- Elon Musk's Ambitious Mars Plans: Explore SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's bold timeline for sending an uncrewed starship to Mars by the end of 2026. This mission aims to coincide with a crucial launch window, but Musk acknowledges the challenges ahead, including the need for humanoid robots to simulate human crews.
- Breakthrough Discovery in Mars's Atmosphere: Dive into the recent findings from NASA's MAVEN mission, which has finally observed atmospheric sputtering on Mars. This long-sought phenomenon reveals how solar particles erode the Martian atmosphere, providing crucial insights into the planet's climatic history.
- Unprecedented Views of the Sun's Corona: Witness the revolutionary observations of the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, using an advanced adaptive optic system. Discover stunning details of coronal rain and previously unseen plasma features, shedding light on solar dynamics and mysteries.
- Europa's Dynamic Surface: Journey to Jupiter's moon Europa, where recent James Webb Space Telescope observations indicate a surprisingly active surface. The presence of both amorphous and crystalline ice suggests ongoing geological processes and the potential for a subsurface ocean.
- The Perfectly Circular Object Teleios: Uncover the mystery of Teleios, a remarkably symmetrical supernova remnant discovered in our Milky Way. With an astonishing circularity score, this celestial bubble raises questions about its formation and the nature of stellar explosions.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily
01:10 - Elon Musk's ambitious Mars plans
10:00 - Breakthrough discovery in Mars's atmosphere
15:30 - Unprecedented views of the Sun's corona
20:00 - Europa's dynamic surface
25:00 - The perfectly circular object Teleios
✍️ Episode References
SpaceX Mars Plans
[SpaceX](https://www.spacex.com/)
MAVEN Mission Findings
[NASA MAVEN](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html)
Solar Observations
[Big Bear Solar Observatory](http://www.bbso.njit.edu/)
Europa Research
[James Webb Space Telescope](https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/)
Teleios Discovery
[Murchison Widefield Array](https://www.mwatelescope.org/)
Astronomy Daily
[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:03 Anna: Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your source for the latest
00:00:03 --> 00:00:05 developments in space exploration and astronomical
00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 discoveries. I'm your host, Anna. And today
00:00:08 --> 00:00:11 we'll be exploring Elon Musk's ambitious timeline
00:00:11 --> 00:00:14 for reaching the Red Planet. A, groundbreaking discovery
00:00:14 --> 00:00:17 about Mars's atmosphere that's been a decade in
00:00:17 --> 00:00:20 the making and unprecedented views of our sun's
00:00:20 --> 00:00:23 outer atmosphere that are revolutionising solar
00:00:23 --> 00:00:25 science. Then we'll journey to Jupiter's icy
00:00:25 --> 00:00:28 moon Europa, where recent observations reveal
00:00:28 --> 00:00:31 a surprisingly dynamic surface, before
00:00:31 --> 00:00:34 examining a mysteriously perfect sphere discovered
00:00:34 --> 00:00:37 deep within our Milky Way galaxy. So
00:00:37 --> 00:00:39 settle in as we embark on this cosmic journey
00:00:39 --> 00:00:42 through the latest and most fascinating developments in our
00:00:42 --> 00:00:44 quest to understand the universe around us.
00:00:45 --> 00:00:46 Let's start with Elon's latest plan.
00:00:48 --> 00:00:51 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed
00:00:51 --> 00:00:54 ambitious plans to send an uncrewed starship to
00:00:54 --> 00:00:56 Mars by the end of 2026.
00:00:56 --> 00:00:59 This timeline would coincide with a crucial astronomical
00:00:59 --> 00:01:02 window that occurs only once every two years,
00:01:02 --> 00:01:05 when Earth and Mars align in their orbits around the sun
00:01:05 --> 00:01:08 to create the most efficient path between the two planets.
00:01:09 --> 00:01:12 This alignment would minimise both travel time and fuel
00:01:12 --> 00:01:15 consumption, with the journey to Mars expected to take
00:01:15 --> 00:01:18 between seven and nine months. Despite the
00:01:18 --> 00:01:20 optimistic timeline, Musk himself
00:01:20 --> 00:01:23 acknowledges the challenges, giving the mission only
00:01:23 --> 00:01:26 a 5050 chance of meeting this deadline.
