- SpaceX's Historic Triple Spacecraft Launch: On September 23rd, SpaceX will launch three spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center, including NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP). This mission marks a significant step in mapping the outer boundary of the heliosphere, providing vital early warnings of solar radiation storms that could impact future Artemis missions.
- Unprecedented Gamma Ray Burst Discovery: Astronomers are buzzing over the recent detection of GRB 250702B, a gamma ray burst that repeated multiple times over a day—an event never before observed. This extraordinary phenomenon challenges existing theories about gamma ray bursts, which are typically one-time catastrophic events.
- James Webb Telescope's Exoplanet Discoveries: The James Webb Space Telescope continues to revolutionize our understanding of exoplanets, recently detecting water vapor in the atmosphere of K2 18b, located in the habitable zone of its star. Webb's advanced capabilities are providing unprecedented insights into the atmospheres of over 20 exoplanets.
- Perseverance Rover's Findings on Mars: NASA's Perseverance rover has collected 26 samples in Jezero Crater, revealing evidence of ancient rivers and lake beds, suggesting that Mars was once potentially habitable. The ambitious Mars sample return mission is set to retrieve these samples by the early 2030s.
- Upcoming Astronomical Events: October promises fantastic stargazing opportunities with the Orionids meteor shower peaking on October 21, coinciding with a new moon for optimal viewing. Jupiter and Saturn are also well-positioned for observation, offering spectacular views of their moons and rings.
- NASA's Dragonfly Mission Update: After overcoming budget challenges and delays, NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan is back on track for a July 2028 launch. This innovative mission aims to explore the chemical building blocks of life on Titan, an Earth-like moon with lakes of methane.
- Send Your Name to the Moon: NASA invites you to send your name aboard the Artemis 2 mission, launching no later than April 2026. This mission will be the first crewed flight of the Artemis campaign, paving the way for future lunar exploration. For more details visit: https://www3.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-artemis/
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:03 Avery: Hello space enthusiasts, welcome to Astronomy
00:00:03 --> 00:00:05 Daily. I'm Avery and I'm here with my co host
00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 Anna to bring you the latest news from the
00:00:08 --> 00:00:08 cosmos.
00:00:09 --> 00:00:11 Anna: Thanks Avery. And what a packed episode we
00:00:11 --> 00:00:14 have today. We're covering SpaceX's
00:00:14 --> 00:00:17 upcoming triple spacecraft launch to deep
00:00:17 --> 00:00:20 space, an absolutely mind bending
00:00:20 --> 00:00:23 gamma ray burst Discovery, updates on
00:00:23 --> 00:00:25 NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan, and
00:00:25 --> 00:00:28 a chance for you to literally send your name
00:00:28 --> 00:00:29 around the moon.
00:00:30 --> 00:00:32 Avery: That's right, Anna. Uh, and I have to say
00:00:32 --> 00:00:35 that gamma ray burst story is genuinely
00:00:35 --> 00:00:37 keeping me up at night. Scientists are
00:00:37 --> 00:00:39 calling it unprecedented and when
00:00:39 --> 00:00:42 astronomers use that word, you know
00:00:42 --> 00:00:45 something truly extraordinary is happening.
00:00:45 --> 00:00:47 But let's start with SpaceX's launch that's
00:00:47 --> 00:00:48 happening in a couple of weeks.
00:00:49 --> 00:00:52 Anna: Absolutely. So on September 23rd
00:00:52 --> 00:00:54 at 7:32am M. Eastern,
00:00:55 --> 00:00:58 SpaceX is launching not one, not
00:00:58 --> 00:01:00 two, but three spacecraft from
00:01:00 --> 00:01:02 Kennedy Space Center. Or all three are
00:01:02 --> 00:01:05 heading to a very special location called
00:01:05 --> 00:01:08 Earth Sun Lagrange Point 1, which is about
00:01:08 --> 00:01:11 930 miles from Earth.
00:01:11 --> 00:01:14 That's more than three times the distance to
00:01:14 --> 00:01:14 the Moon.
00:01:14 --> 00:01:17 Avery: Avery and Anna, uh, the star of this
00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 mission is NASA's Interstellar Mapping and
00:01:20 --> 00:01:23 Acceleration Probe or IMAP for short.
