India’s Docking Delay, Toyota’s Space Leap, and Pluto’s Gentle Dance: S04E06
Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E06
Welcome to another captivating episode of Astronomy Daily, your daily source for the latest updates in space and astronomy. I'm Anna, and today we have a thrilling lineup of stories that delve into groundbreaking discoveries and exciting developments in space exploration.
Highlights:
- Delay in India's Space Docking Experiment: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has postponed its much-anticipated space docking experiment, originally planned for January 7. This mission aims to position India as the fourth nation to achieve successful in-orbit docking, a critical capability for future deep space explorations. The delay underscores ISRO's commitment to safety and precision.
- Interstellar Technologies and Toyota Partnership : Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies has secured a significant investment from Toyota's mobility technology arm, Woven by Toyota. This $44 million investment is set to revolutionize rocket and satellite manufacturing, paving the way for a vertically integrated satellite launch business.
- Exciting Launches in 2025: The new year kicks off with a packed launch schedule, including the debut flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket and SpaceX's Starship Flight 7. These missions mark major advancements in rocket reusability and satellite deployment capabilities.
- January's Celestial Events : The Full Wolf Moon on January 13 coincides with a dramatic Mars opposition, offering a spectacular celestial display. This event, along with a lunar occultation of Mars, makes it an exceptional time for stargazing.
- New Insights into Pluto and Charon : Recent research suggests a gentler formation process for Pluto and its moon Charon, challenging long-held theories. This "kiss and capture" scenario offers new insights into their unique composition and formation.
- James Webb Space Telescope's Discoveries : The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed unprecedented details about Chiron, a celestial body displaying characteristics of both an asteroid and a comet. This discovery provides new insights into our solar system's earliest days.
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00:00 - Astronomy Daily brings you the latest in space and astronomy news
00:29 - Indian Space Research Organization postpones highly anticipated space docking experiment
01:48 - Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies has secured a major investment from Toyota
03:39 - The space industry is hitting the ground running in 2025 with an absolutely packed launch schedule
05:52 - January's Wolf Moon coincides with a dramatic Mars opposition
07:53 - Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new theory about how Pluto and its largest moon formed
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Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/24954487?utm_source=youtube
00:00 - Astronomy Daily brings you the latest in space and astronomy news
00:29 - Indian Space Research Organization postpones highly anticipated space docking experiment
01:48 - Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies has secured a major investment from Toyota
03:39 - The space industry is hitting the ground running in 2025 with an absolutely packed launch schedule
05:52 - January’s Wolf Moon coincides with a dramatic Mars opposition
07:53 - Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new theory about how Pluto and its largest moon formed
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welcome to astronomy daily your daily
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dose of space and astronomy news I'm
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your host Anna and we have an absolutely
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packed show for you today we'll be
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diving into an unexpected delay in
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India's Space Program exploring a major
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new partnership in the private space
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sector and keeping you updated on some
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thrilling upcoming
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launches we'll also take a look at some
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fascinating celestial events you won't
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want to miss plus some groundbreaking
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discoveries about Pluto and a mysterious
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space object that's got scientists
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scratching their heads let's Jump Right
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In
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the Indian space research organization
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or isero has announced a brief
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postponement of its highly anticipated
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space docking experiment originally
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slated for January 7th this Mission aims
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to position India as the fourth Nation
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to achieve successful inorbit docking a
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critical capability for future deep
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space
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Explorations ISO cited the need for
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additional ground simulations after
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identifying an abort scenario during
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pre-test procedures this cautious
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approach underscores the complexity and
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precision required for docking Maneuvers
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which are essential for satellite
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servicing space station operations and
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interplanetary missions the mission
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commenced on December 30th launching
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from India's primary Spaceport beyond
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the docking experiment it carries
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various payloads including a fascinating
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study on plant growth in
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microgravity eight cow pea seeds were
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sent into space successfully germinating
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and sprouting leaves a promising
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development for future long duration
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space travel and extraterrestrial
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agriculture this delay though unexpected
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highlights iso's commitment to thorough
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validation and safety as India continues
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to expand its presence in both
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commercial and exploratory space sectors
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mastering docking technology will be a
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pivotal
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Milestone next up in some exciting news
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from the private space sector Japanese
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startup Interstellar Technologies has
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just secured a major investment that
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could reshape their future in the space
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industry woven by Toyota the automobile
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Giants Mobility technology arm has
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invested 7 billion yen that's about $44
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million into the space company this
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isn't just about money though it's a
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strategic partnership that could
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revolutionize how rockets and satellites
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are
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manufactured Interstellar Technologies
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which was originally known for
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developing the zero rocket is looking to
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establish a vertically integrated
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satellite launch manufacturing and
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communic business similar to what SpaceX
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has done with starlink Toyota's
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involvement actually dates back to 2020
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when their personnel began working with
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Interstellar to reduce manufacturing
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costs and streamline production
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processes now with this formal
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partnership Interstellar will be able to
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tap into Toyota's extensive
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manufacturing expertise to improve their
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production methods and strengthen their
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supply chain what makes this partnership
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particularly interesting is Toyota's
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broader vision for the future of
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Mobility at the recent Consumer