00:01:26 --> 00:01:29 If Starship isn't ready by then, SpaceX
00:01:29 --> 00:01:32 would need to wait another two years for the next optimal launch
00:01:32 --> 00:01:35 window. What makes this proposed
00:01:35 --> 00:01:37 mission particularly fascinating is the planned cargo
00:01:38 --> 00:01:41 rather than traditional scientific equipment. Musk
00:01:41 --> 00:01:43 intends to send one or more Tesla built humanoid
00:01:43 --> 00:01:46 Optimus robots as a simulated crew.
00:01:46 --> 00:01:49 These robots would serve as stand ins for human astronauts,
00:01:50 --> 00:01:52 potentially testing various systems and protocols that would
00:01:52 --> 00:01:55 eventually be used by actual people. According to
00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 Musk's vision, human crews would follow on the second
00:01:58 --> 00:02:01 or third Mars landings. His long term ambition
00:02:01 --> 00:02:04 is staggeringly bold, eventually launching between
00:02:04 --> 00:02:07 1 to 2 ships to Mars every two years
00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 to rapidly establish a self sustaining permanent human
00:02:10 --> 00:02:13 settlement on the Red Planet. This timeline
00:02:13 --> 00:02:16 represents a significant shift from NASA's more conservative
00:02:16 --> 00:02:19 approach, which aims to return humans to the moon first
00:02:19 --> 00:02:22 using starship as the landing vehicle before attempting
00:02:22 --> 00:02:24 Mars missions sometime in the 2000 and 30s.
00:02:25 --> 00:02:27 Musk has long advocated for a more Mars
00:02:27 --> 00:02:30 focused human spaceflight programme, previously
00:02:30 --> 00:02:33 targeting 2024 for a first crewed mission to the
00:02:33 --> 00:02:36 Red Planet. It's worth noting that Musk
00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 has a history of setting ambitious timelines that later
00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 get revised. He had previously mentioned sending an
00:02:42 --> 00:02:44 unmanned SpaceX vehicle to Mars as early as
00:02:44 --> 00:02:47 2018, a goal that wasn't realised.
00:02:47 --> 00:02:50 The recent setback with Starship's ninth test flight,
00:02:50 --> 00:02:53 which ended with the vehicle spinning out of control and
00:02:53 --> 00:02:56 disintegrating, highlights the significant technical
00:02:56 --> 00:02:59 challenges that remain before any Mars mission becomes
00:02:59 --> 00:03:01 reality. Nevertheless, Musk appeared
00:03:01 --> 00:03:04 undeterred by the failure, describing it as
00:03:04 --> 00:03:07 providing good data to review and promising a
00:03:07 --> 00:03:09 faster launch cadence for upcoming test flights.
00:03:10 --> 00:03:12 As SpaceX continues to refine its massive
00:03:12 --> 00:03:15 starship vehicle, the race to put humans on
00:03:15 --> 00:03:18 Mars intensifies, with significant implications
00:03:18 --> 00:03:20 for the future of space exploration and potentially human
00:03:20 --> 00:03:21 civilization itself.
00:03:23 --> 00:03:26 While we're talking about Mars in a breakthrough
00:03:26 --> 00:03:29 discovery, NASA's MAVEN mission has finally observed
00:03:29 --> 00:03:31 a long theorised atmospheric escape process at
00:03:31 --> 00:03:33 Mars. After a decade of searching,
00:03:34 --> 00:03:37 scientists have directly detected a phenomenon called
00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 atmospheric sputtering, which works similar to a
00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 cannonball splash in a swimming pool, but on a
00:03:42 --> 00:03:45 planetary scale. When energetic charged
00:03:45 --> 00:03:48 particles from the sun crash into Mars's atmosphere,
00:03:48 --> 00:03:50 they essentially knock atoms out into space,
00:03:50 --> 00:03:53 gradually eroding the planet's atmosphere over billions of
00:03:53 --> 00:03:56 years. Dr. Shannon Curry, Maven's
00:03:56 --> 00:03:59 principal investigator at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space
00:03:59 --> 00:04:02 Physics, explains that previous evidence of sputtering
00:04:02 --> 00:04:04 was like finding ashes from a campfire.
00:04:05 --> 00:04:07 Scientists knew it happened, but had never directly observed the
00:04:07 --> 00:04:10 process until now. This discovery is crucial
00:04:10 --> 00:04:13 to understanding Mars's dramatic climate evolution.
