Astronomy Daily | Space News: S04E61
In this episode of Astronomy Daily, host Anna brings you the latest and most thrilling updates from the world of space exploration. From groundbreaking NASA launches to intriguing discoveries in exoplanet research and a spectacular upcoming lunar eclipse, this episode is packed with stories that highlight the ever-evolving landscape of our understanding of the cosmos.
Highlights:
- NASA's Double Launch Success: Celebrate NASA's recent milestone with a remarkable 2-for-1 launch of the SphereX Telescope and the PUNCH mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SphereX aims to create the most detailed map of the universe, searching for the ingredients of life across 450 million galaxies, while PUNCH will provide unprecedented insights into the Sun's outer atmosphere and solar wind.
- Meteor Mystery Unraveled: Discover how new research has cast doubt on the existence of an interstellar meteor that created a stir in 2014. The seismic signals that led to the recovery of metallic spheres from the ocean floor were found to be caused by a truck, raising questions about the true origin of these materials.
- Four New Exoplanets Confirmed: Exciting news emerges as scientists confirm the presence of four small planets orbiting Barnard's Star, located just six light years away. These tightly packed worlds present unique challenges for stability and raise intriguing questions about the potential for additional Earth-sized planets in the system.
- Athena Moon Landing Update: Learn about the challenges faced by the Athena Moon Landing Mission, which successfully reached the lunar surface but ended up in a sideways position. Despite limitations, the mission provided valuable data that will inform future lunar explorations.
- Citizen Science Initiative: The European Space Agency invites space enthusiasts to help analyze data from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. This unique project allows citizens to contribute to solar research by tracking solar radio bursts, bridging the gap between professional scientists and passionate space fans. To find out more, visit https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Catch_solar_bursts_in_new_citizen_science_project (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Catch_solar_bursts_in_new_citizen_science_project)
- Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse: Mark your calendars for the total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, where the Moon will take on a stunning reddish hue, known as a blood Moon. We’ll provide essential viewing details to ensure you don’t miss this spectacular celestial event.
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Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.
00:00 - Welcome back to Astronomy Daily
01:05 - NASA's double launch overview
07:30 - Meteor mystery explained
12:15 - Confirmation of exoplanets around Barnard's Star
18:00 - Athena Moon Landing Mission challenges
22:30 - Citizen science in solar research
27:00 - Total lunar eclipse viewing details
32:00 - Conclusion and upcoming content
✍️ Episode References
NASA SphereX Mission Details
[NASA SphereX]( https://www.nasa.gov/sphere-x (https://www.nasa.gov/sphere-x) )
PUNCH Mission Information
[NASA PUNCH]( https://www.nasa.gov/punch (https://www.nasa.gov/punch) )
Barnard's Star Exoplanet Research
[Research Article]( https://www.example.com (https://www.example.com/) )
Solar Orbiter Citizen Science Project
[ESA Solar Orbiter]( https://www.esa.int/solar_orbiter (https://www.esa.int/solar_orbiter) )
https://www.esa.int/Science_E (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Catch_solar_bursts_in_new_citizen_science_project) xploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Catch_solar_bursts_in_new_citizen_science_project
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00:00:00 --> 00:00:02 welcome to astronomy daily your source
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00:00:04 --> 00:00:06 I'm your host Anna and today we've got
00:00:06 --> 00:00:08 an exciting lineup of stories spanning
00:00:08 --> 00:00:11 from groundbreaking NASA launches to
00:00:11 --> 00:00:13 mysterious signals from space and a
00:00:13 --> 00:00:14 reminder about a spectacular upcoming
00:00:15 --> 00:00:17 lunar eclipse we'll be diving deep into
00:00:17 --> 00:00:19 some fascinating developments that
00:00:19 --> 00:00:21 showcase just how Dynamic our
00:00:21 --> 00:00:22 understanding of the cosmos continues to
00:00:22 --> 00:00:26 be so let's get started with today's
00:00:26 --> 00:00:28 news let's kick things off with a launch
00:00:28 --> 00:00:30 that could have a lot of people saying
00:00:30 --> 00:00:33 at last NASA has just achieved another
00:00:33 --> 00:00:35 Milestone with a remarkable two for one
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00:00:42 --> 00:00:44 this joint launch from Vandenberg space
00:00:44 --> 00:00:46 Force Base represents a smart way to
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00:00:49 --> 00:00:52 spherex which stands for spectr
