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Daily space and astronomy news: NASA and SpaceX missions, ESA operations, exoplanet and James Webb discoveries, and the engineering behind humanity's push into the cosmos — with ongoing story tracking across Starship, Artemis, and deep-space science. For space enthusiasts, engineers, and the curious. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.

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Ep 254: A hot Jupiter has tilted out of view from Earth while astronomers watched.

8 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A hot Jupiter has tilted out of view from Earth while astronomers watched. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Planet's orbit tilts until transit vanishes — Mashable NASA's TESS watched TOI-2535 b, a hot Jupiter 1,000 light-years away, cross its star repeatedly for seven years. ... Sources: mashable.com · sciencedaily.com · phys.org · scitechdaily.com · space.com · gmanetwork.com · thetelegraphandargus.co.uk Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Planet's orbit tilts until transit vanishes 1:13 Euclid finds 31 ancient quasars, two at record redshifts 1:54 Independent method confirms M87 black hole ring 2:30 Moon dust sintered into interlocking bricks without binder 3:02 Candidate sixth dwarf planet found beyond Pluto 3:27 Long-period radio transient linked to white-dwarf binary 3:58 Voyager 1 nears one light-day from Earth 4:16 Lensed supernova expected to reappear twice more 5:18 Cosmic Spotlight 5:49 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:06 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0xWoqV-G60 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 253: New models suggest dark energy flipped from negative to positive 9.5 billion years ago.

7 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News New models suggest dark energy flipped from negative to positive 9.5 billion years ago. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Unseen companion likely a 2.2-solar-mass neutron star — Phys.org Space Astronomers identified a red giant star with an unseen binary companion using data from LAMOST and APOGEE. ... Sources: phys.org · sciencedaily.com · aasnova.org · universetoday.com · doi.org · space.com · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Dark energy may have flipped sign 9.5 billion years ago 0:34 Unseen companion likely a 2.2-solar-mass neutron star 1:20 Gemini and DECam capture young Type Ia supernova in NGC 1433 1:48 JWST spectra reveal formation history of Uranus's innermost moons 2:03 Dense galaxy clusters throttle star formation 2:21 Tensegrity-based robotic slugs could crawl on alien worlds 2:41 Gold nanoparticles boost signal in astrobiology mass spectrometry 3:04 Radio signals traced to white dwarf and sun-like star pair 3:22 Euclid releases first data toward 3D sky map 3:40 Theoretical framework merges gravitational waves with Newtonian tides 4:04 Also Today 4:31 Cosmic Spotlight 4:56 Cosmic Deep Dive 6:10 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPdTBX-oCE If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 252: Euclid has released images of 900 million galaxies spanning an area equal to 9500 full…

6 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Euclid has released images of 900 million galaxies spanning an area equal to 9500 full moons. ... Sources: esa.int · dispatch.com · phys.org · en.fnnews.com · spacenews.com · chinadaily.com.cn · science.nasa.gov · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Euclid Releases First Major Dataset of 900 Million Galaxies 0:50 Cosmic Deep Dive 2:05 Cosmic Spotlight 2:36 Ohio Astronaut Michael Gernhardt Moved Between Sea and Space 2:52 Automated Assembly Required for Large Space Structures 3:08 Researchers Call for Pause on Lunar Industrialization 3:24 Korea AeroSpace Administration Runs Lunar Base Construction Workshop 3:40 China's Pathfinder Satellites Test Technologies for Future Missions 3:52 AST SpaceMobile Aims to Field Reusable Launch Vehicle in Two Years 4:06 UARX Space Completes Maiden Flight of OSSIE-D 4:19 White Dwarf and Sun-like Star Emit Radio Pulses Every Eight Minutes 4:40 Hubble Gallery Prepares Models for Roman Space Telescope 5:29 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-bIYUsSF4 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

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Ep 254: A hot Jupiter has tilted out of view from Earth while astronomers watched.

8 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A hot Jupiter has tilted out of view from Earth while astronomers watched. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Planet's orbit tilts until transit vanishes — Mashable NASA's TESS watched TOI-2535 b, a hot Jupiter 1,000 light-years away, cross its star repeatedly for seven years. ... Sources: mashable.com · sciencedaily.com · phys.org · scitechdaily.com · space.com · gmanetwork.com · thetelegraphandargus.co.uk Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Planet's orbit tilts until transit vanishes 1:13 Euclid finds 31 ancient quasars, two at record redshifts 1:54 Independent method confirms M87 black hole ring 2:30 Moon dust sintered into interlocking bricks without binder 3:02 Candidate sixth dwarf planet found beyond Pluto 3:27 Long-period radio transient linked to white-dwarf binary 3:58 Voyager 1 nears one light-day from Earth 4:16 Lensed supernova expected to reappear twice more 5:18 Cosmic Spotlight 5:49 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:06 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0xWoqV-G60 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 253: New models suggest dark energy flipped from negative to positive 9.5 billion years ago.

7 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News New models suggest dark energy flipped from negative to positive 9.5 billion years ago. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Unseen companion likely a 2.2-solar-mass neutron star — Phys.org Space Astronomers identified a red giant star with an unseen binary companion using data from LAMOST and APOGEE. ... Sources: phys.org · sciencedaily.com · aasnova.org · universetoday.com · doi.org · space.com · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Dark energy may have flipped sign 9.5 billion years ago 0:34 Unseen companion likely a 2.2-solar-mass neutron star 1:20 Gemini and DECam capture young Type Ia supernova in NGC 1433 1:48 JWST spectra reveal formation history of Uranus's innermost moons 2:03 Dense galaxy clusters throttle star formation 2:21 Tensegrity-based robotic slugs could crawl on alien worlds 2:41 Gold nanoparticles boost signal in astrobiology mass spectrometry 3:04 Radio signals traced to white dwarf and sun-like star pair 3:22 Euclid releases first data toward 3D sky map 3:40 Theoretical framework merges gravitational waves with Newtonian tides 4:04 Also Today 4:31 Cosmic Spotlight 4:56 Cosmic Deep Dive 6:10 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPdTBX-oCE If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 252: Euclid has released images of 900 million galaxies spanning an area equal to 9500 full…

6 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Euclid has released images of 900 million galaxies spanning an area equal to 9500 full moons. ... Sources: esa.int · dispatch.com · phys.org · en.fnnews.com · spacenews.com · chinadaily.com.cn · science.nasa.gov · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Euclid Releases First Major Dataset of 900 Million Galaxies 0:50 Cosmic Deep Dive 2:05 Cosmic Spotlight 2:36 Ohio Astronaut Michael Gernhardt Moved Between Sea and Space 2:52 Automated Assembly Required for Large Space Structures 3:08 Researchers Call for Pause on Lunar Industrialization 3:24 Korea AeroSpace Administration Runs Lunar Base Construction Workshop 3:40 China's Pathfinder Satellites Test Technologies for Future Missions 3:52 AST SpaceMobile Aims to Field Reusable Launch Vehicle in Two Years 4:06 UARX Space Completes Maiden Flight of OSSIE-D 4:19 White Dwarf and Sun-like Star Emit Radio Pulses Every Eight Minutes 4:40 Hubble Gallery Prepares Models for Roman Space Telescope 5:29 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-bIYUsSF4 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 251: Gravitational waves from white dwarf pairs may reveal hidden exoplanets through frequency…

