China’s Mega Constellation, NASA’s Day of Remembrance, and SpaceX’s Direct-to-Cell...

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welcome to astronomy daily where we


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cover the latest space and astronomy


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news I'm your host Anna and in today's


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episode we'll explore exciting


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developments from China's Space Program


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NASA's day of remembrance spacex's


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starlink Innovations and more


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fascinating stories from the cosmos so


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let's get started with today's news


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China continues to make significant


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strides in its space Ambitions with the


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latest launch of their thousand sales


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Mega constellation project earlier this


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week A Long March 6A rocket successfully


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delivered 18 new satellites into orbit


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from the Taiwan satellite launch Center


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in northern


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China this marks the fourth batch of


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satellites for this ambitious internet


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constellation project bringing the total


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number of thousand sales satellites in


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orbit to


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72 the project also known as chanon is


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being led by Shanghai spacecom satellite


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technology and has some impressive goals


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they're aiming to construct a


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constellation of 14,000 Satellites with


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plans to have around 600 operational by


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the end of 2025 the company has already


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secured substantial funding raising


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nearly $1 billion in early 2024 to


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support this massive undertaking what's


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particularly interesting about these


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launches is the Innovative approach


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China is taking with their rocket


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technology the Long March 6A rocket used


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for this mission is unique in Chinese


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space flight being their first and only


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launcher to combine a liquid propellant


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core stage with solid propellant side


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boosters


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this configuration allows it to lift


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around 4,500 kg into a sun synchronous


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orbit however it hasn't all been smooth


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sailing the earlier launches have shown


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mixed results with the first batch of


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satellites successfully raising their


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orbits to their operational altitude of


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about 1,60 km the second batch however


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has shown limited orbit raising activity


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suggesting possible technical issues


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with those satellites this launch is


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part of China's broader space missions


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for


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2025 which may include up to 100 orbital


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launches among these are planned crude


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missions to their tiangong space station


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and the exciting tanan 2 asteroid sample


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return Mission scheduled for later this


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year next up in a moving tribute to


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those who made the ultimate sacrifice in


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Humanity's quest to explore space NASA


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held its annual day of remembrance


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ceremonies across multiple facilities at


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Kennedy Space Center in Florida and


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Johnson Space Center in Houston NASA


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Personnel gathered to honor the cruise


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of three tragic missions that shaped the


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agency's approach to safety and Mission


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planning deputy director Kelvin Manning


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of Kennedy Space Center emphasized that


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these commemorations serve as crucial


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reminders that we cannot allow time to


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diminish the lessons learned from these


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tragedies the losses span different eras


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of space exploration beginning with the


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Apollo one fire in January 1967 which


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claimed the lives of astronauts Roger


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chaffy Ed White and Gus Gom during a


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ground test of their Command Module the


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Challenger disaster struck 19 years


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later when the space shuttle broke apart


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just 73 seconds after launch the crew of


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seven included dick scobby Michael Smith


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Judith Resnik Ronald McNair Ellison


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onzuka Gregory Jarvis and Christa


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mcauliff who would have been the first


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teacher in Space the space shuttle


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Colombia's loss in 2003 marked another


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devastating chapter in space flight


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history as the Orbiter attempted


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re-entry it disintegrated taking with it


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the lives of Rick Husband William mcul


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Michael Anderson David Brown calp


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pachala Laurel Clark and isan Ramone


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each of these crew members represented


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groundbreaking achievements in space


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exploration including the first


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indian-american and Israeli astronauts


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to reach orbit these anniversaries


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clustered together in the calendar


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remind us that space exploration despite


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its tremendous advances remains an


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Endeavor that demands our utmost respect


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vigilance and commitment to


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safety as we push forward to New


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Frontiers the legacy of these Brave


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Pioneers continues to influence how we


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approach the challenges and risks of


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human space


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flight SpaceX is taking its


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revolutionary starlink satellite Network


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to the next level with an ambitious new


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capability that could transform how we


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stay connected worldwide the company is


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preparing to begin beta testing its


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direct to cell technology which will


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allow regular mobile phones to connect


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directly to starlink satellites for


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calls texts and data no special


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equipment required this Innovative


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system works by equipping starlink


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Satellites with specialized modems that


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essentially turn them into orbital cell


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towers when your phone can't find a


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regular cell signal it will be able to


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connect directly to these satellites


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overhead routing your Communications


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through starlinks ground Network and


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onto your carrier systems the beta


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testing is set to begin on January 27th


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working with cular carrier Partners


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around the globe during the six-month


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test period SpaceX will evaluate how


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well the system performs in real world


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conditions across different phases of


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satellite operations from initial launch


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through regular orbital service what


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makes this particularly exciting is its


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potential to eliminate cellular dead


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zones almost anywhere on Earth whether


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you're hiking in remote Wilderness


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sailing offshore or living in an area


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with limited infrastructure you could


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still make emergency calls or access


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basic Communications as long as you can


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see the sky the system is designed to


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work with existing phones no need to buy


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special satellite Hardware this is a


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crucial advantage over traditional


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satellite phones which are typically


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expensive and bulky by leveraging the


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growing starlink constellation which


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already includes nearly 7,000 satellites


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SpaceX aims to provide truly Global


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cellular coverage if the beta testing


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proves successful this technology could


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be transformative for for emergency


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services and remote Communications it


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could quite literally save lives by


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allowing people to call for help from


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anywhere the implications for Global


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connectivity especially in underserved


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regions are enormous the test period


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runs through July 26th giving SpaceX and


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its Partners time to evaluate


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performance reliability and coverage


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before potentially expanding to full


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commercial service this marks another


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step in spacex's broader mission to


