is set for a double
00:11:40 --> 00:11:43 header with two Falcon 9 launches from Florida.
00:11:43 --> 00:11:46 The first is a Starlink mission scheduled for
00:11:46 --> 00:11:49 no earlier than Tuesday, July 1st at
00:11:49 --> 00:11:52 2:06am EDT from Space
00:11:52 --> 00:11:54 Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. This
00:11:54 --> 00:11:57 rocket will fly on a northeast trajectory carrying a batch of
00:11:57 --> 00:12:00 27 Starlink V2 mini satellites for Internet
00:12:00 --> 00:12:03 connectivity. The first stage booster will attempt a
00:12:03 --> 00:12:06 landing on one of SpaceX's East coast drone ships in the
00:12:06 --> 00:12:08 Atlantic. This mission marks a significant
00:12:08 --> 00:12:11 milestone as it will be the 82nd flight of a
00:12:11 --> 00:12:14 Falcon 9 in 2025 and the
00:12:14 --> 00:12:17 staggering 500th mission for the rocket since its
00:12:17 --> 00:12:19 debut back in June 2010.
00:12:20 --> 00:12:22 SpaceX is ambitiously aiming for up to
00:12:22 --> 00:12:25 170 Falcon launches before the year is out.
00:12:26 --> 00:12:29 Just Hours later, the second SpaceX launch could happen.
00:12:29 --> 00:12:32 Liftoff of the MTGS1 mission is
00:12:32 --> 00:12:35 scheduled for no earlier than Tuesday, July 1
00:12:35 --> 00:12:37 at 5:03pm EDT,
00:12:38 --> 00:12:40 this time from the historic Launch Complex
00:12:41 --> 00:12:43 39A at Kennedy Space Centre. The
00:12:43 --> 00:12:46 payload for this M mission is the Meteosat third
00:12:46 --> 00:12:49 generation Sounder 1 or MTG
00:12:49 --> 00:12:52 S1, a crucial weather satellite to be operated
00:12:52 --> 00:12:55 by the European Space agency and Umet Sat.
00:12:55 --> 00:12:57 Weighing in at 3 kilogrammes,
00:12:58 --> 00:13:00 MTG S1 is equipped with an infrared
00:13:00 --> 00:13:03 sounder, Europe's first in geostationary
00:13:03 --> 00:13:06 orbit, and a UVN spectrometer.
00:13:06 --> 00:13:09 These instruments will provide improved weather forecasting data for
00:13:09 --> 00:13:12 Europe and Northern Africa and importantly
00:13:12 --> 00:13:14 monitor air quality by detecting trace gas
00:13:14 --> 00:13:17 concentrations and aerosols, supplying hourly
00:13:17 --> 00:13:20 air pollution information. This will be the 83rd
00:13:20 --> 00:13:23 Falcon 9 launch of the year. Beyond
00:13:23 --> 00:13:26 SpaceX we have a truly momentous occasion for Australia
00:13:27 --> 00:13:29 the debut flight of its first homegrown launch vehicle,
00:13:29 --> 00:13:32 Gilmore Space's Air Ros rocket. This highly
00:13:32 --> 00:13:35 anticipated maiden flight is set to take place no earlier than
00:13:35 --> 00:13:38 Thursday, July 3 at 7:30am
00:13:38 --> 00:13:41 Australian UM Eastern Standard Time from the Bowen Orbital
00:13:41 --> 00:13:44 Spaceport at Abbott Point. After
00:13:44 --> 00:13:47 years of development, the three stage ERIS rocket, which
00:13:47 --> 00:13:50 uses a fascinating hybrid propellant system for its first
00:13:50 --> 00:13:53 two stages, will attempt to reach low Earth
00:13:53 --> 00:13:56 orbit. A successful launch would mark the first for an
00:13:56 --> 00:13:58 Australian built rocket and the first for a hybrid
00:13:58 --> 00:14:01 fueled rocket. Fun fact. While
00:14:01 --> 00:14:04 not carrying an operational payload, Gilmour Space has
00:14:04 --> 00:14:07 humorously placed a container of vegemite flavour spread
00:14:07 --> 00:14:10 inside the payload fairing. Also on Thursday, July
00:14:10 --> 00:14:13 3, China's only scheduled launch of the week will see a
00:14:13 --> 00:14:15 uh Chang Geng 4B or CZ4B
00:14:15 --> 00:14:18 Rocket take flight at 9:35am UTC
00:14:19 --> 00:14:22 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. This three
00:14:22 --> 00:14:24 stage launcher has a long and successful history,
00:14:25 --> 00:14:28 having flown 53 times with 52 successes over
00:14:28 --> 00:14:30 its 26 year tenure, primarily launching