10 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Gravitational waves from white dwarf pairs may reveal hidden exoplanets through frequency sidebands that LISA can detect. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories China Launches CZ-2D with Tanluzhe Science Satellite — SpaceNews China launched a CZ-2D rocket at 1141 UTC on November 11 carrying the Tanluzhe science satellite. The satellite carries three subsatellites that will be deployed later. ... Sources: spacenews.com · phys.org · universetoday.com · starlust.org · science.nasa.gov · frontline.thehindu.com · nbcnews.com · arstechnica.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Cosmic Deep Dive 2:41 Independent technique validates landmark M87 image 3:20 The Ice Giants' Magnetic Fields are Very Strange Compared to Earth's 4:58 China Launches CZ-2D with Tanluzhe Science Satellite 5:29 NASA takes all-hands-on-deck approach to Moon return 7:00 Pritha Jaipal’s Moon Mission 7:23 APOD: 2026 November 12 – Moon, Venus and Spica Meet 7:54 NASA renews Mars sample-return push as US media cites China pressure 8:18 Cosmic Spotlight 9:17 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY8rxYT1z_k If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 250: Gravitational waves from tight white-dwarf pairs could soon reveal an entire population of…

9 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Gravitational waves from tight white-dwarf pairs could soon reveal an entire population of exoplanets throughout the Milky Way. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle — Phys.org Space The oldest pair of compact quasars ever observed formed only 900 million years after the Big Bang. ... Sources: phys.org · bioengineer.org · arabianbusiness.com · science.nasa.gov · teslarati.com · reddit.com · facebook.com · voiceofemirates.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:17 How ripples in space-time can reveal new exoplanets 2:04 Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle 2:42 Cosmic Deep Dive 5:43 UAE’s space ambitions move another step forward with new satellite project 6:06 Vast clarifies document source in Axiom lawsuit 6:22 SpaceX just cleared a key FCC hurdle in its fight with Verizon and AT&T 6:42 The Grand Finale: The Mission of Gemini 12 7:08 Cosmic Spotlight 8:25 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnaQ1HNfko If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🎧 Hear this show with the others you follow in one private morning episode, read to you by name. Try My Nerra free for 7 days, then $4.99 a month. 📬 The free Nerra Daily email, every morning at 7 AM Eastern: sign up 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 249: A planet 1,000 light-years away has vanished from view because a neighbor tilts its orbit…

7 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A planet 1,000 light-years away has vanished from view because a neighbor tilts its orbit like a top. Two NASA spacecraft head to Mars after Earth flybys — Aviation Week ESCAPADE’s twin smallsats completed powered Earth flybys nearly a year after launch and are now on course for Mars. The pair will study the planet’s magnetosphere and atmosphere once they arrive. ... Sources: aviationweek.com · phys.org · science.nasa.gov · nasa.gov · space.com · universetoday.com · chinadailyasia.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 First known disappearing planet wobbles under neighbor’s pull 1:05 Two NASA spacecraft head to Mars after Earth flybys 1:35 Cosmic Deep Dive 3:22 Unusual stellar pair caught at rare evolutionary stage 3:38 Jupiter and Mars set for close approach in Leo 3:53 NASA launches $500,000 challenge for mid-power electric rockets 4:19 Perseverance tests spacesuit materials against Martian dust 4:40 APOD captures Saturn occulted by the Moon 5:03 Long-lived mineral grains help date ancient impacts 5:23 Two nearby rocky worlds could show planets reversing course 5:39 China calls for peaceful use of outer space and global cooperation 6:14 Tomorrow Teaser 6:25 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H38iwk5Rjbk If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 248: Dwarf galaxies hold onto only 15 percent of the oxygen their stars create.

8 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Dwarf galaxies hold onto only 15 percent of the oxygen their stars create. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Nearby Dwarf Galaxies Retain Just 15 Percent of Produced Oxygen — Universe Today Researchers using Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and measured both retained and lost oxygen across their lifetimes. ... Sources: universetoday.com · astronomy.com · phys.org · space.com · reddit.com · science.nasa.gov · casrai.org · spaceanddefense.io Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:15 Dwarf galaxies hold onto only 15 percent of the oxygen their stars create 3:28 Cosmic Spotlight 4:08 Gemini North Captures Most Detailed Image Yet of Colliding Spirals NGC 7253 4:34 Game Theory Suggests Timing May Matter More Than Location for SETI 4:59 Stupendously Large Primordial Black Holes Ruled Out as Dark Matter Source 5:10 Zero Debris Charter Marks Three Years with 250 Signatories 5:29 NASA Opens Applications for New Astronaut Class to Support Artemis 5:41 UK Launches Titania Satellite to Test Laser Communications 5:54 APOD Features Rigel Illuminating the Witch Head Nebula 6:11 Starlog Magazine Returns for 50th Anniversary as Yearly Publication 6:23 Direct Imaging Techniques for Exoplanets Explained 6:43 Also Today 7:14 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCb2NYFrnxk If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 247: A new cosmological model proposes a 26.7-billion-year-old universe that requires neither…

11 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A new cosmological model proposes a 26.7-billion-year-old universe that requires neither dark matter nor dark energy. Gas near giant Mars volcano hints at subsurface environment — r/space Observations show gas emissions close to Arsia Mons that could indicate conditions beneath the surface more hospitable to life than previously thought. ... Sources: reddit.com · jpl.nasa.gov · phys.org · interestingengineering.com · astronomy.com · space.com · wlox.com · newsnationnow.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:15 Theory of older universe without dark matter passes key tests 4:47 NASA chief discusses Artemis timeline and competition with China 5:21 Gas near giant Mars volcano hints at subsurface environment 6:01 How nuclear rockets could speed deep-space travel 6:42 Great Comet of 1882 transformed astrophotography 7:21 Cosmic Spotlight 8:29 Also Today 9:51 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijMOS14_r5s If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 246: A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreigner to visit China's space station on…