00:04:14 --> 00:04:16 Billions of years ago, Mars had a thick atmosphere and
00:04:16 --> 00:04:19 liquid water flowing on its surface. However,
00:04:19 --> 00:04:22 when the planet lost its protective magnetic field early
00:04:22 --> 00:04:25 in its history, the atmosphere became directly
00:04:25 --> 00:04:28 exposed to the solar wind and solar storms, making
00:04:28 --> 00:04:30 it vulnerable to processes like sputtering.
00:04:31 --> 00:04:34 To make this observation, Maven scientists
00:04:34 --> 00:04:37 needed precise, simultaneous measurements from three different
00:04:37 --> 00:04:40 instruments aboard the spacecraft, capturing data
00:04:40 --> 00:04:43 from both the dayside and night side of Mars at low
00:04:43 --> 00:04:45 altitudes, a process that took years to
00:04:45 --> 00:04:48 achieve. The result was a new kind of map
00:04:48 --> 00:04:51 showing sputtered argon in relation to the solar wind,
00:04:51 --> 00:04:54 revealing argon at high altitudes exactly where
00:04:54 --> 00:04:56 energetic particles had collided with the atmosphere.
00:04:57 --> 00:05:00 Perhaps most surprising, researchers discovered that this
00:05:00 --> 00:05:03 atmospheric erosion is happening at a rate four times higher
00:05:03 --> 00:05:06 than previously predicted, and the rate increases even
00:05:06 --> 00:05:09 further during solar storms. This confirms
00:05:09 --> 00:05:11 that sputtering was likely a primary driver of atmospheric
00:05:11 --> 00:05:14 loss in Mars's early history, when the Sun's activity
00:05:14 --> 00:05:17 was much more intense. M the findings,
00:05:17 --> 00:05:20 published in Science Advances, provide critical
00:05:20 --> 00:05:23 insights into the conditions that once allowed liquid water to
00:05:23 --> 00:05:26 exist on Mars surface and the implications for
00:05:26 --> 00:05:28 potential ancient habitability. By
00:05:28 --> 00:05:30 understanding how Mars lost its atmosphere,
00:05:31 --> 00:05:34 scientists gain valuable knowledge about planetary evolution and the
00:05:34 --> 00:05:37 fragility of conditions needed to support life as we know it.
00:05:38 --> 00:05:41 Next up Today, the Sun's outer atmosphere, known as
00:05:41 --> 00:05:44 the corona, has long been a source of fascination and
00:05:44 --> 00:05:46 frustration for scientists. Its extreme
00:05:46 --> 00:05:49 temperatures, violent eruptions and towering prominences
00:05:49 --> 00:05:52 have been difficult to study in detail until now.
00:05:53 --> 00:05:56 Thanks to a revolutionary adaptive optic system called
00:05:56 --> 00:05:58 Kona, installed at the 1.6 metre good
00:05:58 --> 00:06:01 solar telescope at Big Bear Solar
00:06:01 --> 00:06:04 Observatory in California, we now have
00:06:04 --> 00:06:07 unprecedented views of the Sun's most elusive
00:06:07 --> 00:06:10 layer. These new observations provide the
00:06:10 --> 00:06:12 sharpest images ever captured of the corona,
00:06:12 --> 00:06:15 revealing details that have never been seen before.
00:06:15 --> 00:06:18 One of the most striking discoveries is an incredibly detailed
00:06:18 --> 00:06:21 view of coronal rain. Delicate threads of
00:06:21 --> 00:06:24 cooling plasma cascading back down to the solar
00:06:24 --> 00:06:26 surface. Some of these plasma threads are
00:06:26 --> 00:06:29 astonishingly narrow, less than 12 miles across.
00:06:30 --> 00:06:32 Unlike rain on Earth, this solar precipitation doesn't fall
00:06:32 --> 00:06:35 straight down, but follows the Sun's magnetic field lines,
00:06:35 --> 00:06:38 creating beautiful arching and looping patterns as it
00:06:38 --> 00:06:41 returns to the surface. Perhaps even more exciting
00:06:41 --> 00:06:44 is the first ever observation of what scientists are calling
00:06:44 --> 00:06:47 a plasmoid, A finely structured plasma
00:06:47 --> 00:06:50 stream that forms and collapses rapidly. This
00:06:50 --> 00:06:53 snake like feature moves at speeds approaching 62
00:06:53 --> 00:06:55 miles per second across the solar surface.
