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 historic ISS-boosting mission and splashing down this morning; the James Webb Space Telescope revealing the haunting 'Exposed Cranium' nebula in unprecedented detail; a total lunar eclipse blood moon arriving this Tuesday (March 3) — the last until 2028/29; groundbreaking research showing Jupiter's icy moons may have been born with life's molecular building blocks embedded in them; and NASA shaking up its human spaceflight leadership following a damning report on the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test.   STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: •  (00:00) Intro & Episode 50 Milestone •  (02:00) WOH G64: Red supergiant transforms into yellow hypergiant — supernova imminent? •  (06:00) SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon splashes down after historic six-month ISS-boosting mission •  (09:00) Webb's Exposed Cranium Nebula: A dying star's brain-shaped farewell •  (12:00) Blood Moon Alert: Total lunar eclipse Tuesday March 3 — where to watch •  (14:30) Jupiter's moons born with life's building blocks — new research •  (17:00) NASA leadership shakeup: Starliner fallout claims two senior figures •  (19:30) Outro   FIND US: •  Website: astronomydaily.io •  Social: @AstroDailyPod on all major platforms •  Part of the Bitesz.com Podcast Network

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