00:01:23 --> 00:01:26 This is actually historic because IMAP will
00:01:26 --> 00:01:29 be the first spacecraft specifically designed
00:01:29 --> 00:01:31 to map the outer boundary of the
00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 heliosphere. Think of it as mapping the
00:01:34 --> 00:01:37 edge of our solar system's protective
00:01:37 --> 00:01:38 magnetic bubble.
00:01:38 --> 00:01:41 Anna: That's fascinating, but there's also a very
00:01:41 --> 00:01:43 practical benefit here. IMAP will give us
00:01:43 --> 00:01:46 30 minutes to one hour advanced warning
00:01:46 --> 00:01:49 of dangerous radiation storms from the sun.
00:01:50 --> 00:01:52 And with NASA planning those Artemis missions
00:01:52 --> 00:01:55 to return humans to the moon, this early
00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 warning system could be absolutely critical
00:01:58 --> 00:01:59 for astronaut safety.
00:02:00 --> 00:02:01 Avery: Exactly. And um, the international
00:02:02 --> 00:02:04 collaboration on this is impressive too.
00:02:04 --> 00:02:07 IMAP has 10 different scientific instruments
00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 built by teams across the United States with
00:02:10 --> 00:02:13 contributions from 27 international partners.
00:02:13 --> 00:02:15 The other two spacecraft hitching a ride are
00:02:15 --> 00:02:18 NOAA's Space Weather Follow on
00:02:18 --> 00:02:21 and NASA's Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.
00:02:21 --> 00:02:23 It's like a cosmic triple header.
00:02:24 --> 00:02:27 Anna: Speaking of cosmic phenomena that are blowing
00:02:27 --> 00:02:29 scientists minds, lets talk about this gamma
00:02:29 --> 00:02:32 ray burst discovery. Avery, this one
00:02:32 --> 00:02:35 is truly extraordinary. We're talking about
00:02:35 --> 00:02:36 GRB
00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 250702B
00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 which was first detected by NASA's Fermi
00:02:42 --> 00:02:45 telescope on July 2, 2025.
00:02:45 --> 00:02:48 Avery: Anna, uh, when I first read about this I had
00:02:48 --> 00:02:51 to check the date twice because it sounds
00:02:51 --> 00:02:53 like science fiction. This gamma ray burst
00:02:53 --> 00:02:56 repeated multiple times over a full day.
00:02:57 --> 00:02:58 And here's the thing that's got astronomers
00:02:58 --> 00:03:01 scratching their head. Gamma ray bursts
00:03:01 --> 00:03:03 aren't Supposed to repeat. They're typically
00:03:03 --> 00:03:06 caused by catastrophic events like stellar
00:03:06 --> 00:03:09 deaths, which are by definition one
00:03:09 --> 00:03:10 time occurrences.
00:03:10 --> 00:03:13 Anna: The numbers are staggering. This burst
00:03:13 --> 00:03:16 lasted around a day, which is 100 to
00:03:16 --> 00:03:19 1 times longer than typical gamma ray
00:03:19 --> 00:03:21 bursts. And when the Very Large Telescope
00:03:21 --> 00:03:24 and Hubble confirmed its location in
00:03:24 --> 00:03:27 another galaxy billions of light years
00:03:27 --> 00:03:30 away, it became clear just how
00:03:30 --> 00:03:32 incredibly powerful this event must have been
00:03:33 --> 00:03:35 to be visible from such a distance.
00:03:35 --> 00:03:38 Avery: The honest truth is that scientists have no
00:03:38 --> 00:03:40 idea what could cause repeated explosions
00:03:40 --> 00:03:43 like this. After 50 years of gamma ray
00:03:43 --> 00:03:46 burst observations, this is completely
00:03:46 --> 00:03:48 unprecedented. It's moments like these that
00:03:48 --> 00:03:51 remind us how much mystery still exists in
00:03:51 --> 00:03:53 our universe, even with all our advanced
00:03:53 --> 00:03:54 technology and understanding.
00:03:55 --> 00:03:56 Anna: Absolutely.