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revolutionize glob M Communications


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while generating additional Revenue to


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support their ambitious space


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exploration


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goals meanwhile out in deep space a


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remarkable Celestial event is currently


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unfolding that could see one of


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astronomy's most famous young Stars


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gradually fade from view Tori located


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471 light years away in the


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constellation Taurus is entering what


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astronomers are calling a great dimming


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that could potentially last for an


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entire


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Century this fascinating star system


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actually consists of three young Stars


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still in their infancy while we can


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typically only see one member of this


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Cosmic Family T Tori North through


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optical telescopes its two companion


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stars orbit about 100 astronomical units


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away hidden within a thick disc of gas


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and dust what makes the situation


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particularly interesting is that the


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orbital dance of these stars is now


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bringing that massive dust dis directly


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between Earth and Tori North amateur


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astronomers have already noticed sign


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significant changes with the Stars


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brightness dropping dramatically since


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2016 by 2022 it had dimmed by about two


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magnitudes a change not seen in over a


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hundred years but this may be just the


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beginning as the dust disc continues its


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slow march across our line of sight Tori


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North could potentially disappear


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entirely from view through conventional


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telescopes the same disc that currently


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renders its companion stars invisible


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invisible light could soon completely


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obscure our view of the primary star


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however this dimming event presents an


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unprecedented opportunity for scientists


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as Tori North's light filters through


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the disk researchers can analyze how


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different wavelengths are absorbed


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revealing detailed information about the


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disc's composition this is particularly


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exciting because we're essentially


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getting a chance to study the chemical


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makeup of a planetary Nursery the very


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environment where new worlds are being


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born the region of the disk that will


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obscure t T North is comparable to our


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solar systems Kyper belt making this a


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unique chance to study the outer regions


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of a young planetary system in


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unprecedented detail it's like having a


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front row seat to witness the processes


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that likely shaped our own solar system


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billions of years


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ago a quick update now Boeing's


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Financial outlook for their space


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division has taken another hit with the


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company announcing they expect to record


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additional losses of around $400 million


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on their cst1 100 Starliner commercial


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crew program in the fourth quarter of


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2024 this comes on top of significant


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charges already taken against the


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program in previous


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quarters the situation with Starliner


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has become increasingly uncertain since


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its uncrewed test flight last September


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while the spacecraft successfully


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returned to Earth NASA made the decision


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to keep the mission's designated


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astronauts aboard the International


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Space Station due to concerns about


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Thruster performance during the


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spacecraft's journey


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in response to these ongoing challenges


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NASA has pushed back plans for Starliner


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first operational Mission Beyond


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2025 the space agency has instead opted


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to rely on spacex's crew Dragon


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spacecraft for upcoming ISS crew


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rotations including both the crew 10


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Mission launching this March and crew 11


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scheduled for late summer the timing of


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starliners next flight remains up in the


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air with NASA stating they need to


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establish a better understanding of


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Boeing's path to system certification


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before making any decisions the agency


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is keeping various options open for


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potential Starliner flights in 2025 but


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no specific timeline has been announced


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adding to the uncertainty Boeing has


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been studying ways to streamline its


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business operations potentially


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discontinuing work in areas outside its


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core commercial Aviation and defense


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sectors some industry analysts are even


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predicting that Boeing might divest its


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space division entirely this year which


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could Mark a significant shift in the


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commercial space


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landscape NASA's jet propulsion


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laboratory is gearing up for an


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ambitious year ahead with several


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groundbreaking missions set to launch


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throughout


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2025 one of the most anticipated


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missions is the sphex space Observatory


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scheduled for launch no earlier than


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February 27th from Vandenberg space


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Force Base this trumpet-shaped


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Observatory roughly the size of a


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subcompact car will create four


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comprehensive 3D maps of the entire Sky


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helping us better understand the


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universe's expansion after the big bang


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and search for the building blocks of


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life another exciting mission is the


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lunar Trailblazer which aims to solve


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one of the moon's enduring Mysteries the


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presence and distribution of water on


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our Celestial neighbor this small


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satellite will map lunar surface water


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in unprecedented detail helping


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determine its abundance location and how


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it changes over time the mission is


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scheduled to launch in late February


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alongside the intuitive machines 2 lunar


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delivery the nysar mission a


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collaborative effort between NASA and


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India's space agency represents a major


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advancement in Earth observation


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capabilities this sophisticated


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spacecraft will carry both l-band and


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s-band Radars allowing it to monitor


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surface changes related to Natural


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phenomena like earthquakes volcanoes and


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deforestation with remarkable Precision


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looking toward the latter part of the


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Year Sentinel 6B will launch in November


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to to continue vital sea surface height


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measurements working in tandem with its


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twin satellite already in orbit it will


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extend our Global sea level monitoring


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capabilities for another decade


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improving climate models and hurricane


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tracking JPL is also preparing to


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demonstrate new robotic exploration


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capabilities with the Cadre project


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featuring three suitcase sized Rovers


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designed to work autonomously as a team


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on the lunar surface this technology


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could revolutionize how we conduct


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future Planetary Exploration missions


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and support astronaut


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activities Additionally the seek


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experiment aboard the International


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Space Station will begin testing Quantum


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communication Technologies potentially


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laying the groundwork for future Global


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Quantum networks meanwhile the


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previously launched Europa Clipper will


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perform a crucial Mars gravity assist


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maneuver in March helping Propel it on


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its journey to Jupiter's intriguing


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Moon and that's it for today and a small


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note you may have noticed we haven't had


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a single story about black holes today


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I'll try to do better tomorrow but


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thanks for tuning in to today's episode


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of astronomy daily I'm your host Anna


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and it's been a pleasure sharing these


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