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JWST has discovered deep space alcohol and other life chemicals near a protostar. Roscosmos has successfully launched after last week's last second scrub. Boeing's Starliner may launch soon but not before May. NASA is optimistic that it will resolve its Voyager 1 computer issues and scientists are learning more about the impact of the DART mission. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss.
A Soyuz launch scheduled to travel to the ISS was scrubbed twenty seconds before liftoff. SpaceX plans to launch later today with cargo for the ISS. SpaceX has also announced that they could be launching Strship again in six weeks. Budget cuts for NASA means they will be forced to shut down the CHandra X-Ray Observatory. And a study of an impact on Mars produced more than 2 billion secondary craters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss.
SpaceX celebrated its founding anniversary with a successful launch of Starship into space. Japan's first attempt at launching a commerical rocket into space explosed seconds after launch. 35 years ago, a CME brought darkness from the Sun. Plus, JWST has had another win while studying deep into our solar system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss.
SpaceX continues to make things look easy after launching and docking the Crew 8 to the ISS while prepping the 3rd test for the Starship. The Curiosity Rover is climbing through time on the surface of Mars. Orion's hatch has a design flaw and could cause delays. And astronomers have discovered a moon orbiting Uranus and two moons orbiting Neptune. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.
ILM's Odysseus is going to sleep but sunlight could still wake it up. SpaceX was forced to cancel a launch due to weather but decided to launch a different rocket instead. A glancing blow CME could graze the Earth this weekend. A baby star's planet-forming disk has 3 times more water than Earth's oceans. And NASA's DART strike on Dimorphos has some new data. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.
Intuitive Machines Odysseus will attempt to land on the Moon today. The Europpean "zombie sat" has successfully crash landed into t he Pacific. Another giant sunspot is big enough to see without magnification. 12P/Pons-Brooks comet will be close to the Sun during April's solar eclipse. The brightest quasar ever seen eats a "sun a day".
SpaceX has been very busy with successful launches and some of them are very significant... including the successful mission by the Ax-3 crew who landed back on Earth after time at the ISS. A new study says that dying stars could move the habitable zone in their solar systems and melt ice down to liquid water and it could last long enough for life to emerge. And a temporary mini-moon orbiting Venus has been given a strange name.
An image of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars shows it sitting all alone in the sand now that it's out of service. Ax-3's crew of private astornauts is on the way home from the ISS. One of Saturn's moons could possibly have liquid water. A massive sunspot that is visible from Mars could be visible from Earth (please use protective eyewear before you look). And a zombie satellite is heading back to the Earth's surface later this month.
Japan's SLIM Moon lander isn't dead yet after sunlight reached its solar panels giving it life. Ingenuity however has ended its service on Mars after a crash and 72 flights. ISS astronaut has been controling a robot on Earth. And Polaris Dawn wants to send up two astronauts for a historic spacewalk.
Japan has become the 5th nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon, but the solar panels did not deploy and the batteries can't charge. Astrobotic's Peregrine lander has burned up in Earth's atmosphere ending its failed mission to land on the Moon. NASA remembers lives lost in the name of space discovery with their annual day of remembrance. JWST has given scientists a look back in time with interesting data.
Axiom Space's Ax-3 mission is scheduled to launch today and take a crew of astronauts from four countries to the ISS. Scientists begin the examine the contents of the OSIRIS-REx sample container. NASA has made a selection for an upcoming Venus mission. And get ready for the Great American Solar Eclipse.
NASA has made the decision to move its next two Moon missions ro September 2025 and 2026. Astrobotic's Peregrine Moon lander will not successfully land on the Moon however ULA's Vulcan rocket was a success. JWST has given astronomers a look at aurora over a failed star and are not sure why it's there. Peggy Whitson has loaned one of her Axiom space suits to Space Center Houston to display and let the world know that private space missions are "real".
SpaceX has an amazing end to 2023 with two launches less than three hours apart and accomplishing a 96 launch year. Juno has the 2nd closest pass of Io but the closest in a very long time. A new rocket could mean a faster way to travel to Mars. The Ingenuity copter sets a new record while accomplishing an incredible 70th flight which is 65 more than originally planned.