00:03:56 --> 00:03:59 Now, before we dive into more exciting news,
00:04:00 --> 00:04:01 let's talk about some groundbreaking
00:04:01 --> 00:04:04 exoplanet discoveries that are reshaping
00:04:04 --> 00:04:07 our understanding of planetary systems.
00:04:07 --> 00:04:10 The James Webb Space Telescope has been
00:04:10 --> 00:04:12 absolutely revolutionary in this field,
00:04:12 --> 00:04:13 Avery.
00:04:13 --> 00:04:16 Avery: It really has, Anna. Just last month, Webb
00:04:16 --> 00:04:18 detected water vapor in the atmosphere of
00:04:18 --> 00:04:21 exoplanet K2 18b,
00:04:21 --> 00:04:24 which is located 124 light years away
00:04:24 --> 00:04:26 in the constellation Leo. What
00:04:27 --> 00:04:29 particularly exciting is that K2 18B sits
00:04:29 --> 00:04:32 right in the habitable zone of its star where
00:04:32 --> 00:04:34 liquid water could potentially exist on its
00:04:34 --> 00:04:35 surface.
00:04:35 --> 00:04:37 Anna: And the detection methods are getting
00:04:37 --> 00:04:40 incredibly sophisticated. Webb has
00:04:40 --> 00:04:43 also found evidence of clouds and hazes
00:04:43 --> 00:04:46 in several exoplanet atmospheres, giving
00:04:46 --> 00:04:49 us detailed chemical fingerprints. In
00:04:49 --> 00:04:51 fact, the telescope has now characterized
00:04:51 --> 00:04:54 atmospheres of over 20 different
00:04:54 --> 00:04:56 exoplanets, from scorching hot Jupiters
00:04:56 --> 00:04:59 to potentially habitable rock worlds.
00:04:59 --> 00:05:02 Each observation is like opening a window
00:05:02 --> 00:05:03 into alien skies.
00:05:04 --> 00:05:06 Avery: Speaking of alien worlds, let's talk about
00:05:06 --> 00:05:09 the one closest to Earth that we're actively
00:05:09 --> 00:05:12 exploring. Mars. The Perseverance
00:05:12 --> 00:05:14 rover has been making some incredible
00:05:14 --> 00:05:17 discoveries in Jezero Crater. And I have to
00:05:17 --> 00:05:19 share some of the latest findings because
00:05:19 --> 00:05:21 they're genuinely mind blowing.
00:05:21 --> 00:05:24 Anna: Oh, absolutely. Perseverance has
00:05:24 --> 00:05:27 now collected 26 rock and regolith
00:05:27 --> 00:05:29 samples. And the analysis is revealing that
00:05:29 --> 00:05:32 ancient Mars was not only wet, but
00:05:32 --> 00:05:34 potentially habitable for extended
00:05:34 --> 00:05:37 periods. The rover has found clear evidence
00:05:37 --> 00:05:40 of past river systems, lake beds, and
00:05:40 --> 00:05:43 even what appears to be ancient organic
00:05:43 --> 00:05:45 molecules preserved in the rocks.
00:05:45 --> 00:05:48 Avery: And here's what's particularly exciting. The
00:05:48 --> 00:05:51 Mars sample return Mission planning is
00:05:51 --> 00:05:53 accelerating. NASA and ESA
00:05:53 --> 00:05:55 are working together on what will be the most
00:05:55 --> 00:05:58 ambitious robotic mission ever, ever
00:05:58 --> 00:06:00 attempted. The plan is to retrieve those
00:06:00 --> 00:06:03 Perseverance samples and bring them back to
00:06:03 --> 00:06:06 Earth by the early 2000 and 30s where we can
00:06:06 --> 00:06:08 analyze them with laboratory equipment that's
00:06:08 --> 00:06:10 simply impossible to send to Mars.