00:00:52 --> 00:00:53 photometer for the history of the
00:00:53 --> 00:00:56 universe epic of reionization and is's
00:00:56 --> 00:00:58 Explorer will spend the next two years
00:00:58 --> 00:01:00 creating the most detailed map of our
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00:01:09 --> 00:01:12 while looking at the sky in 102
00:01:12 --> 00:01:15 different colors of infrared light what
00:01:15 --> 00:01:17 makes this telescope truly special is
00:01:17 --> 00:01:19 its ability to search for the basic
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00:01:21 --> 00:01:25 Way it will peer into molecular clouds
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00:01:38 --> 00:01:40 punch Mission consisting of four small
00:01:40 --> 00:01:42 satellites working in perfect
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00:01:44 --> 00:01:46 unprecedented view of our Sun's outer
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00:01:49 --> 00:01:51 it as a cosmic weather station helping
00:01:52 --> 00:01:53 us better understand and potentially
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00:02:00 --> 00:02:02 together these missions showcase NASA's
00:02:02 --> 00:02:05 ability to study both the very large and
00:02:05 --> 00:02:07 the relatively close to home while sphx
00:02:07 --> 00:02:09 looks out toward the farthest reaches of
00:02:09 --> 00:02:12 space punch will keep a watchful eye on
00:02:12 --> 00:02:14 our own Stellar neighbor helping us
00:02:14 --> 00:02:15 better understand the complex
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00:02:19 --> 00:02:21 this launch marks an exciting new
00:02:21 --> 00:02:23 chapter in space exploration promising
00:02:23 --> 00:02:25 to fill in crucial gaps in our
00:02:25 --> 00:02:27 understanding of both our Cosmic Origins
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00:02:29 --> 00:02:31 star
00:02:31 --> 00:02:32 the data from these missions will not
00:02:32 --> 00:02:35 only help answer long-standing questions
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00:02:37 --> 00:02:39 fascinating new ones as
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00:02:47 --> 00:02:50 Interstellar visitor the story revolves
00:02:50 --> 00:02:51 around a meteor that blazed through
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00:02:54 --> 00:02:57 quite a stir in the scientific Community
00:02:57 --> 00:02:59 when researchers claim to have recovered
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00:03:02 --> 00:03:04 2023 initially the discovery seemed
00:03:04 --> 00:03:07 groundbreaking Harvard scientists led by
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00:03:14 --> 00:03:16 subsequently recovered hundreds of tiny
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00:03:19 --> 00:03:20 these spheral showed unusual
00:03:20 --> 00:03:23 concentrations of elements like burum
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00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 rather mundane explanation for the
00:03:39 --> 00:03:41 seismic signals that guided the original
00:03:41 --> 00:03:43 search what was thought to be the
00:03:43 --> 00:03:45 signature of an Interstellar object
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00:03:47 --> 00:03:49 just the rumbling of a truck driving
00:03:49 --> 00:03:51 past the seismic monitoring station on
00:03:51 --> 00:03:54 Manis Island the researchers found that
00:03:54 --> 00:03:56 the signals characteristics perfectly
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00:04:01 --> 00:04:03 telltale signs they would expect from a
00:04:03 --> 00:04:06 meteor impact even more significantly
00:04:06 --> 00:04:08 their analysis suggests the actual
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00:04:16 --> 00:04:18 search this Revelation raises serious
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00:04:20 --> 00:04:23 recovered spheral while they may still
00:04:23 --> 00:04:25 be of meteoritic origin they're likely
00:04:25 --> 00:04:26 either from a conventional meteor or
00:04:26 --> 00:04:29 perhaps represent a hybrid of cosmic and
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00:04:31 --> 00:04:34 meteorite impacted Earth's surface
00:04:34 --> 00:04:35 what's clear is that they're probably
00:04:36 --> 00:04:38 not the remnants of an alien spacecraft
00:04:38 --> 00:04:39 or Interstellar visitor that some had
00:04:39 --> 00:04:42 hoped they might be this case serves as
00:04:42 --> 00:04:44 a perfect example of how science
00:04:44 --> 00:04:46 constantly refines itself through
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00:04:48 --> 00:04:50 it means replacing an exciting
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00:05:03 --> 00:05:05 planets orbiting Barnard star our Cosmic
00:05:05 --> 00:05:07 nextdoor neighbor after the alpha
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00:05:14 --> 00:05:16 numerous false starts and unconfirmed
00:05:16 --> 00:05:19 claims using the specialized maroon X