10 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreigner to visit China's space station on the Shenzhou-24 mission. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Pakistani Astronaut Joins Shenzhou-24 Mission — Ratopati A Pakistani astronaut will fly on China's Shenzhou-24 spacecraft as a payload specialist for a short-term visit to the Chinese space station. ... Sources: english.ratopati.com · space.com · todaypress.tv · reddit.com · phys.org · universetoday.com · astronomy.com · ecoportal.net Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:17 Pakistani Astronaut Joins Shenzhou-24 Mission 0:58 New Technique Reveals Hidden Exoplanet 51 Eridani b 1:35 Sunshade Ready for NEO Surveyor Mission 2:08 China Launches Four New Spacecraft 2:29 Japan Plans MMX Mission to Phobos 2:53 Robot Builds Truss Structure in Orbit 3:25 Hera Spacecraft Images Didymos Asteroid System 3:48 ELT Instrument to Study Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies 4:12 Cosmic Microwave Background Patterns Mapped 4:34 Physicist Revives Stellar Nemesis Hypothesis 4:59 Ice Giants' Magnetic Fields Linked to Interior Conductivity 5:27 1919 Eclipse Confirmed Einstein's Theory 5:53 Also Today 6:29 Cosmic Deep Dive 8:45 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnHPp02o20 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 245: A Canadian observer tracked the Moon swallowing Jupiter by hand with an 8-inch Dobsonian.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A Canadian observer tracked the Moon swallowing Jupiter by hand with an 8-inch Dobsonian. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Moon occults Jupiter over eastern North America — Astronomy Magazine Katelyn Beecroft in London, Ontario captured the event on the morning of Oct. 6, 2026. The waning crescent Moon, about 20 percent lit, passed in front of Jupiter. ... Sources: astronomy.com · teslarati.com · phys.org · reddit.com · dailytrojan.com · indianewsnetwork.com · science.nasa.gov · space.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Moon occults Jupiter over eastern North America 0:45 SpaceX targets first Starship catch on Nov. 13 0:59 Swift observatory ends 22-year mission with atmospheric reentry 1:43 LOFAR produces sharpest low-frequency radio sky image 2:11 California Science Center opens major air and space expansion Nov. 13 3:44 New software improves Webb exoplanet imaging 4:01 Hyderabad startup opens India’s first private space debris facility 4:15 Hubble image reveals history of globular cluster M30 4:57 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:05 X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft moves to Florida for testing 7:35 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb07wj6rOlc If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 244: European orbiter detects hydrogen chloride above Martian fissures, hinting at lingering…

10 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News European orbiter detects hydrogen chloride above Martian fissures, hinting at lingering volcanic heat beneath the surface. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories ExoMars spots hydrogen chloride over Martian fissures — European Space Agency The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter detected hydrogen chloride above volcanic fissures in the Alba Mons region. ... Sources: phys.org · qazinform.com · theaviationist.com · nasa.gov · aviationweek.com · space.com · kelownadailycourier.ca · spaceq.ca Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 ExoMars spots hydrogen chloride over Martian fissures 1:13 Kutryk and Menon complete final ISS solar array spacewalk 2:05 NASA’s Swift observatory reenters over Indonesia 2:59 NASA unveils X-70 Fractal experimental aircraft 3:53 NASA awards Ka-band communications contracts 4:46 Alex MacDonald named Canadian Space Agency president 5:32 China details crewed lunar landing plan 5:51 TOI-561 b shows persistent atmosphere despite molten surface 6:09 Cosmic Deep Dive 8:03 Starfish Otter spacecraft loses contact 8:41 UT San Antonio receives NASA grant for lunar soil study 8:53 Cramer discusses commercial space future at UND summit 9:23 Tomorrow Teaser 9:36 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:45 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5UFSLOMgrI If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 243: A 3,200-pound NASA spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere within hours.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A 3,200-pound NASA spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere within hours. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Space Force narrows SWIFT reentry window to hours — Spaceflight Now The U.S. Space Force now predicts reentry between 1142 and 1342 GMT today. The prediction covers a band mostly over ocean within 21 degrees north or south of the equator. ... Sources: spaceflightnow.com · nasawatch.com · phys.org · space.com · universetoday.com · spacenews.com · channelnewsasia.com · reddit.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Space Force narrows SWIFT reentry window to hours 0:52 President issues outer space proclamation 1:34 Hera probe resolves Dimorphos from Didymos 1:55 Students test prototype lunar landing pad 2:19 NASA seeks industry ideas to extend Hubble operations 2:39 Cosmic Deep Dive 5:07 Game theory may guide when to listen for alien signals 5:27 Star collisions may explain early supermassive black holes 5:48 Asteroid shape changes optimal nuclear deflection aim point 6:06 JWST reveals moving brown dwarf misidentified as distant galaxy 6:26 Airbus develops passive satellite detumbling device 6:46 Cosmic Spotlight 7:34 Starship refueling plan for Artemis IV remains complex 7:55 Thailand advances satellite and launch plans as regional space efforts expand 8:57 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIsIXAwXrI If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 242: Six planets around HD110067 orbit in exact resonance, preserving the configuration they…

