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Super Heavy buckles during testing, New Glenn is getting a huge upgrade, Starliner will try being a cargo ship, and a different comet ATLAS breaks up. And in Space Bites+, a galaxy found that is made of primordial hydrogen and helium.
00:00 Intro
00:13 Super Heavy Explodes During Testing
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1991571181129056663
01:46 Huge Update for Blue Origin
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blue-origin-to-build-a-super-heavy-rocket-to-compete-with-starship
03:45 Comet K1/ATLAS (NOT 3I/ATLAS!) Splits Into 3 Parts
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https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-pinpoint-3iatlass-path-based-on-data-from-mars
07:50 Where Did Theia Form?
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-research-suggest-earth-and-theia-were-neighbors-before-they-collided
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https://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_r7_31.html
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13:11 Lightning Detected on Mars For The First Time
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-electric-discharges-mars.html
15:09 Diamond Ring
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-blew-a-diamond-ring-bubble-in-space
16:37 Spiralling Dust Shells
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-natural-laboratory-of-spiralling-dust-shells
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What are the plans for the next space station? What type of Europan life could Europa Clipper detect? Could we spot the rotation of our supercluster? And in Q&A+, is the Moon necessary for life?
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00:25 [@meesalikeu] What are plans for the next ISS?
02:36 [@wainr777able] Which life Europa Clipper could find?
07:10 [@doogle4144] Could we see the rotation of our supercluster?
09:45 [@willstack6188] Antimatter engines for interstellar travel
13:28 [@nitstyles13] How will the SGL telescope work?
16:12 [@hangmann747tinmann8] Would systems like Jupiter survive the heat death of the Universe?
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What could the great filter be? How visible is the human race to outside observers? How would astronomy work in a cosmic void? And in Q&A+, what would happen if a black hole suddenly approached?
00:00 Intro
00:26 [@moosekeeto] What could the Great Filter be?
02:17 [@wookalarcentral] What do cosmic coincidences mean?
04:24 [@MikeD_] Could advanced civilizations communicate in a way we cant detect?
06:05 [@doogle4144] How visible is the Human race?
08:56 [@mmorgan7212] How would astronomy work if we lived in a cosmic void?
13:40 [@AEFisch] Why do scientists call a black hole a singularity?
16:28 New citizen science project
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What will we learn from going back to the Moon? Is there dark matter in the Solar System? Which telescopes would be best for Time Delay Cosmography? And in Q&A+, which planets will be left after the Sun dies?
00:00 Intro
00:24 [@N.Armstrng] Which telescopes will be best for Time Delay Cosmography?
05:28 [@notmanyeclipsesleft] What is the most important long-term information mankind will acquire from creating a permanent presence on the moon?
09:24 [@jessienotot3558] Would WW3 lead to the Kessler Syndrome?
12:55 [@sferrin2] Why does the Universe appear to be the same size in every direction?
14:49 [@geohondo] Do we know if dark matter possibly in our solar system?
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What is a realistic date for humans to land on Mars? What really hides on the dark side of the Moon? Is Moon a better place for a colony than Mars? And in Q&A+, do Dyson spheres or swarms make any sense?
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00:36 [Pack Jehan] If we discover life on Mars, should Venus also have it?
05:12 [Fantastic Al] Which solar body in the most interesting to study right now?
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Whats the furthest galaxy weve seen with JWST? What the maximum speed possible to achieve with gravitational slingshots? Is lunar Starship destined to topple? And in Q&A+, how many interstellar objects have we missed?
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00:39 [Andrew Drs Williamson YT] Whats the furtherest known galaxy?
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07:27 [Homestead Paradise] How can humans survive radiation exposure on a Mars trip?
10:58 [pizznops] Can satellites be seen with the naked eye?
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14:01 [Jay Lambert] Is lunar Starship destined to topple?
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AI data centers are a hot topic for a lot of space companies. That includes SpaceX who have applied for putting a million satellites into orbit. So, is this a genius idea that will put more money into space exploration and boost orbital infrastructure? Or are we all cooked when the bubble will burst?
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Venus might not be completely dead. Evidence of liquid flowing on the surface of Pluto. Can primordial black holes cause supernova? And on Space Bites Plus, what happened to Neptunes rings and moons when Triton showed up?
00:00 Intro
00:18 Three Worlds Not One
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-asteroid-that-may-be-three-worlds
02:22 Venus Isnβt Dead
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-isnt-dead-after-all
06:04 Liquid on Pluto
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/08/05/nasas-new-horizons-finds-evidence-of-recent-liquid-on-plutos-surface/
07:47 Charon Was Spinning Much Faster
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/charons-mountains-reveal-moon-once-spun-10x-faster
09:00 Primordial Black Holes and Supernovae
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-black-holes-can-trigger-type-ia-supernovae-and-astronomers-should-be-able-to-find-them
12:05 SpaceX Slams a Rocket Into The Moon
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacex-junk-hits-the-moon-not-a-good-sign
13:53 Vote results
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14:48 Voyager 2 Avoids Shutting Down More Instruments
17:05 Quick Update on New Glenn
https://x.com/davill/status/2085074404627915059
18:07 Rescuing the Rescuer
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/heres-how-engineers-plan-to-save-the-satellite-sent-to-save-nasas-swift-mission/
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20:50 Hank Greens AI controversy
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Bad news for the planets of Barnard Starr. Measuring the atmosphere on a rocky world within the habitable zone. Identifying the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. How the Milky Way flipped its disk. And on Space Bites Plus, how global Martian dust storms can be even worse.
00:00 Intro
00:19 Bad news for Barnards Star exoplanets
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-determine-that-exoplanets-around-barnards-star-are-extremely-uninhabitable
02:27 Rocky + Habitable Zone + Atmosphere
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-breath-of-another-world
04:11 Testing the Limits of Relativity
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-orbiting-our-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-tests-the-limits-of-relativity
06:24 Milky Way Flipped Its Disk
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-milky-way-flipped-its-disk-billions-of-years-ago
07:54 The Type of Meteorite that Killed the Dinosaurs
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-narrow-down-the-type-of-meteorite-that-killed-the-dinosaurs
09:07 Vote results
09:29 Asteroid Turned Out To Be a Comet
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-a-dark-comet-red-handed
11:45 Van Gogh in Space
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-dark-energy-cameras-new-image-is-reminiscent-of-van-gogh
13:01 Psyche flyby
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-captured-a-time-lapse-video-of-its-mars-flyby
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