This week Wes and Shawn take a look back at the 5 biggest space news stories of 2023
This week, Wes and Shawn begin their look back at the 10 biggest space news stories of 2023
SpaceX has delayed the a launch that would have included the X-37B spaceplane and removed it from the launchpad. The Geminid meteor shower's origin is now a mystery now that it's suspected orgin is no longer possible. Voyager 1 has lost communication with Earth again. Solar activity can impact a planet's atmosphere and the safety of train travel.
Three different robotics missions are hoping to land on the Moon in January. The cannibal CME that hit Earth last weekend put on a dazzling light show. A new meteor shower is soon bevisible in the southern hemisphere. NASA celebrated 25 years of the ISS. Plus Frank Rubio's tomato has been found and, no, he didn't eat it.
A cannibal CME is heading our way and could cause power and communication problems. Astronomers have discovered a solar system with planets behaving in a very mathematical way. A protoplanetary disc has been observed in a nearby galaxy. Plus, the astronauts who will be flying around the Moon next year have now signed their Artemis rocket!
We've seen the clockbait articles, now we discuss why Saturn's rings will disappear in 2025. Plus, SpaceX had a successful Super Heavy-Starship launch of sorts on Saturday and is planning another launch by Christmas. A big sunspot is about to point itself at Earth. And let's talk about those "kissing asteroids".
SpaceX is counting down to a second test launch for the Super Heavy. The White House is laying out rules for governing space tourism and space stations owned by private companies. And asteroid will soon occult Betelgeuse. Mars is glowing green?
SpaceX will carry Ireland's first ever satellite to space. Starship hopes to launch again on Nov 13 but that's not officially official. JWST has detected clues about how the Earth may have formed. The Ingenuity copter on Mars is getting ready for conjunction. And astronomers are hoping to dectec gravitational waves from supernova 1987A.
Astronauts aboard the ISS performed a spacewalk on the anniversary of the first crew to live aboard the ISS. Solar activity on the Sun is sending radiation our way. Plus, Astrobotic's Peregrine is in Florida in preparation to go to the Moon.
Russians on the ISS are having another ammonia issue. Sun spots have decreased in volume which may mean we didn't enter solar maximum early after all. NASA will demonstrate their two-way laser communication system. Plus, Betegeuse's dimming may have now been explained.
NASA's Psyche mission has successfully launched and is on its way to the asteroid. SpaceX has set a new record for rocket launches with 74 so far in 2023 and expects to hit 100 by year's end. FAA is not ready to sign off on the SpaceX Starship's next test. Plus the magnetosphere has been giving off a unique ringing sound. And finally scientists now think they know what to look for on exoplanets to determine if life is there and the JWST is the very tool they need.
Get ready for this weekend's annular solar eclipse! Plus, NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission gets ready to launch. NOAA forecasters say CIRs could hit Earth. And JWST has discovered hundreds of free-floating rogue planets.
Intuitive Machines is hoping to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon which would be the first by a private company. JWST's discovery of galaxies that were more mature than they should have been may have an explanation. Dish Network accepts a fine settlement for space junk. And scientists have been warded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work with Quantum Dots.
Astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest spaceflight by an American and is tied for their place for the longest spaceflight by anyone. OSIRIS-REx successfully landed on Earth and scientists are ready to study the ancient materials it brough to Earth. Einstein was right about how antimatter would respond to gravity. And the PSYCHE mission is a week away from launching if the government shutdown doesn't delay it.
The OSIRIS-REx mission will return to Earth on Sunday with samples collected from asterois Bennu after a 5 year mission. SpaceX's Starship is now waiting for Fish and Wildlife officials to sign off on their next launch. The Mars Curiosity Rover has successfully made it to the Gediz Vallis Ridge. The Parker Solar Probe was blasted by a CME and given us an amazing view of the blast. And the JWST has given some new data about ancient galaxies and caused astronomers to question the age of those galaxies.
Two small mummified alien bodies were presented to a congressional hearing in Mexico... but what were they really? NASA's independent study team of UAPs held a press event to reveal the latest findings and plans. JWST has discovered evidence of "life chemicals" on an exoplanet that could have water oceans. Astronaut Frank Rubio is preparing for his return home after a year on the ISS. Plus, Elon says Starship is ready to go.
Starship is stacked and ready for another launch but the FAA has to sign off first. Japan is having a great week with a new X-ray telescope and a new lunar lander launching. Turion has picked up six NASA and USAF contracts. Black holes have been observed "burping up" stars previously devoured and scientists don't know why. Plus, comet Nishimura's tail has takened a beating from CMEs.