10 min

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Six planets around HD110067 orbit in exact resonance, preserving the configuration they held at formation. Planetary system in perfect harmony discovered — Universe Space Tech Astronomers confirmed six planets orbiting HD110067, roughly 100 light-years away, all locked in orbital resonance. The innermost completes an orbit in 9.11 days, the next in 13.67 days, and the third in 20.52 days. ... Sources: universemagazine.com · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · teslarati.com · science.nasa.gov · nasa.gov · phys.org · space.com · scitechdaily.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Planetary system in perfect harmony discovered 2:19 SpaceX’s Starfall just went from secret to storefront 3:22 November Night Sky Highlights: Meteor Showers, Jupiter-Mars Meetup, Supermoons 4:22 NASA's CHAPEA Crew "Returns" to Earth 4:39 CubeSat achieves challenging laser link to ground 5:21 Martian polar crater ice shifts with seasonal frost 6:14 Also Today 6:35 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:17 Cosmic Spotlight 9:21 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ5mTtg5WII If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 241: Rocket Lab is launching its 99th mission today to deliver a Japanese radar satellite that…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Rocket Lab is launching its 99th mission today to deliver a Japanese radar satellite that can image Earth day or night through clouds. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Rocket Lab Sends Japanese Radar Satellite to Orbit — Space.com Rocket Lab is launching its 99th mission today from New Zealand with a window opening at 11:30 a.m. EST. ... Sources: space.com · latteluxurynews.com · thenewspaper.co.za · thehansindia.com · techbullion.com · military.com · science.nasa.gov · voiceofemirates.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Rocket Lab Sends Japanese Radar Satellite to Orbit 0:46 Engineering Advances Power New Era of Spaceflight 1:32 Long Cloud Stretches Across Mars 2:09 Cosmic Spotlight 2:38 Cosmic Deep Dive 3:36 Google and NASA Develop Robotic Medical Assistant 4:23 Rooibos Seeds Head to International Space Station 5:07 Virgin Galactic Names New Spaceship Apeiron 5:37 Ellen Ochoa and Fellow Astronauts Urge Young Americans to Vote 6:18 JWST Spots Mysterious Single-Line Object in Deep Field 7:00 Former Astronaut Shares Views on Extraterrestrial Life 7:43 Also Today 8:09 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8pvg56bkQ If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 240: Frost in 32 of 36 Martian polar craters changes with local conditions rather than global…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Frost in 32 of 36 Martian polar craters changes with local conditions rather than global seasons. Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost — Universe Today An international team examined images of 36 craters in Mars’ northern polar region taken by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from 2006 to 2025. ... Sources: universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov · reddit.com · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · phys.org · space.com · vietnam.vn · engadget.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:17 Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost 1:09 Cosmic Spotlight 1:46 Cosmic Deep Dive 2:44 Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers two new hidden companions of the Milky Way 3:39 New Dwarf Planet 2026 ED138 4:01 NASA’s Lucy travels more than 2.2 billion miles in 5 years 4:45 Ceres' Water Ice Can Mask Massive Surface Salt Deposits 5:03 New gel fuel could make rocket and satellite propulsion easier to control 5:34 How Big And Powerful Is SpaceX's Starship Rocket? 6:40 China discovers 3 "miraculously surviving" exoplanets 7:04 The moon, Mars, and Jupiter shine in the heart of the Lion overnight on Nov. 1-2 7:28 APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the Moon 8:12 The Flying Dragon Nebula 8:48 Also Today 10:29 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1d6lXlgooM If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 239: A new study of an ancient Martian meteorite adds fresh evidence that the planet once held…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A new study of an ancient Martian meteorite adds fresh evidence that the planet once held liquid water across wide regions. Space-Grown Glioblastoma Organoids Could Help Advance Brain Cancer Treatments — r/space Results show that space-grown organoids more closely resemble human glioblastoma tumors than those grown on Earth. ... Sources: reddit.com · universetoday.com · space.com · phys.org · spaceflightnow.com · science.nasa.gov · youtube.com · kgun9.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 This Ancient Meteorite Hints at Mars' Warm, Wet Past 0:57 Space-Grown Glioblastoma Organoids Could Help Advance Brain Cancer Treatments 1:39 Cosmic Spotlight 2:09 Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids 2:49 India Launches Next-Gen Navigation Satellite to Orbit 3:32 NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope 4:12 Turkey Aims for First Moon-Orbiting Mission in 2027 4:50 Simulated Mars Mission Crew to Return to Earth 6:17 This Gamma-Ray Burst Wasn't Dim, It Was Just Misunderstood 6:57 Comets Probably Didn’t Seed Life on Earth After All, New Study Suggests 7:44 UA Space Forum Joins Science, Commerce and Defense 9:23 Cosmic Deep Dive 11:35 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNZz_ofadA If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 238: A 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite offers the oldest direct sample of the red…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite offers the oldest direct sample of the red planet's crust and mantle. Super Typhoon Champi Spans 50 km Eye in False-Colour View — ESA Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured the storm on 21 October 2026 off Taiwan and the Philippines. The false-colour image assigns green, white and light grey to the coldest cloud tops at -70 °C. ... Sources: esa.int · phys.org · futureparty.com · universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov · my.nasa.gov · reddit.com · pasadenanow.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Map Identifies 13 Possible Source Regions for Ancient Martian Meteorite 1:02 Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001 1:48 Asteroids Near White Dwarfs Retain Kilometre-Scale Fragments 1:58 Cosmic Deep Dive 3:12 Super Typhoon Champi Spans 50 km Eye in False-Colour View 4:10 ISS Experiment Tests Plant Disease Risks for Moon and Mars Missions 4:38 High-Pressure Experiments Reveal How Magnesium Oxide Behaves on Super-Earths 5:09 Cape Canaveral Records Unprecedented Launch Pace This Year 5:29 Thousands of Starlink Satellites Now Orbit Within 10 km of Hubble’s Altitude 6:02 ESA Awards Three Contracts for Resilient Satellite Navigation in Norway 6:46 Public Can Add Names to NASA’s Dragonfly Titan Mission 7:12 Voyager 1 Adjusts Power Use After Brief Communications Pause 7:27 Caltech Receives $27.5 Million in Gifts Tied to New Leadership 7:46 Hubble and Webb Image Cat’s Head Nebula in Carina 8:15 Joshua Kutryk Completes First Spacewalk During Canadian Milestone Day 8:45 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI-YoE2fi4g If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is ther...

Ep 237: Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, becomes JPL deputy director on November 30.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, becomes JPL deputy director on November 30. Reid Wiseman Named JPL Deputy Director — NASA Breaking Former astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman joins Caltech as associate vice president and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as deputy director on November 30. ... Sources: nasa.gov · universetoday.com · globenewswire.com · bloomberg.com · spaceflightnow.com · phys.org · globaltimes.cn · spacenews.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Reid Wiseman Named JPL Deputy Director 1:43 United States and China Advance Parallel Lunar and Mars Plans 2:02 Virgin Galactic Names and Delivers First Delta-Class Space Plane 2:44 Vulcan Rocket Scheduled for Mid-November Return to Flight 3:06 Also Today 3:29 NASA Commits to UVEX Ultraviolet Telescope Launch in 2031 3:57 Betelgeuse’s Close Companion Distorts the Supergiant’s Shape 4:12 Webb Captures Turbulent Star-Forming Region in Large Magellanic Cloud 4:40 Supersonic Atmospheric Waves Proposed as Migration Driver for Hot Jupiters 5:10 Chinese Astronomers Report Three New Exoplanets 5:30 Layered Mylar Proposed for Lunar Habitat Temperature Control 6:04 Salt Crystals on Artemis I Recorded Radiation Exposure 6:26 China Highlights Long March Rocket Heritage for Future Missions 7:10 Cosmic Deep Dive 9:15 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVc7nkhxC5w If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 236: Hera has resolved Didymos and Dimorphos as separate asteroids 197 million kilometres away.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Hera has resolved Didymos and Dimorphos as separate asteroids 197 million kilometres away. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Hera spacecraft resolves Didymos binary for first time — European Space Agency The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft captured its first resolved images of the Didymos-Dimorphos pair on October 18 at a distance of 1,280 kilometres. ... Sources: esa.int · nasa.gov · universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov · phys.org · space.com · pasadenanow.com · astronomy.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Hera spacecraft resolves Didymos binary for first time 1:19 CHAPEA crew completes 378-day Mars simulation 2:21 NASA details early Habitable Worlds Observatory designs 3:25 Radio observations detect ambipolar diffusion in prestellar core 4:18 Cosmic Deep Dive 5:51 Curiosity rover prepares to drill at ‘Nazca’ 6:42 Mutual occultation of Ganymede and Io captured on video 7:25 Rubin Observatory finds first dwarf-planet candidate 8:00 Double debris disk found around white dwarf 8:32 ESA orders four additional Galileo Second Generation satellites 9:13 Astroscale proposes bodyguard spacecraft fleet 9:43 Radio images show Betelgeuse companion disturbing atmosphere 10:09 Earth may have formed water during accretion 10:36 NASA Chief to Join Caltech Forum on Future of Space Exploration 11:07 Closing Correction to episode 235: The episode said a gamma-ray burst stayed active for twenty-seven days. The burst, GRB 220706A, was detected in July 2022; what lasted was its central engine, which kept producing X-ray flares for about 51 days as seen from Earth, or 27 days in the burst's own frame. The gamma-ray emission itself did not last 27 days. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAxKhJORR4g If this episode was useful, a rating or a short revi...

