Episodes

Blood Moon, Broken Records & the Hubble Mystery
March 4, 2026

Blood Moon, Broken Records & the Hubble Mystery

The Blood Moon has come and gone — and what a show it was. In today's Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery recap last night's total lunar eclipse, the last visible from North America until New Year's Eve 2028. Plus: NASA confirms ...
What the Heck Is This Planet?
March 3, 2026

What the Heck Is This Planet?

In today’s episode, Anna and Avery cover six stories from across the space and astronomy world — including a seismic shift in NASA’s Artemis program, a jaw-dropping Webb telescope discovery, fresh imagery of an interstellar c...
Tonight the Moon Turns Red — Plus Five More Space Stories You Need to Hear
March 2, 2026

Tonight the Moon Turns Red — Plus Five More Space Stories You Need to Hear

Tonight's sky is putting on a show — and we've got all the science to go with it! In this episode, Anna and Avery cover six incredible stories: a Blood Moon total lunar eclipse happening tonight, a revolutionary new telescope...
NASA Artemis Overhaul, Vulcan Centaur Grounded, and the Milky Way's True Origin Story
Feb. 28, 2026

NASA Artemis Overhaul, Vulcan Centaur Grounded, and the Milky Way's True Origin Story

NASA rewrites the Artemis roadmap, the Space Force grounds Vulcan Centaur, astronomers peer back 11 billion years to the universe's most extraordinary construction site, water bears reveal surprising secrets about Martian soi...
Dying Star, Skull Nebulae, and a Blood Moon
Feb. 27, 2026

Dying Star, Skull Nebulae, and a Blood Moon

Episode 50 of Season 5! Today Anna and Avery bring you six unmissable space stories: a star 1,540 times the size of our Sun transforming into a rare yellow hypergiant in real time; SpaceX's Dragon CRS-33 capsule completing a ...
Six Planets Tonight — And a Galaxy-Sized Mystery Solved ⭐
Feb. 26, 2026

Six Planets Tonight — And a Galaxy-Sized Mystery Solved ⭐

Astronomy Daily | S05E49 | February 26, 2026 Six Planets, a Surprise in the Milky Way, and the First ISS Medical Evacuation Revealed Tonight the Moon sits right next to Jupiter in what is the visual highlight of the Feb...
Webb Makes Astronomy History | Update - NASA Rolls Artemis Back to the Hangar | Is There Life on K2-18b?
Feb. 25, 2026

Webb Makes Astronomy History | Update - NASA Rolls Artemis Back to the Hangar | Is There Life on K2-18b?

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket begins its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building today as a helium flow issue kills the March launch window — and the crew's unannounced presence at Trump's State of the Union adds a fascinat...
Slow Crawl, Fast Comet
Feb. 24, 2026

Slow Crawl, Fast Comet

Today on Astronomy Daily: NASA's Artemis II mission is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building today after a helium flow issue dashed hopes of a March launch. We cover the latest on what went wrong, what it means for th...
NASA Stands Down: Artemis 2 Crew Released as Rocket Heads Back to the Hangar
Feb. 23, 2026

NASA Stands Down: Artemis 2 Crew Released as Rocket Heads Back to the Hangar

🚀 Astronomy Daily — Season 5 | Monday, February 23, 2026 NASA rolls back the Artemis 2 moon rocket, Europa's ocean gets a life-friendly upgrade, SpaceX breaks its own booster reuse record, Rocket Lab launches a hypersonic mis...
Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Crew in Quarantine
Feb. 21, 2026

Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Crew in Quarantine

Astronomy Daily — Season 5, Episode 45 | February 21, 2026 "Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Crew in Quarantine" The Artemis II crew — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch (NASA), an...
"We Failed Them"  — Starliner Bombshell as Artemis II Gets the Green Light
Feb. 20, 2026

"We Failed Them" — Starliner Bombshell as Artemis II Gets the Green Light

S05E44 | Friday, February 20, 2026 It's a big one today! We cover EIGHT stories including breaking news from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a damning independent report into the Boeing Starliner crisis, two astonishing dark mat...
Artemis, Pulsars, Big Crunch & City Killers
Feb. 19, 2026

Artemis, Pulsars, Big Crunch & City Killers

S05E43 | February 19, 2026 🚀 Artemis Fuels Up LIVE | Pulsar at Our Galaxy's Heart | Universe's Fate Revealed | City Killer Asteroids | Mercury Tonight! It's a big one today — and we mean that literally. As we record, NASA is ...
Moon Hides Mercury Tonight, Artemis II Tests Tomorrow, Saturn Ring Origin Revealed
Feb. 18, 2026

Moon Hides Mercury Tonight, Artemis II Tests Tomorrow, Saturn Ring Origin Revealed