00:14:30 --> 00:14:33 remote sensing satellites. Rounding out the
00:14:33 --> 00:14:36 week's launches, the Russian space agency Roscosmos
00:14:36 --> 00:14:39 is looking to resupply the International Space Station with a
00:14:39 --> 00:14:42 Progress cargo mission. Liftoff from site
00:14:42 --> 00:14:45 31.6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
00:14:45 --> 00:14:48 Kazakhstan is scheduled for Thursday, July
00:14:48 --> 00:14:51 3 at 3:32pm Eastern Daylight
00:14:51 --> 00:14:53 Time. The Progress M S31
00:14:53 --> 00:14:55 spacecraft will deliver approximately
00:14:55 --> 00:14:58 2 kilogrammes of food, water
00:14:58 --> 00:15:01 and equipment for the crew aboard the station, with
00:15:01 --> 00:15:04 docking expected on Saturday, July 5. This
00:15:04 --> 00:15:07 will mark the 184th flight of a Progress cargo
00:15:07 --> 00:15:10 spacecraft and the sixth launch of a Soyuz
00:15:10 --> 00:15:13 rocket in 2025. What a week for space
00:15:13 --> 00:15:14 enthusiasts.
00:15:15 --> 00:15:18 Finally, in exciting news for space enthusiasts
00:15:18 --> 00:15:20 everywhere new NASA has announced its latest
00:15:20 --> 00:15:23 venture to bring space closer to home by
00:15:23 --> 00:15:25 teaming up with a major streaming service.
00:15:26 --> 00:15:29 Starting this northern summer, NASA live
00:15:29 --> 00:15:31 programming will be available on Netflix.
00:15:32 --> 00:15:34 This partnership means that audiences will have another
00:15:34 --> 00:15:37 fantastic option to stream live rocket
00:15:37 --> 00:15:40 launches, awe inspiring astronaut
00:15:40 --> 00:15:42 spacewalks, comprehensive mission coverage,
00:15:42 --> 00:15:45 and breathtaking live views of Earth directly from
00:15:45 --> 00:15:47 the International Space Station.
00:15:48 --> 00:15:51 Rebecca Sermons, General Manager of NASA,
00:15:51 --> 00:15:54 highlighted the agency's commitment, stating that the
00:15:54 --> 00:15:56 National Aeronautics and Space act of
00:15:56 --> 00:15:59 1958 calls on them to share their story
00:15:59 --> 00:16:02 of space exploration with the broadest possible
00:16:02 --> 00:16:05 audience. This collaboration aims for
00:16:05 --> 00:16:07 a golden age of innovation and exploration,
00:16:07 --> 00:16:10 inspiring new generations right from the comfort of their couch
00:16:10 --> 00:16:13 or the palm of their hand. Through this strategic
00:16:13 --> 00:16:15 partnership, NASA's groundbreaking work in science and
00:16:15 --> 00:16:18 exploration will become even more accessible,
00:16:18 --> 00:16:21 allowing the agency to significantly increase
00:16:21 --> 00:16:24 engagement and inspire a global audience within
00:16:24 --> 00:16:27 the modern media landscape. With
00:16:27 --> 00:16:29 Netflix reaching over 700 million people
00:16:29 --> 00:16:32 worldwide, this move aligns perfectly with
00:16:32 --> 00:16:35 NASA's broader efforts to connect with as many people as
00:16:35 --> 00:16:37 possible through various platforms, including
00:16:37 --> 00:16:40 video, audio, social media and
00:16:40 --> 00:16:43 live events. The ultimate goal is simple
00:16:44 --> 00:16:46 to bring the excitement of the agency's discoveries,
00:16:47 --> 00:16:49 inventions and space exploration to people
00:16:49 --> 00:16:52 wherever they are. It's also worth noting
00:16:52 --> 00:16:55 that NASA itself will continue to be available
00:16:55 --> 00:16:58 for free with no ads through the official
00:16:58 --> 00:17:00 NASA app and on the agency's website.
00:17:01 --> 00:17:04 More programming details and schedules are expected to be
00:17:04 --> 00:17:06 announced closer to the launch date.
00:17:07 --> 00:17:10 And that brings us to the end of another fascinating
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00:17:19 --> 00:17:21 asteroid discoveries to ancient galaxies and
00:17:21 --> 00:17:23 the cutting edge of launch technology.
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