Ep 235: Two satellites closed from 189 km to 47 km apart in four days while matching speeds at…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Two satellites closed from 189 km to 47 km apart in four days while matching speeds at jogging pace during a US Space Force rendezvous test. 1. Satellites close to jogging-pace rendezvous in Space Force test — r/space Public orbit data tracked two satellites in the same sun-synchronous orbit roughly 500 km up. ... Sources: reddit.com · livescience.com · nasa.gov · universetoday.com · phys.org · esa.int · futura-sciences.com · tech.news.am Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Satellites close to jogging-pace rendezvous in Space Force test 1:20 NASA ends Swift mission after 22 years of gamma-ray burst observations 1:41 JWST finds reflective silicate clouds on lava world TOI-561b 2:59 Possible Jupiter-sized exomoon detected for first time 3:19 Record 27-day gamma-ray burst observed 3:38 Perseverance measures fine Martian dust on spacesuit materials 4:26 Early-universe stellar collisions may have been far more common 4:49 Parker Solar Probe detects twisted magnetic braids in solar wind 5:08 Cosmic Deep Dive 6:52 Extremely Large Telescope structure tilted for first time 7:08 CRISTAL ice-monitoring satellite spreads its solar arrays 7:41 Also Today 9:03 Tomorrow Teaser 9:13 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6dPDU3uOdg If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 234: Webb has imaged a giant planet seven point six times Jupiter's mass just twelve light…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Webb has imaged a giant planet seven point six times Jupiter's mass just twelve light-years away. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories ESA hosts first in-person press conference with astronaut Sophie Adenot — European Space Agency Journalists can meet astronaut Sophie Adenot at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 2 November at 11:30 CET. ... Sources: blogs.esa.int · science.nasa.gov · reddit.com · phys.org · futura-sciences.com · space.com · astronomy.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Webb images giant planet with possible water-ice clouds 0:31 Two spacewalks scheduled to install final ISS solar arrays 0:54 PACE satellite maps fall foliage redness across continents 1:28 Milky Way disk formed with younger stars in progressively thinner layers 1:52 APOD features deep view of the Orion Nebula 2:33 October full moon rises as the Hunter’s Moon 2:55 Iapetus discovered 355 years ago 3:23 ESA hosts first in-person press conference with astronaut Sophie Adenot 3:53 Also Today 5:07 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:32 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQsjwSGyddI If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 233: Astronomers have found evidence of a Jupiter-mass exosatellite orbiting a brown dwarf in…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers have found evidence of a Jupiter-mass exosatellite orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution — Universe Today Only 835 lunar meteorites have been verified, representing 0.7 percent of all meteorites that fall to Earth. ... Sources: universetoday.com · sciencedaily.com · satnews.com · phys.org · space.com · astronomy.com · cbsnews.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Astronomers may have discovered the first moon beyond our Solar System 1:04 Cosmic Spotlight 1:20 Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution 2:39 NASA Safety Panel Urges Architecture Review Over Lunar Lander Refueling Demands 4:24 How flare ribbons reveal hidden solar explosions on the sun 5:21 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:24 This Week In Space podcast: Episode 233 8:01 Oct. 24, 1601: The death of Tycho Brahe 8:53 NASA says Artemis program adjustments improve shot at 2028 moon landing 9:43 Closing Correction to episode 232: The episode said the 3.3 percent rate of oddly coloured white dwarfs implies thousands of such stars across the galaxy. The Milky Way holds roughly ten billion white dwarfs, so the same rate would mean hundreds of millions. The study modelled 151 nearby white dwarfs and says only that there should be a lot of them. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsTSeaA9QM If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at ner...