00:06:10 --> 00:06:12 Anna: The engineering challenges are
00:06:12 --> 00:06:15 Staggering. We're talking about a mission
00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 that requires landing a sample retrieval
00:06:17 --> 00:06:20 rover on Mars, loading samples into
00:06:20 --> 00:06:23 a rocket, launching that rocket from the
00:06:23 --> 00:06:26 Martian surface, then having an orbiter
00:06:26 --> 00:06:28 catch the samples in Martian orbit and
00:06:28 --> 00:06:31 return them to Earth. Earth. It's like a
00:06:31 --> 00:06:33 cosmic relay race with incredibly high
00:06:33 --> 00:06:33 stakes.
00:06:34 --> 00:06:36 Avery: While we're talking about ambitious missions,
00:06:36 --> 00:06:38 let's discuss what's happening in the
00:06:38 --> 00:06:40 commercial space sector. The pace of
00:06:40 --> 00:06:43 development has been absolutely breathtaking
00:06:43 --> 00:06:45 this year. Blue Origin's New Shepard program
00:06:45 --> 00:06:48 has resumed flights after their safety pause,
00:06:48 --> 00:06:50 and they're planning regular suborbital
00:06:50 --> 00:06:51 tourism missions again.
00:06:51 --> 00:06:54 Anna: And Virgin Galactic has successfully
00:06:54 --> 00:06:56 completed six commercial space flights this
00:06:56 --> 00:06:59 year, taking paying customers to the edge of
00:06:59 --> 00:07:02 space. But what's really fascinating is the
00:07:02 --> 00:07:04 emergence of private space stations.
00:07:04 --> 00:07:07 Axiom Space is building the first commercial
00:07:07 --> 00:07:09 replacement for the International Space
00:07:09 --> 00:07:11 Station, with the first module scheduled to
00:07:11 --> 00:07:13 dock in 2026.
00:07:13 --> 00:07:16 Avery: The economics are becoming increasingly
00:07:16 --> 00:07:19 interesting too. Anna SpaceX has
00:07:19 --> 00:07:21 now successfully landed and reused Falcon 9
00:07:21 --> 00:07:24 first stages over 250
00:07:24 --> 00:07:26 times, driving launch costs down
00:07:26 --> 00:07:29 dramatically. This cost reduction is opening
00:07:29 --> 00:07:31 up new entirely new possibilities for
00:07:31 --> 00:07:34 scientific miss, satellite constellations and
00:07:34 --> 00:07:36 even space manufacturing experiments.
00:07:37 --> 00:07:39 Anna: Before we wrap up today's episode, I want to
00:07:39 --> 00:07:41 tell our listeners about some incredible
00:07:41 --> 00:07:44 astronomical events they can observe from
00:07:44 --> 00:07:46 their own backyard over the coming weeks.
00:07:46 --> 00:07:49 October is actually a fantastic month for
00:07:49 --> 00:07:49 stargazing.
00:07:50 --> 00:07:53 Avery: Absolutely. The Orionet's meteor shower peaks
00:07:53 --> 00:07:55 on October 21, and this year we're
00:07:55 --> 00:07:58 expecting particularly good viewing
00:07:58 --> 00:08:00 conditions because it coincides with a new
00:08:00 --> 00:08:03 moon. These meteors are actually debris from
00:08:03 --> 00:08:05 Halley's Comet. So you're literally watching
00:08:05 --> 00:08:07 pieces of one of the most famous comets in
00:08:07 --> 00:08:10 history burning up in our atmosphere.
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 Anna: And for our planet watchers, Jupiter is
00:08:13 --> 00:08:15 absolutely spectacular right now. It's
00:08:15 --> 00:08:18 reaching opposition in November, meaning it's
00:08:18 --> 00:08:21 at its closest approach to Earth and visible
00:08:21 --> 00:08:23 all night long. Even with a basic
00:08:23 --> 00:08:26 telescope, you can see Jupiter's four largest
00:08:26 --> 00:08:29 moons, IO, Europa, Ganymede and
00:08:29 --> 00:08:31 Callisto, and watch them orbit the giant
00:08:31 --> 00:08:32 planet in real time.
00:08:33 --> 00:08:36 Avery: And Saturn is also beautifully positioned for
00:08:36 --> 00:08:38 viewing right now, Anna. Its rings are tilted
00:08:38 --> 00:08:41 at a perfect angle for Earth based observers.
