Jan. 11, 2025

Mars at Its Brightest: Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Celestial Show S04E10

Mars at Its Brightest: Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Celestial Show S04E10
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Mars at Its Brightest: Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Celestial Show S04E10

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E10

Welcome to another thrilling episode of Astronomy Daily, your daily source for the latest updates in space exploration and astronomical discoveries. I'm Anna, and today we have an exciting lineup of stories that highlight the dynamic and rapidly evolving nature of our universe.

Highlights :

- SpaceX's Starship Test Flight Preparations: SpaceX is gearing up for a groundbreaking test flight with its next Starship, featuring crucial upgrades and a planned recovery attempt of the Super Heavy Booster. This mission marks a significant step towards operational capabilities, with up to 25 launches planned this year.

- NASA JPL's Challenges Amid Wildfires: The Eaton Fire near Los Angeles has severely impacted the JPL community, with over 150 employees losing their homes. Despite these challenges, essential operations continue, showcasing the resilience of our space exploration infrastructure.

- Mars at Its Brightest: Stargazers can look forward to a spectacular view of Mars this weekend as it makes its closest approach to Earth. This rare event offers a prime opportunity for observation, coinciding with Mars's opposition.

- World's First Wooden Satellite: Lignosat, the first wooden satellite, has been deployed from the ISS. This innovative experiment in sustainable space technology could pave the way for environmentally friendly spacecraft construction.

- Double Flash Event from a Black Hole : Astronomers have observed a rare double flare event from a supermassive black hole, providing new insights into these cosmic giants. This celestial performance offers a unique opportunity to study black hole interactions with stars.

For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io (https://www.spacex.com/)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

[NASA JPL](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/)

International Space Station

[ISS](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html)

Kyoto University

[Kyoto University](https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)

Sumitomo Forestry

[Sumitomo Forestry](https://sfc.jp/english/)

Mars opposition

[Mars Opposition](https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/night-sky/opposition/)

Artemis program

[NASA Artemis](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/)

Sagittarius A

[Sagittarius A](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/multimedia/sagittariusA.html)




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00:00 - Astronomy Daily brings you the latest in space and astronomy news

00:46 - SpaceX has successfully stacked their next Starship rocket for Flight 7 on Monday

02:46 - NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is close to the raging Eaton Fire

04:52 - Mars will make its closest approach to Earth this Sunday, January 12th

06:56 - World’s first wooden satellite has been successfully deployed from the International Space Station

09:15 - Supermassive black hole SN22CI displays two flares as it consumes star

11:37 - Astronomy Daily brings you the latest developments in space and astronomy news

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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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Anna and we've got a packed show for you


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today filled with some incredible


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developments in the world of space


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exploration and astronomy we'll be


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diving into spacex's latest preparations


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for their next Starship test flight


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which promises to push the boundaries of


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what's possible with the world's largest


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rocket we'll also check in on NASA's jet


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propulsion laboratory as it faces


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challenges from the Los Angeles


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wildfires and I'll tell you about a


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special opportunity to see Mars at its


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brightest this


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weekend plus we've got fascinating


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stories about the world's first wooden


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satellite just deployed from the


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International Space Station and a rare


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double flash event observed from a super


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massive black hole that's got


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astronomers excited let's get


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started SpaceX has just reached another


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milestone in their ambitious Starship


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program successfully stacking their next


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vehicle for flight 7 at their star base


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facility in south Texas the fully


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assembled rocket now stands an


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impressive 400 ft tall maintaining its


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status as the largest and most powerful


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launch vehicle ever built this upcoming


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Mission scheduled for Monday at 5:00


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p.m. eastern time isn't just another


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test flight it represents a significant


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Leap Forward in starship's development


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the new vehicle features several crucial


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upgrades including improvements to its


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flight computer avionic systems and heat


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shield design one particularly


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interesting modification is the


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reposition iing of the forward flaps


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which have been moved away from the heat


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shield to better handle the intense


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temperatures during


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re-entry for the first time SpaceX will


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attempt to deploy simulated starlink


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satellites during the 66 minute flight


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marking an important step towards


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starship's operational capabilities


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they're also breaking new ground by


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reusing an engine on the super heavy