00:06:56 --> 00:06:59 Dr. Vasil Yerkishin, who co authored the study,
00:06:59 --> 00:07:02 notes that these features have never been observed before and
00:07:02 --> 00:07:04 scientists aren't entirely sure what they are.
00:07:05 --> 00:07:08 The new imaging technology has also captured
00:07:08 --> 00:07:10 stunning views of solar prominences, those
00:07:10 --> 00:07:13 massive loops of plasma that extend from the sun's
00:07:13 --> 00:07:16 surface far into the corona. These
00:07:16 --> 00:07:19 detailed observations show these structures dancing and
00:07:19 --> 00:07:22 twisting in response to the Sun's magnetic field with
00:07:22 --> 00:07:24 unprecedented clarity. These sharper views
00:07:24 --> 00:07:27 aren't just visually spectacular, they're scientifically
00:07:27 --> 00:07:30 invaluable. They may help solve one of solar
00:07:30 --> 00:07:33 physics greatest mysteries. Why the corona
00:07:33 --> 00:07:36 blazes millions of degrees hotter than the solar surface
00:07:36 --> 00:07:39 itself. The technology also provides
00:07:39 --> 00:07:42 crucial insights into filament eruptions and coronal mass
00:07:42 --> 00:07:44 ejections, powerful blasts that can impact
00:07:44 --> 00:07:47 space weather and create spectacular auroras on
00:07:47 --> 00:07:50 Earth. Dr. Thomas Rimmel, National
00:07:50 --> 00:07:53 Solar Observatory chief technologist, explains
00:07:53 --> 00:07:56 that this new system finally closes a decades
00:07:56 --> 00:07:58 old gap in our observational capabilities,
00:07:59 --> 00:08:02 delivering images of coronal features at
00:08:02 --> 00:08:05 63 kilometres resolution, the theoretical
00:08:05 --> 00:08:08 limit of the telescope. Scientists
00:08:08 --> 00:08:10 hope to bring this groundbreaking technology to even larger
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 telescopes, including the four metre Daniel K.
00:08:13 --> 00:08:16 Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, promising
00:08:16 --> 00:08:19 an even closer look at our star's most dynamic regions.
00:08:21 --> 00:08:23 Next, some myth breaking. You might think that
00:08:23 --> 00:08:26 icy worlds are frozen in time and space. After
00:08:26 --> 00:08:29 all, they're covered in ice. But Jupiter's moon
00:08:29 --> 00:08:32 Europa is proving to be far more dynamic than previously
00:08:32 --> 00:08:35 imagined. Recent observations by the James
00:08:35 --> 00:08:37 Webb Space Telescope have revealed fascinating changes
00:08:37 --> 00:08:39 happening on this distant frigid world.
00:08:40 --> 00:08:43 Europa's surface is showing evidence of both amorphous and
00:08:43 --> 00:08:46 crystalline ice, Two different structural forms of
00:08:46 --> 00:08:49 frozen water. This distinction is significant because
00:08:49 --> 00:08:52 on Europa, the natural state should be amorphous
00:08:52 --> 00:08:55 ice. As the moon orbits Jupiter, Its
00:08:55 --> 00:08:57 surface is bombarded by charged particles Trapped in
00:08:57 --> 00:09:00 Jupiter's powerful magnetic field. This
00:09:00 --> 00:09:03 radiation bombardment Disrupts the crystal structure of ice,
00:09:03 --> 00:09:06 Converting it to an amorphous form. So. So why are
00:09:06 --> 00:09:08 scientists finding crystalline ice on the surface?
00:09:08 --> 00:09:11 Dr. Ujwal Raut of the Southwest Research institute
00:09:11 --> 00:09:14 Believes this points to active processes Bringing fresh water
00:09:14 --> 00:09:17 from below. Our data showed strong
00:09:17 --> 00:09:20 indications that what we are seeing Must be sourced from the
00:09:20 --> 00:09:23 interior, Perhaps from a subsurface ocean nearly 20
00:09:23 --> 00:09:25 miles beneath Europa's thick, icy shell,
00:09:25 --> 00:09:28 Raut explains. The most compelling
00:09:28 --> 00:09:31 evidence Comes from an area known as Tara regio
00:09:31 --> 00:09:34 and a chaotic terrain region where scientists have detected
00:09:34 --> 00:09:37 not only crystalline ice, but also sodium chloride,
00:09:37 --> 00:09:40 Essentially table salt, along with carbon
00:09:40 --> 00:09:43 dioxide and hydrogen peroxide. The presence of
00:09:43 --> 00:09:45 these compounds Strongly suggests They originated from
00:09:45 --> 00:09:48 Europa's subsurface ocean. What's particularly
00:09:48 --> 00:09:51 remarkable Is how quickly these changes occur.