Ep 232: White dwarfs can appear yellow, pink or purple when trace elements in their dense…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News White dwarfs can appear yellow, pink or purple when trace elements in their dense atmospheres filter the light they emit. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories White Dwarfs Glow Yellow, Pink or Purple in New Models — Universe Today Researchers at the University of Warwick modeled 151 white dwarfs within 20 parsecs of Earth. ... Sources: universetoday.com · phys.org · space.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 White Dwarfs Glow Yellow, Pink or Purple in New Models 1:30 Cosmic Spotlight 1:53 Valles Marineris Still Tectonically Active Billions of Years Later 2:08 Stacked Mylar Sheets Offer Flexible Lunar Insulation 2:31 ALMA Detects Tiny ‘Dragon Egg’ Core in Massive-Star Nursery 2:48 Stellar Collision May Explain Tadpole-Shaped Disks in Orion Nebula 3:10 Saudi Arabia Adds Two LaserSETI Stations to Alien-Signal Search 3:30 Composite Image Captures Orionid Meteors from Halley’s Debris 3:44 Black Holes Near Maximum Spin Could Split, Calculations Suggest 4:07 Also Today 4:25 Cosmic Deep Dive 7:49 Closing Correction to episode 231: The deep dive said the magnesium oxide crystals just above Earth's core sit under a pressure equal to the weight of the whole atmosphere. That is about one atmosphere. The pressure at the base of the mantle is roughly 1.3 million times the atmospheric pressure at the surface. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvxsmwU-W0A If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 231: Europe will begin independent cargo deliveries to the lunar surface from 2030 with its new…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Europe will begin independent cargo deliveries to the lunar surface from 2030 with its new Argonaut lander. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Europe Funds Argonaut for Lunar Cargo Missions — European Space Agency The European Space Agency is developing Argonaut to deliver cargo and technology to the Moon starting in 2030. ... Sources: esa.int · reddit.com · space.com · universetoday.com · phys.org Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Europe Funds Argonaut for Lunar Cargo Missions 1:07 Hera Completes Second Braking Burn Near Didymos 1:36 Jodrell Bank Telescope Faces Uncertain Future 2:04 Berkeley Team Shapes Roman Space Telescope Science 2:31 Griffin Lander Passes Final Ground Tests 2:57 Rocket Lab Sends Three Hawk Satellites to Orbit 3:14 Cosmic Spotlight 4:04 Rubin Commissioning Camera Images Seagull Nebula 4:26 Panel Recommends Four Lunar Sites for Human Exploration 4:52 Cosmic Deep Dive 6:42 Space Rider Prototype Crashes in Parachute Test 7:06 Venus Transitions from Evening to Morning Sky 7:28 Also Today 7:48 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHtIIp1QEyY If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 230: Expansion may place entire galaxies permanently beyond any telescope's reach.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Expansion may place entire galaxies permanently beyond any telescope's reach. Stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron — ESA Activities The James Webb Space Telescope captured a turbulent star-forming region named N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 161 000 light-years away. ... Sources: esa.int · science.nasa.gov · nasa.gov · notebookcheck.net · reddit.com · phys.org · universetoday.com · ua.news Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:28 Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World 3:27 Stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron 4:54 Expansion may place entire galaxies permanently beyond any telescope's reach 5:22 Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community 6:14 NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions 6:54 The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435 7:21 A previously unknown comet has been discovered by Euclid 7:35 NASA’s CASALS instrument bridges gaps in 3D maps of Earth’s surface 8:20 Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud Might Be Defying Textbook Cloud Physics 8:45 Also Today 9:33 Closing Correction to episode 229: The article heading and chapter placed the James Webb images of NGC 7129 in Orion's nursery. NGC 7129 is a star-forming region in the constellation Cepheus, not Orion. The audio named the region correctly. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCGTBLXRlkc If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 229: Simulations show merging neutron stars can boost their magnetic fields more than 300 times…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Simulations show merging neutron stars can boost their magnetic fields more than 300 times in one millisecond. Magnetar forms when two neutron stars touch — Phys.org High-resolution simulations on Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer tracked low-mass neutron star binaries with initial fields around 3 trillion gauss. ... Sources: phys.org · esa.int · space.com · teslarati.com · nasa.gov · universetoday.com · reddit.com · spacenews.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:10 Magnetar forms when two neutron stars touch 0:59 Cosmic Deep Dive 3:07 Galileo Second Generation gains reprogrammable signal module 3:59 Supercomputer rover FLIP set for late-2026 lunar launch 4:48 SpaceX releases Flight 15 catch simulation 5:14 Pulsar slowdown unmasks rare three-star system 5:42 Valles Marineris still reshaping Mars today 6:08 JWST reveals protostellar jets inside NGC 7129 in Cepheus 6:37 Ancient rains chart prebiotic pathways on Mars 7:01 Wearable patch tested for eyedrop delivery in microgravity 7:28 OSIRIS-APEX enters fourth year of extended mission 7:51 Water changes atomic structure under planetary extremes 8:12 Bayeux Tapestry records 1066 Halley’s Comet passage 8:37 Also Today 9:07 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1XltgMArU If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 228: A European service station on the Moon will keep experiments running for years by storing…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A European service station on the Moon will keep experiments running for years by storing solar power for the two-week lunar night. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories ... Sources: esa.int · phys.org · science.nasa.gov · abc.net.au · universetoday.com · space.com · tech.news.am · spacenews.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Introduction 0:24 ESA plans lunar service station to power experiments through the night 1:06 Cosmic Spotlight 1:49 Uranus and Neptune show different chemical makeups, hinting at separate origins 2:31 Cosmic Deep Dive 5:07 South Australia stays committed to sending its Australian of the Year into space 5:36 Euclid telescope spots its first previously unknown comet 6:05 First microblazar confirmed inside the Milky Way 6:29 Webb data show metal-rich gas orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole 7:20 Study counts 10,000 cracks to measure how much the Moon has shrunk 7:48 Mercury remains too difficult to land on without new technology 8:15 Two supermassive black holes may merge within a century 8:35 Also Today 9:06 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh1Vv9SDA8Q If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 227: A two-million-light-year radio structure shaped like a treble clef was re-energized by a…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A two-million-light-year radio structure shaped like a treble clef was re-energized by a galaxy cluster collision. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories ... Sources: science.nasa.gov · phys.org · reddit.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:29 Retired pilot funds purchase of Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home 4:26 First solar-flare-style magnetic eruption detected near supermassive black hole 5:11 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL-jNzNjL2I If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 226: Four Artemis II astronauts accepted the Stephen Hawking Medal for turning their lunar…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Four Artemis II astronauts accepted the Stephen Hawking Medal for turning their lunar flight into a shared human experience. Artemis II Crew Receives Stephen Hawking Medal — Space.com The four Artemis II astronauts accepted the Stephen Hawking Medal at the Starmus VIII festival in Tenerife on October 17. ... Sources: space.com · universetoday.com · phys.org Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Artemis II Crew Receives Stephen Hawking Medal 1:14 Study Simulates How Microgravity Changes Human Cell Nuclei 2:28 Three-Dimensional Models Test Nuclear Asteroid Disruption 3:55 Cosmic Spotlight 4:17 Salt Crystals in Enceladus Plumes May Carry Ocean Chemistry 4:57 Cosmic Deep Dive 6:20 Compact Hydrogen Cloud Could Be a Dark Galaxy 7:46 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 2:30 PM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSs-fbvxky8 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 225: Seven billion light-years away, a supercluster holding more than two quadrillion solar…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Seven billion light-years away, a supercluster holding more than two quadrillion solar masses may show whether dark matter particles interact with one another. Astronomer leads global team on NASA mission to early universe — Phys.org Space A University of Missouri astronomer heads a team of 130 researchers from 62 institutions, including NASA, Caltech, Princeton and Harvard. ... Sources: phys.org · space.com · arstechnica.com · universetoday.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:24 Cosmic Spotlight 1:48 NASA's Hubble spies spiral's edge 7:42 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOosyJv-VRk If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 224: Detailed maps of young lunar faults now give the clearest measure yet of how much the moon…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Detailed maps of young lunar faults now give the clearest measure yet of how much the moon has contracted while cooling. Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking — Phys.org Space A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has contracted as its interior gradually cooled over time. ... Sources: phys.org · universetoday.com · space.com · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:14 Cosmic Spotlight 3:50 Scientists detect rare type of wood alcohol in space 7:30 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3bmAksP3jk If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 223: Perseverance has driven farther on Mars than any rover before it thanks to its AutoNav…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Perseverance has driven farther on Mars than any rover before it thanks to its AutoNav hazard system. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Perseverance Sets New Distance Record on Mars — Universe Today NASA's Perseverance Rover has reached another milestone. It now holds the record for the longest distance travelled on another world, meaning Mars and Earth's Moon. ... Sources: universetoday.com · nasa.gov · science.nasa.gov · quantamagazine.org · arstechnica.com · miragenews.com · spectra.mhi.com · phys.org Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:12 Perseverance Sets New Distance Record on Mars 0:50 NASA Previews Two Spacewalks to Finish ISS Solar Array Upgrades 2:02 Chandra Reveals Cause of Treble Clef Radio Structure in Galaxy Cluster 4:45 Limb Darkening Observed on Nearby Stars for First Time 5:24 New Details Emerge in 1181 Supernova Remnant 5:55 Triplet of Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter Challenges Theories 6:22 Rocket Lab Neutron First Flight Likely Slips to 2027 or 2028 6:46 CSIRO Space Truck Completes First Year of Outback Outreach 7:35 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Agv489ujxg If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 222: Perseverance rover just added another 91 meters to its Mars record in one day, pushing the…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Perseverance rover just added another 91 meters to its Mars record in one day, pushing the total distance past prior benchmarks. WASP-189b shows matching chemistry with its host star — SSBCrack Astronomers captured the transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-189b as it passed in front of its host star. ... Sources: news.ssbcrack.com · am1100theflag.com · nasa.gov · science.nasa.gov · jpl.nasa.gov · nature.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 6:06 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s71gdHwjxMQ If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 221: New helium measurements are confirming the exact mix forged in the universe's first minutes.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News New helium measurements are confirming the exact mix forged in the universe's first minutes. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories APOD Captures Desert Stairway Under Milky Way — NASA Breaking A wide-angle composite shows a stairway sculpture in Chile's Atacama Desert with the Milky Way rising behind it. ... Sources: science.nasa.gov · phys.org · space.com · pasadenastarnews.com · ahmedabadmirror.com · hindustantimes.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:14 Dying Sun May Disrupt Outer Planets Sooner 3:13 APOD Captures Desert Stairway Under Milky Way 4:14 Moon Dust Could Charge Astronauts Like Capacitors 4:45 JPL Opens Doors for Rare Public Tours 5:17 Gujarat Science City Runs Rocket Workshops for Students 5:52 Bengaluru Marks 70 Years Since Sputnik With Space History 6:46 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz6vYEQCzv8 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 220: European companies will test lunar rovers inside new Italian simulation facilities.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News European companies will test lunar rovers inside new Italian simulation facilities. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Lunar Rover Testing — ispace ispace-EUROPE S.A. and ALTEC S.p.A. ... Sources: ispace-inc.com · breakingthenews.net Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:03 Cosmic Spotlight 2:56 Cosmic Deep Dive 5:47 Tomorrow Teaser 6:01 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-zaE0Nu3s If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 219: Astronomers have fresh clues about the irregular dimming of Tabby's Star that once hinted…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers have fresh clues about the irregular dimming of Tabby's Star that once hinted at alien structures. New clues surface for Tabby's Star's strange brightness changes — Vietnam.vn The star KIC 8462852 shows brightness drops of up to twenty percent at irregular intervals. It is an F-type star in Cygnus with a red dwarf companion. ... Sources: vietnam.vn · ynetnews.com · amp.marca.com · yourweather.co.uk · universetoday.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:12 New clues surface for Tabby's Star's strange brightness 1:12 US pushes to place nuclear reactor on the moon 2:14 Helium loss observed from super-Earth LHS eleven forty b 3:52 Honda teams with Redwire on robotic lab assistant 4:46 Artemis two crew creates unique lunar science record now 6:10 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynGK2SXOIbk If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 218: A sharp mosaic from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the Moon's farside has a…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A sharp mosaic from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the Moon's farside has a thicker crust that prevents dark maria from forming. Lunar Farside Mosaic Reveals Thicker Crust — NASA The image is a mosaic from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s wide angle camera centered on the lunar farside. It combines over 15,000 images acquired between November 2009 and February 2011. ... Sources: science.nasa.gov · voiceofemirates.com · reddit.com · infoespacial.com · gizmodo.com · phys.org · astronomy.com · space.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Introduction 0:40 Lunar Farside Mosaic Reveals Thicker Crust 1:39 SPHEREx Maps Brown Dwarfs With Water and Methane 2:15 Webb Telescope Spots Baby Stars in Nebula 4:55 Economist Profiles Robert Zubrin’s Influence on Mars Plans 5:29 Private Astronaut Balances Motherhood and Spaceflight 5:56 Karl Schwarzschild Born October 9, 1873 6:36 Trump Awards Elon Musk National Medal of Science 7:03 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqwPQ9W6o8M If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 217: A high school student has identified three dwarf galaxies whose star formation patterns…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A high school student has identified three dwarf galaxies whose star formation patterns may resolve a long-standing puzzle about isolated systems. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories High school student identifies three dwarf galaxies near M101 — Universe Today Julian Shapiro discovered the galaxies while still in high school during research on star formation rates. ... Sources: universetoday.com · spaceanddefense.io · vietnam.vn · space.com · astronomy.com · esa.int · phys.org · reddit.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:14 High school student identifies three dwarf galaxies near 1:00 NASA and Department of Energy sign nuclear power 1:45 Astronomers report planet reborn from a dying star 2:17 Far-infrared telescope PRIMA advances toward 2033 launch 2:56 ESA and IAU sign agreement to protect dark and quiet skies 3:35 South Korea launches Nuri 2 with five Neonsat imagers 6:37 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_5sfKxLaCw If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 216: A radio galaxy from nearly twelve point five billion years ago has been confirmed as one…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A radio galaxy from nearly twelve point five billion years ago has been confirmed as one of the most powerful ever detected. Elon Musk confirms Tesla and SpaceX will run Terafab — Teslarati Elon Musk stated that Tesla and SpaceX will build and operate the planned Terafab chip factory in Texas. He added that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company may sublease space but will not take control. ... Sources: teslarati.com · esa.int · space.com · phys.org · reddit.com · uwaterloo.ca · nasa.gov · astronomy.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Introduction 0:43 Elon Musk confirms Tesla and SpaceX will run Terafab 1:17 ESA discusses Europe’s future in space exploration 1:53 Blue Origin advances crewed Space Vehicle development 2:23 SpaceX prepares Starship for first Florida launch from pad 4:13 Astronomers confirm powerful radio galaxy at redshift four 5:58 Mars Society schedules David Brin appearance on Red Planet 6:42 Artemis II crew tablet captures annotated lunar eclipse 8:36 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__k0PuSsyjo If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 215: Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked from the International Space Station…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked from the International Space Station today after nearly eight months aboard. Sophie Adenot Returning to Earth Today — European Space Agency On 7 October 2026 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked from the International Space Station at around 12:05 GMT. ... Sources: esa.int · phys.org · spacenews.com · newsminer.com · astronomy.com · reddit.com · universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Introduction 2:36 Alcohol in space: Exotic methanol discovered in planet 3:59 Great view here of India's crewed spacecraft Gaganyaan 4:47 Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards 5:22 Thousands of Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Our Backyard 5:50 Oct. 7 1959: The first photos of the Moon’s farside 6:54 APOD: 2026 October 7 – Supernova Remnant Pa 30 7:30 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fOTBU3rrDU If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 214: SpaceX Crew Dragon Grace reached the International Space Station in seven hours and fifty…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News SpaceX Crew Dragon Grace reached the International Space Station in seven hours and fifty-five minutes, the fastest U.S. spacecraft transit on record. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ESA and Vast sign new post-ISS cooperation agreement — European Space Agency The European Space Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vast at the 77th International Astronautical Congress. ... Sources: esa.int · news.ssbcrack.com · sharjah24.ae · teslarati.com · science.nasa.gov · phys.org · siliconrepublic.com · nature.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Introduction 1:20 Research examines how spaceflight disrupts astronaut sleep 2:03 Sharjah hub marks World Space Week with lectures and hands 3:07 Youngest confirmed exoplanet found in gap of protoplanetary 4:02 SMILE spacecraft captures complete daytime auroral oval 4:36 Landsat 9 images tea-colored waters of Rupert Bay 5:27 Perseverance examines light-toned boulders and possible 5:58 Nature paper reports candidate second-generation planet 7:21 Study explores Penrose process energy extraction 8:24 Tomorrow Teaser 8:44 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X95l-poK8j0 If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 213: Tidal streams around the Sombrero galaxy show it grew through repeated mergers thirty…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Tidal streams around the Sombrero galaxy show it grew through repeated mergers thirty million light years away. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories AMD Readies Chip for Fifteen-Year Space Missions — Tech Critter AMD is preparing its Versal AI Core adaptive system-on-chip for missions lasting up to fifteen years in space. ... Sources: tech-critter.com · science.nasa.gov · perthisok.com · enterpriseam.com · philsa.gov.ph · stthomassource.com · phys.org · nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Introduction 0:44 Gamma-Ray Data Tighten Dark Matter Limits 1:42 AMD Readies Chip for Fifteen-Year Space Missions 2:11 UAE Launches Altair-1 and Ships Asteroid Probe 3:17 Anorthosite Massif Stands Out in Southern Madagascar 4:14 Western Australia Student Selected for NASA Program 5:25 All-Filipino Crew Finishes Analog Mission 6:51 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fkVmaU2gjU If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 212: Starlink is beta testing a program allowing property owners to earn passive income by…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Starlink is beta testing a program allowing property owners to earn passive income by sharing satellite internet with nearby users. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Starlink Launches Communities Program for Shared Access — Teslarati Starlink is launching a beta path for property owners to turn a single kit into a shared access business. ... Sources: teslarati.com · phys.org · astronomy.com · fool.com · reddit.com · livescience.com · dongascience.com · aol.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Introduction 0:47 Starlink Launches Communities Program for Shared Access 2:38 NASA Awards Boeing Three Hundred Fifty Nine Million Dollars 3:43 Gegenschein Glow Captured Over Chinese Mountains 5:05 Protecting Mars Mission Electronics From Solar Radiation 5:42 Friends Launch Space YouTube Channel With Betelgeuse Video 6:46 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdcB1vpSAs If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 211: SpaceX completed three Falcon launches, four first stage landings, and a Dragon docking to…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News SpaceX completed three Falcon launches, four first stage landings, and a Dragon docking to the station in under thirteen hours. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories World Space Week 2026 Focuses on Rocket Revolution — The Federal Reusable rockets, private launch companies and advances in manufacturing are lowering barriers to orbit and expanding opportunities for space exploration. ... Sources: thefederal.com · esa.int · science.nasa.gov · chinadaily.com.cn · phys.org · wvnews.com · x.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Introduction 0:49 World Space Week 2026 Focuses on Rocket Revolution 3:00 October 2026 Night Sky Highlights from NASA 3:46 Starship First Orbital Flight Delivers Twenty Six Starlink 4:29 Three Falcon Launches Complete in Thirteen Hours 5:16 Early Lemur Two Cubesats Lack Orbital Data Since Early 5:43 Space Force Faces Tracking Issues with Equatorial Objects 6:25 Ride Booking Scarcity Emerges as Falcon Steps Back 9:43 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-WB4hBINRE If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 210: Researchers now estimate Mars north pole ice contains only three percent dust by mass…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Researchers now estimate Mars north pole ice contains only three percent dust by mass instead of the prior twenty five percent figure. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ... Sources: universetoday.com · phys.org · space.com · bnrnews.bg · spacenews.com · scientificamerican.com · arstechnica.com · cdcgaming.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Introduction 1:02 Longer Spaceflights Tied to Higher Hip Fracture Rates 2:07 SpaceX Schedules Three Launches in Thirteen Hours 3:05 Coldest Known Lava World May Retain an Atmosphere 4:10 Bulgaria Highlights New Technologies Opening Space 4:38 Sunrise-III Balloon Observatory Maps Quiet-Sun Magnetic 5:05 NASA Directive Could Raise Mars Contamination Risk 7:56 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk468q1tW30 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 209: Webb telescope image of galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300 shows hundreds more galaxies than…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Webb telescope image of galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300 shows hundreds more galaxies than Hubble captured in 2014. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Webb Image Shows Hundreds More Galaxies in Distant Cluster — European Space Agency The James Webb Space Telescope captured galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300 in far greater detail than the Hubble image from 2014. ... Sources: esa.int · arstechnica.com · reddit.com · universetoday.com · phys.org · x.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Introduction 1:12 Starlink Satellites Begin Orbit Raising With Argon Engines 1:43 NASA Faces Questions on Low-Earth Economy Future 2:28 Super Heavy Lifts Off With 33 Raptor 3 Engines 3:06 Amateur Astronomer Captures Possible Pluto Image 3:41 Widefield Image Captures Firework Galaxy NGC 6946 5:06 Helium Escape From Exoplanet LHS 1140b Raises Questions 6:53 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGEKE7L5Pw 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 208: NASA will pay Boeing three hundred fifty nine million dollars to return Starliner to…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA will pay Boeing three hundred fifty nine million dollars to return Starliner to flight and certify a new rocket. Boeing Receives Three Hundred Fifty Nine Million Dollars for Starliner Return — Ars Technica NASA will pay Boeing three hundred fifty nine million dollars to facilitate Starliner's return to flight. ... Sources: arstechnica.com · spaceflightnow.com · spacepolicyonline.com · spacewatch.global · plus.nasa.gov · universetoday.com · sciencedaily.com · science.nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Introduction 0:58 Next Crewed Boeing Starliner Flight Delayed Until Twenty 1:43 Direct Neutral Gas Detected in Galaxies Seven Hundred 4:20 NASA Launches Human Lander Challenge 4:57 Crew Thirteen Could Reach International Space Station 5:38 Astronomy Picture of the Day Features Shrimp Nebula 7:19 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmzIqS055M 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 207: A new map reveals hundreds of previously unknown valleys beneath Greenland's vast ice sheet.