00:05:19 --> 00:05:21 instrument designed specifically for
00:05:21 --> 00:05:24 observing M dwarf stars like Barnard
00:05:24 --> 00:05:26 star researchers conducted detailed
00:05:26 --> 00:05:30 observations from 2021 to 2023
00:05:30 --> 00:05:32 the team had to carefully separate the
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00:05:43 --> 00:05:45 these newly confirmed planets are truly
00:05:45 --> 00:05:47 remarkable with masses ranging between
00:05:47 --> 00:05:52 just 19% and 34% of Earth's mass in fact
00:05:52 --> 00:05:53 one of them might be the smallest planet
00:05:54 --> 00:05:56 ever detected using the radial velocity
00:05:56 --> 00:05:58 method what's particularly fascinating
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00:06:01 --> 00:06:03 all orbiting their star in periods
00:06:03 --> 00:06:07 between 2.34 and 6.74 days the discovery
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00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 if they're perfectly circular the best
00:06:17 --> 00:06:19 current measurements indicate that any
00:06:19 --> 00:06:22 slight deviations could make the entire
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00:06:25 --> 00:06:26 this presents an exciting puzzle for
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00:06:31 --> 00:06:33 these planets unfortunately orbit too
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00:06:40 --> 00:06:42 additional earth-sized planets in more
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00:06:44 --> 00:06:46 confirmed that if such planets exist
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00:06:48 --> 00:06:51 Earth's mass this breakthrough comes
00:06:51 --> 00:06:52 after more than half a century of
00:06:52 --> 00:06:54 searching during which various teams
00:06:54 --> 00:06:56 have claimed to find planets around
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00:07:00 --> 00:07:02 disproven this time with multiple
00:07:02 --> 00:07:04 independent observations and careful
00:07:04 --> 00:07:06 analysis we can finally say with
00:07:06 --> 00:07:08 confidence that this ancient star
00:07:08 --> 00:07:10 estimated to be about 10 billion years
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00:07:16 --> 00:07:19 the Moon the Athena moon landing Mission
00:07:19 --> 00:07:20 while achieving the remarkable feat of
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00:07:23 --> 00:07:25 an unexpected challenge shall we say
00:07:25 --> 00:07:28 that has impacted its objectives the
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00:07:39 --> 00:07:41 capabilities this orientation proved
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00:07:44 --> 00:07:46 arrays couldn't properly capture
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00:07:49 --> 00:07:51 result the mission's active phase lasted
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00:07:54 --> 00:07:56 it did manage to beam back valuable
00:07:56 --> 00:07:57 images from the lunar surface during
00:07:58 --> 00:08:00 this brief window one of the most
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00:08:07 --> 00:08:09 that was poised to make history with its
00:08:09 --> 00:08:11 own lunar exploration objectives the
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00:08:13 --> 00:08:16 Rover survived the landing intact and
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00:08:23 --> 00:08:25 despite these setbacks the mission
00:08:25 --> 00:08:28 wasn't without its Silver Linings the
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00:08:32 --> 00:08:35 while in lunar orbit and even after
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00:08:43 --> 00:08:45 expeditions to the Riner gamma region
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00:08:47 --> 00:08:50 South Pole this experience has provided
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00:09:06 --> 00:09:07 future successes in our ongoing
00:09:07 --> 00:09:10 exploration of Earth's closest Celestial
00:09:10 --> 00:09:13 neighbor seems everyone's getting into
00:09:13 --> 00:09:15 the citizen science projects at the
00:09:15 --> 00:09:18 moment the European space agency has
00:09:18 --> 00:09:20 just launched an exciting new initiative
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00:09:38 --> 00:09:41 called the solar radio burst tracker
00:09:41 --> 00:09:43 focuses on analyzing radio waves emitted
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00:09:56 --> 00:09:58 graphs to examine it's a task too
00:09:58 --> 00:10:00 massive for individual scientists to
00:10:00 --> 00:10:03 tackle alone what makes this project
00:10:03 --> 00:10:05 particularly fascinating is that these
00:10:05 --> 00:10:08 radio bursts known as type 3 solar radio
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00:10:10 --> 00:10:13 flares those massive explosions of
00:10:13 --> 00:10:15 radiation from the sun's surface when
00:10:15 --> 00:10:18 these flares occur they shoot electrons
00:10:18 --> 00:10:19 into space which then interact with