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Electronics Show in Las Vegas Toyota's
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chairman AIO Toyota made it clear that
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they see space as the next Frontier for
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Mobility stating that the future of
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Mobility shouldn't be limited to just
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Earth or just one car company for that
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matter this investment is part of
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interstellar's Series F funding round
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with additional funding expected from
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Toyota by June the partnership also goes
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beyond just Financial investment a woven
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by Toyota representative will be joining
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interstellar's board of directors
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suggesting a deep level of strategic
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collaboration between the two
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companies let's take a look at this
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week's launch schedule the space
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industry is hitting the ground running
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in 2025 with an absolutely packed launch
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schedule this week multiple missions are
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lined up from both the United States and
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China but there are two launches in
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particular that space enthusiasts should
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be especially excited about first up is
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the potential debut flight of blue
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origins long- awaited new Glenn rocket
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this is a massive Milestone that's been
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nearly a decade in the making the
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two-stage heavy lift vehicle named after
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Astronaut John Glenn is scheduled to
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lift off from launch complex 36 at Cape
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Canaveral space force station on January
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10th it will be carrying the dark sky
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one blue ring Pathfinder a prototype
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platform designed to refuel satellites
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and transport them to different
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orbits what makes this launch
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particularly interesting is that blue
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origin is attempting to recover the
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first stage booster the 57 M tall
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booster nicknamed so you're telling me
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there's a chance will attempt to land on
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their vessel Jaclyn out in the Atlantic
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Ocean if successful this would be a
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major step forward for blue Origins
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reusability goals also on the schedule
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is spacex's Starship flight 7 targeting
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liftoff from Star Base in Texas this
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will be another suborbital test flight
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but with some exciting new objectives
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not only will they attempt to catch Bo
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14 with the launch Tower's mechanical
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arms but ship 33 will also test
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deploying starlink satellites and
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perform an engine restart in Space the
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week kicked off with China's first
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launch of the Year from the shiung
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satellite launch Center sending up the
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shijian 25 refueling demonstrator
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Mission SpaceX also has multiple Falcon
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9 launches planned including starlink
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missions from Florida and a national
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reconnaissance office payload launching
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from California what's particularly
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remarkable about this intense launch
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Cadence is that it's just the first full
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week of
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2025 if this is any indication of what's
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to come we're in for an incredibly busy
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year in space flight these missions
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represent major steps forward in rocket
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reusability satellite deployment
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capabilities and the overall
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commercialization of space
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access next something to look for in our
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skies in coming days January's full moon
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known traditionally as the wolf Moon
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will Grace our skies on January 13th
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bringing with it a spectacular series of
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celestial events that make this an
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exceptional time for
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stargazing the wolf Moon gets its name
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from native American traditions
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referring to the packs of wolves that
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would howl outside Villages during the
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cold winter nights but this year's wolf
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moon is especially significant as it
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coincides with a dramatic Mars
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opposition when the red planet will be
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directly opposite the Sun as seen from
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Earth making it appear at its brightest
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and largest for 2025 for viewers across
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most of North America we'll be treated
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to a remarkable sight as the full moon
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passes directly in front of Mars an
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event known as a lunar occultation the
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timing varies by location but from
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Washington DC Mars will disappear behind
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the moon around 9:16 p.m. and
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dramatically reappear about an hour and
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15 minutes later the evenings around the
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full moon will also showcase an
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impressive array of planets Venus will
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be unmissable in the Southwest Western
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Sky appearing as a bright Crescent
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through telescopes Jupiter will dominate
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the Eastern sky and if you have a
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telescope you might catch glimpses of
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its four largest moons Saturn will be
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visible near Venus though its famous
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Rings will appear unusually thin as
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they're nearly Edge on to Earth this
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wolf Moon also holds special
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significance in various cultural
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traditions in the Hindu calendar it
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marks the start of the 44-day prayag Kum
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Mela Festival one of the largest
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religious gatherings in the world for
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Buddhists in Sri Lanka this full moon
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known as Duru poya commemorates Buddha's
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first visit to their country whether
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you're an experienced astronomer or just