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A new map reveals hundreds of previously unknown valleys beneath Greenland's vast ice sheet. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Hidden Valleys Mapped Under Greenland Ice Sheet — NASA Science A newly developed method called Ice Flow Perturbation Analysis produced the most detailed view yet of the bedrock beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. ... Sources: science.nasa.gov · universetoday.com · scitechdaily.com · abc.net.au · reddit.com · cw39.com · 2oceansvibe.com · nola.com Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Astronomy Picture of the Day Used in Classrooms 1:41 Shapley-Curtis Great Debate Marks One Hundred Years 2:14 Lab Experiment Explains Ancient Star's Strontium Levels 2:48 Early Solar System Planets Formed From Fire Not Ice 3:23 Apollo Astronauts Assigned New NASA Tasks 4:09 Nullarbor Caves Studied for Mars Life Clues 4:41 Radio Galaxy Shows Four Separate Jet Outbursts 5:18 NASA Asks Public for Cloud Photographs 8:27 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQZ1ov4mPyQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 206: JWST data shows Chariklo's inner ring grew over fifty percent denser while its outer ring…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News JWST data shows Chariklo's inner ring grew over fifty percent denser while its outer ring thinned by sixty percent. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories JWST Spots Density Shifts in Chariklo Rings — Universe Today Researchers used stellar occultation observations from 2017 and 2022 to track changes in the rings of the Centaur Chariklo. ... Sources: universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov · post-gazette.com · scmp.com · local12.com · phys.org · spaceflightnow.com · floridatoday.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Introduction 0:45 JWST Spots Density Shifts in Chariklo Rings 1:36 Andromeda Galaxy Image Cleaned of Earth Artifacts 3:06 BeiDou Satellite Reportedly Refueled in Orbit 3:54 Black Hole Jets Extend Beyond Visible Galaxy Edges 4:38 Florida Born Astronaut Prepares for ISS Mission 5:23 Heat Shield Ablation Observed in Real Time 9:04 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX_Qpe5rgYQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

Ep 205: The LINK spacecraft reentered over the South Pacific after failing its rescue mission for…

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Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News The LINK spacecraft reentered over the South Pacific after failing its rescue mission for the SWIFT observatory. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories LINK Spacecraft Reenters Over South Pacific — r/space It had failed in its mission to rescue the SWIFT observatory. The reentry was tracked by orbital analyst Jonathan McDowell. No debris recovery efforts were reported. ... Sources: reddit.com · breakingthenews.net · space.com · chron.com · nasa.gov · science.nasa.gov Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 More Countries May Join Russia-China Lunar Project 2:01 New Orleans University Enters Space Research 2:50 NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat 3:31 Circling the Black Hole at the Photon Sphere 6:29 Will SpaceX's Starship Reach Orbit 6:56 Closing AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znsVpyZSQeI 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.

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