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00:10:21 --> 00:10:24 produce distinctive radio wave patterns
00:10:24 --> 00:10:26 the timing of this project couldn't be
00:10:26 --> 00:10:29 better as 2025 marks a peak in the Sun's
00:10:29 --> 00:10:32 11-year activity cycle we've already
00:10:32 --> 00:10:34 seen evidence of this increased solar
00:10:34 --> 00:10:36 activity through spectacular Aurora
00:10:36 --> 00:10:38 displays visible across Europe by
00:10:38 --> 00:10:41 tracking these radio bursts citizen
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00:10:43 --> 00:10:45 comprehensive catalog of solar radio
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00:10:47 --> 00:10:49 participants don't need any specialized
00:10:49 --> 00:10:51 knowledge or equipment the project
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00:10:53 --> 00:10:55 identify and outline radio bursts in the
00:10:55 --> 00:10:58 data each graph will be reviewed by
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00:11:00 --> 00:11:02 the resulting database will help
00:11:02 --> 00:11:04 scientists better understand solar
00:11:04 --> 00:11:06 behavior and its potential effects on
00:11:06 --> 00:11:08 Earth this initiative represents a
00:11:09 --> 00:11:11 unique opportunity for the public to
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 contribute to cuttingedge space research
00:11:13 --> 00:11:15 while also helping to train artificial
00:11:15 --> 00:11:18 intelligence systems that will automate
00:11:18 --> 00:11:20 this process in the future it's a
00:11:20 --> 00:11:22 perfect example of how modern space
00:11:22 --> 00:11:24 exploration is becoming increasingly
00:11:24 --> 00:11:26 collaborative Bridging the Gap between
00:11:26 --> 00:11:29 professional scientists and passionate
00:11:29 --> 00:11:31 space enthusiasts if you'd like to find
00:11:31 --> 00:11:34 out more I'll include a link in the show
00:11:34 --> 00:11:37 notes before I go today a quick reminder
00:11:37 --> 00:11:39 mark your calendars for an extraordinary
00:11:39 --> 00:11:41 Celestial display coming up on the night
00:11:41 --> 00:11:44 of March 13th into the early hours of
00:11:44 --> 00:11:46 March 14th the moon will undergo a
00:11:46 --> 00:11:48 dramatic transformation as it passes
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00:11:50 --> 00:11:52 total lunar eclipse we've seen since
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00:11:53 --> 00:11:56 20122 during this spectacular event our
00:11:56 --> 00:11:58 lunar companion will take on an eerie
00:11:58 --> 00:12:01 reddish glow creating what's commonly
00:12:01 --> 00:12:03 known as a Blood Moon this stunning
00:12:03 --> 00:12:05 color change occurs when Earth's
00:12:05 --> 00:12:07 atmosphere filters sunlight allowing
00:12:07 --> 00:12:10 only red and orange wavelengths to reach
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00:12:12 --> 00:12:15 gives us vibrant sunsets here on Earth
00:12:15 --> 00:12:16 the eclipse will unfold in several
00:12:16 --> 00:12:19 phases starting with a subtle dimming as
00:12:19 --> 00:12:21 the moon enters Earth's outer Shadow or
00:12:21 --> 00:12:25 penumbra at 857 p.m. Pacific time things
00:12:25 --> 00:12:27 get more dramatic around 10:09 p.m. when
00:12:27 --> 00:12:29 the partial eclipse begins and it will
00:12:29 --> 00:12:31 appear as if a giant bite is being taken
00:12:31 --> 00:12:34 out of the Moon the main event totality
00:12:34 --> 00:12:38 kicks off at 11:26 p.m. pafic time when
00:12:38 --> 00:12:39 the entire moon will be immersed in
00:12:39 --> 00:12:41 Earth's Shadow and take on its
00:12:41 --> 00:12:44 characteristic red coloring what makes
00:12:44 --> 00:12:46 this event particularly special is that
00:12:46 --> 00:12:48 you don't need any fancy equipment to
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00:12:51 --> 00:12:53 will enhance the view the eclipse is
00:12:53 --> 00:12:55 perfectly visible to the naked eye the
00:12:55 --> 00:12:57 show will be visible Across the Western
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00:12:59 --> 00:13:02 opportunities for many observers as an
00:13:02 --> 00:13:04 added bonus Sky Watchers can also spot
00:13:04 --> 00:13:06 Jupiter and Mars in the Western sky
00:13:06 --> 00:13:09 during the eclipse the darkened moon
00:13:09 --> 00:13:10 will actually make it easier to spot
00:13:10 --> 00:13:13 stars and constellations with our
00:13:13 --> 00:13:15 Celestial companion positioned in the
00:13:15 --> 00:13:17 constellation Leo at the start of the
00:13:17 --> 00:13:20 eclipse before Crossing into Virgo the
00:13:20 --> 00:13:22 total phase of the eclipse will last for
00:13:22 --> 00:13:25 about an hour ending at 12:31 a.m.
00:13:25 --> 00:13:27 Pacific Time on March 14th the moon will
00:13:27 --> 00:13:29 then gradually emerge from Earth's
00:13:29 --> 00:13:31 Shadow with the entire event concluding
00:13:32 --> 00:13:34 around 3:00 a.m. Pacific Time weather
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