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  • Another Jellyfish In the Sky?

    Another Jellyfish In the Sky?
    2026/10/22
    Another SpaceX launch was visible up the eastern coast of the US. NASA has closed out OSIRIS-REx and moved on with OSIRIS-APEX. Japan has aimed a rocket for one of the moons of Mars. The sky has been putting on a show.

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    34 分
  • What's that Big Jellyfish In the Sky?

    What's that Big Jellyfish In the Sky?
    2026/10/15
    The Tuesday morning SpaceX ISS resupply launch was visible in the morning sky along the east coast. Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch has a new role with NASA. A dangerous sunspot is facing Earth. Is a hypernova just all hype?

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    27 分
  • Gabby Award for Best Podcast Series Winner? Who Us?

    Gabby Award for Best Podcast Series Winner? Who Us?
    2026/10/08
    We spike the football a few times this week after winning the Gabby Award for Best Podcast Series at the Georgia Association of Broadcasters' Gabby Awards. NASA's SpaceX Crew 12 is safely back on Earth. SpaceX successfully launched its Starship Flight 14. Two CMEs are heading our way. NASA is moving ahead with 3 new science investigations for a base on the Moon.

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    33 分
  • Episode 300! Frank, They're Not Here for You. Weird Al Yankovic Is on the Plane

    Episode 300! Frank, They're Not Here for You. Weird Al Yankovic Is on the Plane
    2026/10/01
    On our 300th epiosde, a startup company is preparing to launch the first ever fully autonomous space mission to mine an asteroid. Forecasting weather on alien worlds outside out solar system is now a thing. An asteroid has now officially been named after Weird Al. Astronomers may have discovered the first moon outside our solar system.

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    36 分
  • Auroras and Equinoxes Are Pretty Much BFFs

    Auroras and Equinoxes Are Pretty Much BFFs
    2026/09/24
    The autumnal equinox means the beginning of aurora season. Research shows that the Sun may have swallowed a planet. SpaceX launch moved to next week. Plus new data from JWST and Hubble has driven reseach and shows how massive star clusters drive galaxy evolution.

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    29 分
  • Down Goes Farrah

    Down Goes Farrah
    2026/09/17
    A US Cold War era satellite broke apart in orbit and no one knows why. A French court has ruled that aviation radiation is real and that it qualifies as an occupational hazard for flight crews. SpaceX has a significant launch scheduled for next week. Vampire dwarf stars probably won't be a hot Halloween costume this year, but perhaps they should be.

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    38 分
  • China Has Big Plans for Mars

    China Has Big Plans for Mars
    2026/09/10
    China plans to beat the US to Mars with a mission that will return samples. The Roman Space Telescope had a better than perfect launch that will extend its life. Hubble is observing a decagon on Saturn. Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane will soon have a name.

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    40 分
  • Starbase Louisiana Is Coming

    Starbase Louisiana Is Coming
    2026/09/03
    Louisiana will be the home of SpaceX's new starbase and the revenue and tourism will have a massive impact. Have astronomers discovered the first starless galaxy? The Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched. Plus August saw two total eclipses just weeks apart.

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    37 分