00:08:41 --> 00:08:43 And if you've never seen Saturn through a
00:08:43 --> 00:08:46 telescope before, I cannot overstate how m
00:08:46 --> 00:08:48 magical that first glimpse is. It literally
00:08:48 --> 00:08:51 looks like a perfect cosmic jewel suspended
00:08:51 --> 00:08:51 in space.
00:08:51 --> 00:08:54 Anna: Before we head to our conclusion, let's do a
00:08:54 --> 00:08:56 quick lightning round of other space news
00:08:56 --> 00:08:59 that caught our attention this week. Avery, I
00:08:59 --> 00:09:01 know you've been following the Artemis 3
00:09:01 --> 00:09:02 program updates.
00:09:02 --> 00:09:05 Avery: Yes, NASA announced that the Artemis 3
00:09:05 --> 00:09:08 lunar spacesuits from Axiom Space have passed
00:09:08 --> 00:09:10 their critical Design review. These aren't
00:09:10 --> 00:09:13 just updated Apollo suits. They're completely
00:09:13 --> 00:09:16 redesigned for modern lunar exploration. With
00:09:16 --> 00:09:18 improved mobility, better life support
00:09:18 --> 00:09:20 systems, and the capability to support both
00:09:20 --> 00:09:23 male and female astronauts to mean extended
00:09:23 --> 00:09:24 moonwalks.
00:09:24 --> 00:09:26 Anna: And speaking of international space
00:09:26 --> 00:09:28 activities, China's Tiangong Space
00:09:28 --> 00:09:31 Station has been continuously occupied for
00:09:31 --> 00:09:34 over two years now. Their latest crew,
00:09:34 --> 00:09:37 Shenzhou 18, has been conducting
00:09:37 --> 00:09:39 experiments in microgravity agriculture,
00:09:40 --> 00:09:42 growing rice and other crops in space.
00:09:42 --> 00:09:45 The implications for long duration space
00:09:45 --> 00:09:46 missions are significant.
00:09:47 --> 00:09:49 Avery: And here's something that sounds like science
00:09:49 --> 00:09:51 fiction, but is absolutely real.
00:09:51 --> 00:09:54 NASA's DART mission success has led to the
00:09:54 --> 00:09:57 approval of the follow up HERA mission by
00:09:57 --> 00:09:59 ESA. Hera will arrive at the asteroid
00:09:59 --> 00:10:02 Dimorphos in 2026 to study the
00:10:02 --> 00:10:05 crater created by DART's impact. We're
00:10:05 --> 00:10:07 literally learning how to defend Earth from
00:10:07 --> 00:10:09 asteroid threats in real time.
00:10:10 --> 00:10:12 Anna: Now let's shift gears to some good news
00:10:12 --> 00:10:15 about NASA's Dragonfly mission to
00:10:15 --> 00:10:18 Titan. After some challenging years with
00:10:18 --> 00:10:20 budget increases and delays, a new
00:10:20 --> 00:10:23 Inspector General report shows that this
00:10:23 --> 00:10:25 incredible mission is back on track.
00:10:26 --> 00:10:28 Good news indeed, and one we can keep an eye
00:10:28 --> 00:10:29 on going forward.
00:10:30 --> 00:10:33 Avery: This mission has had quite the journey,
00:10:33 --> 00:10:36 Anna. The budget ballooned from $850
00:10:36 --> 00:10:39 million to $3.35 billion
00:10:39 --> 00:10:42 and the launch date was pushed from 2026 to
00:10:42 --> 00:10:45 2028. But here's what's reassuring. The
00:10:45 --> 00:10:47 delays weren't due to technical problems.
00:10:47 --> 00:10:50 They were caused by NASA management directing
00:10:50 --> 00:10:52 multiple replans due to COVID 19,
00:10:52 --> 00:10:54 funding uncertainties and supply chain
00:10:54 --> 00:10:55 issues.
00:10:55 --> 00:10:57 Anna: And what a mission it will be.