00:09:51 --> 00:09:54 In some regions, the ice is recrystallizing in
00:09:54 --> 00:09:57 cycles as short as two weeks. This rapid
00:09:57 --> 00:10:00 transformation indicates that Europa's surface Is likely
00:10:00 --> 00:10:02 porous and and warm enough in certain areas to
00:10:02 --> 00:10:05 allow for quick recrystallization. Despite the
00:10:05 --> 00:10:07 constant radiation bombardment.
00:10:08 --> 00:10:11 Scientists believe two main heat sources Are at work Beneath
00:10:11 --> 00:10:13 Europa's icy tidal heating from
00:10:13 --> 00:10:16 Jupiter's gravitational pull and radioactive
00:10:16 --> 00:10:19 decay in the moon's core. These processes
00:10:19 --> 00:10:22 warm the subsurface ocean and force water
00:10:22 --> 00:10:25 upward through cracks and fissures. This water
00:10:25 --> 00:10:27 may reach the surface through various mechanisms,
00:10:28 --> 00:10:31 including diapirs, Essentially stovepipes that
00:10:31 --> 00:10:34 convey warmer water and slush upward, or
00:10:34 --> 00:10:37 through geyser like plumes that shower the surface with
00:10:37 --> 00:10:39 ice grains. The discovery of these
00:10:39 --> 00:10:42 dynamic processes Adds to the mounting evidence For a
00:10:42 --> 00:10:45 liquid ocean Beneath Europa's icy shell, Making
00:10:45 --> 00:10:48 this moon one of the most promising places in our solar system
00:10:48 --> 00:10:50 to search for conditions that could support life.
00:10:51 --> 00:10:54 The upcoming Europa Clipper mission Will study these
00:10:54 --> 00:10:56 regions in much greater detail during its close passes
00:10:56 --> 00:10:59 of this fascinating moon, Potentially revealing
00:10:59 --> 00:11:02 even more About Europa's hidden ocean and its
00:11:02 --> 00:11:04 constant cycle of surface renewal.
00:11:05 --> 00:11:08 Finally, today, A, puzzling discovery in our own backyard,
00:11:08 --> 00:11:11 so to speak. In the vast universe of spherical
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 objects, Planets, moons, and stars,
00:11:13 --> 00:11:16 Astronomers have recently discovered something that stands out
00:11:16 --> 00:11:18 for its extraordinary perfection.
00:11:19 --> 00:11:22 Deep within our Milky Way galaxy Lies a mysteriously
00:11:22 --> 00:11:25 circular object that has left researchers Both fascinated and
00:11:25 --> 00:11:27 puzzled. This celestial bubble, accidentally
00:11:27 --> 00:11:30 discovered by astrophysicist Miroslav Filipovi of
00:11:30 --> 00:11:33 western Sydney University has been named
00:11:33 --> 00:11:35 Teleios, after the Greek word for perfect.
00:11:36 --> 00:11:39 And for good reason. While scientists believe
00:11:39 --> 00:11:42 it's a supernova remnant, the expanding shell of
00:11:42 --> 00:11:44 gas and dust left behind after a massive stellar
00:11:44 --> 00:11:47 explosion, Teleios exhibits an
00:11:47 --> 00:11:50 almost unnaturally perfect form. What makes this
00:11:50 --> 00:11:53 discovery so remarkable is its astonishing symmetry.
00:11:53 --> 00:11:56 Teleios has been measured with a circularity score of
00:11:56 --> 00:11:59 95.4%, placing it among
00:11:59 --> 00:12:02 the most geometrically perfect supernova remnants
00:12:02 --> 00:12:05 ever observed. As Filipovi explains, this level
00:12:05 --> 00:12:07 of symmetry is extremely unusual.