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enjoy gazing at the night sky this
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month's full moon period offers
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something for everyone just remember to
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dress warmly and if possible find a
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location away from city lights for the
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best viewing
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experience scientists have recently
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uncovered a fascinating new theory about
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how Pluto and its largest moon Caren
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came to be and it's quite different from
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what we've believed for decades while
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we've long thought that these bodies
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formed through a violent Collision
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similar to how Earth's moon was created
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the new research suggests a much gentler
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Cosmic dance the traditional theory
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about our own Moon's formation involves
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a mars-sized object called Thea
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dramatically smashing into Earth with
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the resulting debris eventually forming
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our lunar companion but Pluto and Karen
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appear to have taken a different path
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and it all comes down to their unique
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composition unlike the Earth Moon system
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Pluto and Karen are smaller colder and
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primarily made of rock and ice when
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researchers at the University of Arizona
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simulated their formation using these
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actual materials they discovered
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something
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unexpected instead of stretching and
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deforming like putty during a collision
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these icy bodies briefly stuck together
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in what they're calling a kiss and
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capture scenario picture if you will a
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cosmic snowman temporarily forming as
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the these two bodies made contact rather
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than violently breaking apart they
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gently separated while remaining
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gravitationally bound to each other
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what's particularly compelling about
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this new model is that it explains both
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how Karen was captured and why it ended
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up in its current orbit this gentler
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formation process also helps explain why
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Pluto and Karen retained most of their
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original composition the heat generated
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from this kiss and the subsequent tidal
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forces may have played a crucial role in
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shaping Pluto's surface features
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including the possible formation of a
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subsurface ocean this discovery not only
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changes our understanding of how these
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Distant Worlds formed but also provides
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new insights into how other planetary
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bodies might have come together in the
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early days of our solar system it's a
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reminder that sometimes the most
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profound Celestial relationships begin
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not with a bang but with a
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kiss in another exciting new discovery
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the James web Space Telescope has given
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us an unpr ented look at one of our
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Solar System's most enigmatic objects a
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Celestial body known as Chiron named
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after the mythological Centaur this
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fascinating object truly lives up to its
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namesake by displaying characteristics
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of both an asteroid and a comet
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researchers at the University of Central
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Florida have identified something
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remarkable on chiron's Surface the
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presence of carbon dioxide and carbon
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monoxide ises along with carbon dioxide
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and methane gases in its surrounding
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coma
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this is the first time we've detected
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these materials on an object of this
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type and it's particularly noteworthy
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given chiron's distance from the Sun
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what makes Kiron especially intriguing
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is that we can observe both its surface
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composition and its coma that ghostly
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envelope of dust and gas that surrounds
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it this dual nature provides scientists
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with a unique opportunity to study
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processes we can't typically observe in
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other celestial objects most trans
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neptunian objects are too cold and
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distant to show such activ
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while asteroids lack the necessary ice
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and traditional comets are usually
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obscured by their thick Comas when
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closer to the Sun the discovery of these
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various I and gases on Chiron
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particularly when it's near its farthest
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point from the Sun is helping scientists
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piece together a better understanding of
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our solar systems earliest days Chiron
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appears to be something of an oddball
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even among its Centaur companions
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displaying periodic comet-like Behavior
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sporting rings of material and
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potentially harboring an orbiting debris
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field this Celestial Wanderer originated
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in the outer solar system and has been
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on quite a journey occasionally
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experiencing close encounters with giant
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planets that have altered its path in
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fact its current location is just a
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temporary stop in about a million years
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it will likely either be ejected into a
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new orbit or return to its original
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neighborhood among the trans neptunian
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objects these findings are opening New
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Frontiers in our understanding of these
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hybrid objects and reminding us that
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even after billions of years our solar
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system still holds fascinating Secrets
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waiting to be
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uncovered that's all for today's episode
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of astronomy daily I'm Anna and I've
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