00:10:57 --> 00:11:00 Dragonfly is essentially a nuclear
00:11:00 --> 00:11:03 power will fly around Saturn's
00:11:03 --> 00:11:05 moon Titan for 20 minute flights,
00:11:05 --> 00:11:08 searching for the chemical building blocks of
00:11:08 --> 00:11:11 life. Titan is one of the most Earth like
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 bodies in our solar system with thick
00:11:13 --> 00:11:16 atmosphere, lakes and rivers. Though
00:11:16 --> 00:11:18 they're made of methane instead of water.
00:11:18 --> 00:11:21 Avery: The timeline is set for July 2028 launch
00:11:21 --> 00:11:24 on a Falcon Heavy rocket with arrival at
00:11:24 --> 00:11:26 Titan in 2034. What makes this
00:11:26 --> 00:11:29 particularly exciting is that it'll be NASA's
00:11:29 --> 00:11:31 first landing on what they call an ocean
00:11:31 --> 00:11:34 world. A celestial body with subsurface
00:11:34 --> 00:11:36 oceans that could potentially harbor life.
00:11:37 --> 00:11:39 Anna: Speaking of exciting missions, here's
00:11:39 --> 00:11:41 something our listeners can actually
00:11:41 --> 00:11:44 participate in. NASA has launched their send
00:11:44 --> 00:11:47 you'd name campaign for the Artemis 2 mission
00:11:47 --> 00:11:50 and you have until January 21st to
00:11:50 --> 00:11:51 sign up.
00:11:52 --> 00:11:55 Avery: This is so cool, Anna. Uh, your name will
00:11:55 --> 00:11:57 be loaded on an SD card. Aboard the Orion
00:11:57 --> 00:12:00 spacecraft, traveling alongside astronauts
00:12:00 --> 00:12:03 Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina
00:12:03 --> 00:12:06 Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
00:12:06 --> 00:12:08 The mission is launching no later than April
00:12:08 --> 00:12:11 2026 and it's approximately a 10 day
00:12:11 --> 00:12:12 test flight around the moon.
00:12:12 --> 00:12:15 Anna: What makes Artemis 2 particularly significant
00:12:16 --> 00:12:18 is that it's the first crewed mission under
00:12:18 --> 00:12:21 NASA's Artemis campaign. This flight will
00:12:21 --> 00:12:24 test all the systems needed for future lunar
00:12:24 --> 00:12:27 surface missions and eventually the journey
00:12:27 --> 00:12:29 to Mars. So when you send your name, you're
00:12:29 --> 00:12:32 literally becoming part of humanity's return
00:12:32 --> 00:12:34 to deep space exploration.
00:12:34 --> 00:12:37 Avery: I have to say, Anna, what strikes me about
00:12:37 --> 00:12:39 today's stories is how they represent
00:12:39 --> 00:12:41 different scales of cosmic exploration.
00:12:42 --> 00:12:44 From mapping our solar system's boundary with
00:12:44 --> 00:12:47 imap, to discovering mysterious phenomena
00:12:47 --> 00:12:49 billions of light years away, to preparing
00:12:49 --> 00:12:51 for our return to the moon and beyond.
00:12:52 --> 00:12:54 Anna: Exactly, Avery. Whether it's an
00:12:54 --> 00:12:57 upcoming historic spacecraft launch, a
00:12:57 --> 00:12:59 drone flying on Titan in 2034,
00:13:00 --> 00:13:02 or a Gamma ray burst from across the
00:13:02 --> 00:13:05 universe, we're living in an incredible era
00:13:05 --> 00:13:08 of astronomical discovery. And our
00:13:08 --> 00:13:10 listeners can be part of it by sending their
00:13:10 --> 00:13:13 names to the moon. By the way, if you'd like
00:13:13 --> 00:13:15 to take part in that, I'll leave a link in
00:13:15 --> 00:13:17 the show notes so you can find out more and
00:13:17 --> 00:13:18 register.
00:13:18 --> 00:13:21 Avery: Thanks for joining us on Astronomy Daily.
00:13:21 --> 00:13:24 Keep looking up, keep questioning, and
00:13:24 --> 00:13:26 remember that the universe is vast,
00:13:26 --> 00:13:28 mysterious and absolutely fascinating.
00:13:29 --> 00:13:31 We'll see you tomorrow with more cosmic news.