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booster the massive first stage powered


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by 33 Raptor engines perhaps most


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exciting is the planned recovery ATT


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attempt of the super heavy booster if


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conditions are right SpaceX will try to


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catch the massive rocket using the


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launch Tower's mechanical arms nicknamed


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the


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Chopsticks while they've demonstrated


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this capability before during flight 5


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they're taking no Chances The Catch will


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only proceed if all safety criteria are


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met otherwise the booster will make a


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controlled splash down in the Gulf of


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Mexico this Mission could be the first


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of up to 25 Starship launches planned


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for this year showcas ing spacex's


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accelerating pace of development these


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tests are crucial not just for spacex's


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Mars Ambitions but also for NASA's


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Artemis program as Starship has been


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selected to land astronauts on the lunar


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surface in


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2027 next up an update for you


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concerning the wildfires around Los


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Angeles in some concerning news from


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California NASA's jet propulsion


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laboratory has found itself


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uncomfortably close to the Raging eaten


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fire that's been devast ating


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neighborhoods north of Los Angeles


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thanks to the incredible efforts of


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firefighters JPL itself remains


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Untouched by the Flames but the impact


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on the JPL Community has been severe


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more than 150 JPL employees have lost


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their homes completely in This Disaster


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with many more being forced to evacuate


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the facility which serves as NASA's


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Primary Center for Planetary Exploration


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and manages crucial missions like the


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perseverance and curiosity Mars rovers


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has had to temporarily close its doors


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all but essential Personnel have been


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ordered to work remotely through at


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least January 17th the eaten fire has


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already consumed around 14,000 acres of


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land and is currently only 3% contained


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it's just one of several fires causing


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havoc in the Los Angeles area with the


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Palisades fire on the western side of


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the city having burned through more than


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20,000 acres and showing similar


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resistance to containment


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efforts this situation highlights a


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growing challenge for major scientific


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facilities in areas prone to natural


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disasters jpl's location at the foot of


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the San gabrial mountains while ideal


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for many aspects of its operations


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places it in a vulnerable position


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during California's increasingly severe


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fire Seasons despite these challenges


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the laboratory's essential operations


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continue demonstrating the resilience of


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our space exploration infrastructure


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even in the face of natural


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disasters the dedication of first First


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Responders has been crucial in


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protecting this vital facility which


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plays such an important role in our


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ongoing exploration of the solar system


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while the laboratory itself remains safe


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the human impact on the JPL Community


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serves as a sobering reminder of the


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increasing challenges posed by natural


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disasters to our scientific


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institutions stargazers you're in for a


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treat this weekend as Mars is about to


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put on its most spectacular show of the


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Year this sun January 12th the red


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planet will make its closest approach to


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Earth an event astronomers call Pary


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during this Cosmic closeup Mars will


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appear larger and brighter in our night


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sky than at any other time in 2024 if


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you're planning to catch this Celestial


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spectacle the best viewing time will be


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around midnight when Mars reaches its


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highest point in the southern Sky the


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planet will be visible for most of the


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night first appearing in the


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northeastern sky during early evening


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and remaining observable until dawn


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begins to break the next morning during


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this close approach Mars will come


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within just 0.64 astronomical units of


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Earth that's about 59.5 million miles


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while this might sound like quite a


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distance it's actually quite close in


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astronomical terms for perspective Mars


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usually orbits at an average distance of


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1.5 astronomical units from the Sun and


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can be as far as 2.6 units from Earth at


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its most distant point this weekend's


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close encounter is particularly special


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as it coincides with Mars's opposition


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on January 16th when Earth will be


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directly between Mars and the sun this


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alignment means the sun's full glare


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will illuminate the Martian surface as


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seen from Earth making it an ideal time


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for


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observation while Mars will be


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noticeably brighter than usual with a


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magnitude of -1.4 comma don't expect to


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see any surface details with your naked


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eye it will still appear as a bright


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reddish point of light in the sky


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however if you have access to binoculars


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or a telescope this is an excellent


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opportunity to try spotting some of the


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red planet's famous surface features


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this is the closest Mars has been to


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Earth since 2022 so make sure to take


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advantage of this rare viewing


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opportunity the next time Mars will