Episode: S05E42 — Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Hosts: Anna & Avery Network: Bitesz.com Podcast Network In today's episode of Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery cover six unmissable stories from across the cosmos. Here's what w...
Ring of Fire, Farewell Comet, and the Smell of Rotten Eggs in Space
Feb. 17, 2026

Ring of Fire, Farewell Comet, and the Smell of Rotten Eggs in Space

Astronomy Daily — S05E41 | Tuesday 17 February 2026 Ring of Fire, Farewell Comet, and the Smell of Rotten Eggs in Space Two celestial events happen TODAY — an annular solar eclipse transforms the Antarctic Sun into a ring of ...
ISS Back to Full Strength, Artemis 2 Battles Hydrogen Leaks, and Enceladus Goes Electromagnetic
Feb. 16, 2026

ISS Back to Full Strength, Artemis 2 Battles Hydrogen Leaks, and Enceladus Goes Electromagnetic

• Crew-12 Docks at ISS — The SpaceX Crew-12 mission docked at the International Space Station on Valentine’s Day, restoring the station to full strength after over a month with a skeleton crew. Astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack H...
Love Is in the Stars
Feb. 14, 2026

Love Is in the Stars

Happy Valentine's Day from Astronomy Daily! The cosmos has pulled out all the stops today — from astronauts docking at the space station to a dying star sending the universe a literal heart-shaped Valentine. Plus, the ring of...
Black Hole Born in Silence | Crew-12 Launches | Inside-Out Planets
Feb. 13, 2026

Black Hole Born in Silence | Crew-12 Launches | Inside-Out Planets

Today on Astronomy Daily: Astronomers have witnessed something extraordinary in the Andromeda Galaxy — a massive star that simply vanished, collapsing into a brand-new black hole without the usual supernova fireworks. We cove...
China Aces Lunar Abort Test, Viking Life Debate Reignited, and Hubble's Dying Star
Feb. 12, 2026

China Aces Lunar Abort Test, Viking Life Debate Reignited, and Hubble's Dying Star

In today's episode of Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery unpack six major space stories. China has achieved a crucial milestone in its crewed lunar programme, successfully testing the Mengzhou capsule's abort system at maximum d...
Crew-12 Spy Scandal, AI on Mars & Interstellar Comet's Last Secret?
Feb. 11, 2026

Crew-12 Spy Scandal, AI on Mars & Interstellar Comet's Last Secret?

Four astronauts are stuck in quarantine in Florida as weather keeps pushing back the Crew-12 launch — now targeting no earlier than Friday, February 13. We've got the full story, including the remarkable subplot involving a R...
Solar Fireworks, Crew-12 Countdown, and Venus Hides a Secret
Feb. 10, 2026

Solar Fireworks, Crew-12 Countdown, and Venus Hides a Secret

In today's episode of Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery cover five major stories from across the cosmos. SpaceX Crew-12 is targeting Thursday February 12th for launch to the International Space Station, after weather pushed bac...
SpaceX Shifts to Moon: The New Lunar Space Race Begins | Astronomy Daily
Feb. 9, 2026

SpaceX Shifts to Moon: The New Lunar Space Race Begins | Astronomy Daily

Welcome to Astronomy Daily! Today we explore the new lunar space race as SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to the Moon, Europe establishes its Moonport company, and NASA continues Artemis II preparations. Plus, scientists solve t...
Cleared for Launch: Crew-12, Mars Organics, and an Interstellar Farewell
Feb. 7, 2026

Cleared for Launch: Crew-12, Mars Organics, and an Interstellar Farewell

## In Today's Episode: - **FAA clears Falcon 9 — Crew-12 launch set for February 11** — The four-day grounding ends after SpaceX identifies and addresses the upper stage engine ignition failure. Fourth upper stage issue in 19 months. - **NASA study:...
Lunar Smartphones, Daytime Comet, and Jetty McJetface's Cosmic Show
Feb. 6, 2026

Lunar Smartphones, Daytime Comet, and Jetty McJetface's Cosmic Show

Episode S05E32 - Friday, February 6, 2026 Welcome to Astronomy Daily! Join hosts Anna and Avery as they bring you the latest space and astronomy news from across the cosmos. Episode Highlights Lunar Smartphones: NASA Approves Modern Tech for Space...
Dark Sky Victory, Jupiter Redefined, and Monster Sunspot Faces Earth
Feb. 5, 2026

Dark Sky Victory, Jupiter Redefined, and Monster Sunspot Faces Earth

Astronomy Daily - S05E31: Dark Sky Victory, Jupiter Redefined, Monster Sunspot Victory for dark skies as industrial plant near major observatory cancelled • NASA's Juno mission reveals Jupiter is larger and flatter than we thought • 15-Earth-wide...