00:12:08 --> 00:12:10 Typical supernova remnant shapes vary dramatically, he
00:12:10 --> 00:12:13 notes, either from asymmetries in the initial
00:12:13 --> 00:12:16 explosion, disruption from expanding into an
00:12:16 --> 00:12:19 imperfect environment, or various other interfering
00:12:19 --> 00:12:21 factors. Yet telaos displays none of these
00:12:21 --> 00:12:24 common irregularities. Instead, it appears to have
00:12:24 --> 00:12:27 expanded with almost textbook perfection, as if
00:12:27 --> 00:12:29 created in an idealised simulation rather than the
00:12:29 --> 00:12:32 chaotic reality of space. The secret to
00:12:32 --> 00:12:35 Teleios's perfect form may lie in its location.
00:12:36 --> 00:12:39 Situated 2.2 degrees below the galactic plane,
00:12:39 --> 00:12:41 it exists in a region with significantly less
00:12:41 --> 00:12:44 interstellar gas and dust. This
00:12:44 --> 00:12:47 relatively empty environment has allowed the remnant to
00:12:47 --> 00:12:49 expand undisturbed for thousands of years,
00:12:50 --> 00:12:52 maintaining its symmetrical shape. But the
00:12:52 --> 00:12:55 mysteries of Teleios don't end with its shape.
00:12:56 --> 00:12:58 Unlike most supernova remnants, which emit radiation
00:12:58 --> 00:13:01 across multiple wavelengths, Teleios is only
00:13:01 --> 00:13:04 detectable in radio frequencies with just a hint of
00:13:04 --> 00:13:07 hydrogen alpha emissions. This peculiar
00:13:07 --> 00:13:10 characteristic has made it difficult for astronomers to
00:13:10 --> 00:13:13 determine exactly what type of stellar explosion
00:13:13 --> 00:13:15 created it. The most likely explanation is that
00:13:15 --> 00:13:18 Teleios resulted from a type 1a supernova,
00:13:19 --> 00:13:22 the spectacular death of a white dwarf star that consumed
00:13:22 --> 00:13:24 too much material from a companion star.
00:13:25 --> 00:13:27 Alternatively, it might be the result of a type 1
00:13:27 --> 00:13:30 axe supernova, a similar but less common
00:13:30 --> 00:13:32 event that leaves behind a zombie star.
00:13:33 --> 00:13:36 However, the observable data doesn't perfectly match either
00:13:36 --> 00:13:39 model. Using data from the Australian
00:13:39 --> 00:13:42 Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and the Murchison Widefield
00:13:42 --> 00:13:45 Array, researchers estimate that Teleios spans
00:13:45 --> 00:13:47 somewhere between 46 and and 157
00:13:47 --> 00:13:50 light years across, depending on its exact
00:13:50 --> 00:13:53 distance from Earth, which is still being determined.
00:13:54 --> 00:13:56 As researchers continue to study this celestial oddity,
00:13:57 --> 00:14:00 TELAOS stands as a reminder that the universe still
00:14:00 --> 00:14:02 has plenty of perfectly formed mysteries waiting to be
00:14:02 --> 00:14:05 unravelled by our increasingly sophisticated
00:14:05 --> 00:14:06 astronomical instruments.
00:14:08 --> 00:14:11 That wraps up today's journey through our cosmic neighbourhood.
00:14:11 --> 00:14:14 From Elon Musk's ambitious plans to reach Mars,
00:14:15 --> 00:14:17 to the groundbreaking discoveries about atmospheric loss on the Red
00:14:17 --> 00:14:20 Planet, to unprecedented views of our Sun's
00:14:20 --> 00:14:23 fiery corona, to Europa's surprisingly
00:14:23 --> 00:14:26 dynamic icy surface, and finally to
00:14:26 --> 00:14:29 the mysteriously perfect sphere called Teleios,
00:14:29 --> 00:14:32 we've covered quite a bit of astronomical territory
00:14:32 --> 00:14:34 today. These stories remind us that our
00:14:34 --> 00:14:37 understanding of the universe continues to evolve with each
00:14:37 --> 00:14:40 new observation and technological advancement.
00:14:41 --> 00:14:43 Whether it's solving ancient planetary mysteries or
00:14:43 --> 00:14:46 capturing never before seen solar phenomena, the
00:14:46 --> 00:14:49 field of astronomy remains as exciting and full of
00:14:49 --> 00:14:52 discovery as ever. I'm Anna, your host for
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