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appear this large and bright in our


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skies won't be for quite some time


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making this weekend a must-watch event


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for astronomy


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enthusiasts in a groundbreaking


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development for sustainable space


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technology ology the world's first


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wooden satellite has been successfully


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deployed from the International Space


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Station this Innovative spacecraft named


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lignos represents a fascinating


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experiment in using renewable materials


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for space


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exploration developed through a


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collaboration between Kyoto University


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and Japanese wood Processing Company


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Sumitomo forestry this tiny Cube


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satellite measures Just 4 in on each


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side and is constructed primarily from


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Magnolia wood over the next 6 months it


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will put this natural material to the


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ultimate test in the harsh conditions of


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Earth orbit the extreme environment of


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space presents some remarkable


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challenges for any material during each


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90-minute orbit the satellite will


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experience dramatic temperature swings


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from a scorching 250° fah when facing


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the sun to a frigidus 250° in Earth


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Shadow add to that the constant


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bombardment of charged particles from


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solar wind and you've got quite the


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endurance test for our wooden Pioneer


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but why would well it turns out this


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isn't just about proving we can build


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satellites from trees there's a serious


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environmental concern driving this


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Innovation traditional satellites built


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primarily from aluminum Alloys create


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potentially harmful metallic dust when


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they burn up during re-entry this debris


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can linger in our upper atmosphere


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potentially affecting our climate wood


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being a natural material could offer a


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more environmentally friendly


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alternative that simply Burns away


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cleanly the mission will carefully


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monitor how the wooden structure holds


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up against these space hazards including


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whether Earth's magnetic field can


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penetrate the wooden body and interfere


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with its operations if successful this


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experiment could pave the way for a new


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generation of environmentally conscious


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satellites potentially transforming how


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we approach spacecraft Construction in


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an era of increasing orbital traffic the


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timing couldn't be more crucial as


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research suggests that the growing


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number of satellites in orbit could lead


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to concerning levels of aluminum oxide


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and other potentially harmful compounds


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in our upper atmosphere this wooden


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satellite might just represent our first


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step toward a more sustainable future in


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space seems like a day doesn't go by


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without a black hole story and today is


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no exception astronomers have recently


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witnessed a fascinating Cosmic spectacle


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a super massive black hole that appears


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to be having seconds of its Stellar meal


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this rare event known as assassin 22 C


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has displayed two distinct flares of


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light as it consumes its unfortunate


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victim located about 48 million light


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years away from Earth what makes this


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double flash event particularly


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intriguing is how normal it appears


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compared to other similar


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phenomena the black hole at the center


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of this Cosmic Feast weighs in at around


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3 million times the mass of our sun


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making it comparable to our own Galaxy's


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Central black hole sagitt ious a star


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the unfortunate star being consumed


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appears to be similar in size to our sun


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the current theory suggests this unusual


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double flare might be the result of what


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astronomers call a Hill's capture


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picture this a pair of binary Stars


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wandering to close to the black hole as


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they approach the immense gravitational


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forces separate the pair flinging one


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star away to Freedom while the other


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becomes trapped in an elliptical orbit


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around the black hole like a cosmic


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dance partner it can escape Escape each


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time this trap star swings close to the


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black hole it under goes partial


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destruction in a process colorfully


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known as


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spaghettification the star gets


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stretched and squeezed losing some of


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its material to the black hole's


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accretion dis creating these brilliant


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flares we observe the consistency


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between the two flares separated by 720


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days suggests we're watching the same


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star being repeatedly torn apart the


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best part astronomers believe they know


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when the next Act of this CA drama might


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occur if their calculations are correct


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we should see a third flare in early


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2026 this predictability is incredibly


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rare and valuable giving scientists an


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unprecedented opportunity to prepare


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their observations in advance rather


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than catching these events by chance


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this Celestial performance isn't just


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spectacular it's helping us understand


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how super massive black holes interact


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with stars and providing new insights


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into these mysterious Cosmic Giants and


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who knows when 2026 rolls around this


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persistent Stellar Survivor might have


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even more surprises in store for


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us well that's all for today's episode


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of astronomy daily I'm Anna and I want


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to thank you for joining me on this


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massive Rockets being stacked wooden


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