Parker Probe Triumphs, Europa’s Secrets, and China’s Space Ambitions: S04E03
Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E03
Welcome to another episode of Astronomy Daily, your go-to source for the latest updates in space exploration and astronomy. I'm Anna, and today we have some thrilling stories that highlight humanity's relentless pursuit of cosmic knowledge.
Highlights:
- Update - Parker Solar Probe's Record-Breaking Journey: NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved an unprecedented feat on Christmas Eve, becoming the closest human-made object to the Sun and the fastest object ever created by humans, traveling at a staggering 692,000 kilometers per hour.
- Leap Year Glitch Hits Satellite Network : Eutelsat's OneWeb satellite network experienced a significant disruption due to a leap year software bug, leaving users without service for two days. The issue underscores the complexities of modern satellite operations.
- China's Rocket Launch Ambitions: China is set for a groundbreaking year in 2025 with the introduction of new rockets, including the Long March 8A and Long March 12A. These advancements signify a leap in reusable technology and position China as a formidable space power.
- Revolutionary Research on Icy Worlds: A new concept, the Cenotectic, offers insights into how liquid water can remain stable on icy worlds like Europa. This research is timely as NASA's Europa Clipper mission prepares to explore Jupiter's enigmatic moon.
- Astronomical Events to Watch : 2025 promises four spectacular eclipses, including two total lunar eclipses and two partial solar eclipses, offering skywatchers a celestial treat.
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Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.
00:00 - This week's Space and Astronomy News features some incredible stories
00:51 - NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on December 24
03:17 - A leap year software bug affected Eutelsat's OneWeb satellite network
05:04 - China is gearing up for an exciting year in space with several new rockets planned
07:46 - New research could revolutionize our understanding of icy ocean worlds like Europa
10:03 - In 2025, there will be four total lunar eclipses and one partial solar eclipse
12:01 - This podcast features the latest developments in space and astronomy
✍️ Episode References
NASA Parker Solar Probe
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe
Eutelsat
https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html
OneWeb
Airbus Defense and Space
https://www.airbus.com/defence.html
Starlink
Long March Rockets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_rocket
Landspace
Galactic Energy
http://www.galactic-energy.cn/
NASA Europa Clipper Mission
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper
Nature Communications
https://www.nature.com/ncomms/
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00:00 - This week’s Space and Astronomy News features some incredible stories
00:51 - NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on December 24
03:17 - A leap year software bug affected Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite network
05:04 - China is gearing up for an exciting year in space with several new rockets planned
07:46 - New research could revolutionize our understanding of icy ocean worlds like Europa
10:03 - In 2025, there will be four total lunar eclipses and one partial solar eclipse
12:01 - This podcast features the latest developments in space and astronomy
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welcome to astronomy daily I'm excited
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to bring you another packed episode of
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space and astronomy news we've got some
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incredible stories lined up for you
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today that showcase Humanity's ongoing
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exploration of the cosmos we'll start
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with an update on NASA's Parker solar
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probe's remarkable Christmas Eve
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achievement as it made its closest
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approach ever to our son while becoming
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the fastest human-made object in history
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then we'll explore China's ambitious
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plans for new rocket launches in 2025
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which could reshape their space
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capabilities
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we'll also dive into some fascinating
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research about icy worlds like Europa
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examine a recent software glitch that
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affected satellite Communications and
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look ahead to some spectacular celestial
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events coming our way the universe keeps
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surprising us with new discoveries and I
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can't wait to share them all with you
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let's get into today's
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news on Christmas Eve NASA's Parker
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solar probe achieved an extraordinary
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feat skimming closer to the Sun than any
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human-made object has ever ventured at
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precisely 6:53 a.m. eastern time on
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December 24th the spacecraft passed
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within just 6.1 million kilm of the
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sun's surface shattering its own
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previous record of 7.26 million kilm set
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earlier in 2023 but that wasn't the only
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record broken that day during its
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closest approach the probe became the
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fastest object ever created by humans
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reaching a mindboggling speed of 692
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th000
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kmph to put that that incredible
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velocity into perspective at that speed
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you could travel from Philadelphia to
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Washington DC in about 1 second this
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remarkable achievement marks the
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culmination of six years in space for
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the Parker solar probe since its launch
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in 2018 the spacecraft has been on a
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complex journey to study the sun's outer
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atmosphere or Corona from the inside due
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to the sun's powerful gravitational pole
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the probe couldn't simply fly straight
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to its destination instead it has been
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forming an intricate orbital dance using
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Venus's gravity to gradually adjust its
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path closer to the Sun through 21
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increasingly narrow
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flybys the mission reached a crucial
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Milestone on November 6th when the final
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Venus flyby positioned the probe into
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its optimal orbit this carefully
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calculated position allows the
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spacecraft to study the sun's processes
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up close while remaining just far enough
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away to avoid destruction during its
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closest approach the probe was
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completely out of cont with Earth for
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about a week the tension finally broke
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just before midnight on December 27th
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when scientists received a beacon signal
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confirming the spacecraft had survived
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its daring encounter 3 days later on New
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Year's Day more detailed data arrived
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showing the probe was healthy and had
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successfully collected scientific
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measurements during its record-breaking
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flyby Mission controllers must have
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breathed a huge sigh of relief the probe
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will maintain this new orbit for at
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least 9 months with two more more
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equally close passes planned for March
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and June before its primary Mission
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concludes in September
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2025 these repeated Close Encounters
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promised to reveal unprecedented details
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about our Stars behavior and help us
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better understand the forces that shape
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our solar
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system next up today udat recently
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reported a significant disruption to
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their one web satellite Network that
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left users without service for 2 days
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the outage which began on December 31st
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was traced back to a rather familiar
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culprit in the Computing World a
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leapyear software bug in their ground
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segment systems the timing couldn't have
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been more ironic as the system failed to
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properly account for 2024 being a leap
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year Services were only partially
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restored after 36 hours with full
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functionality returning shortly
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thereafter this incident highlights just
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how complex modern satellite networks
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are and how even seemingly simple
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oversights can have far-reaching
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consequences
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what makes this particularly noteworthy
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is that one web had just recently
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achieved the capability for worldwide
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coverage in
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2023 the company has been steadily
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working to expand its services across
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the Americas Europe and Asia with plans
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to launch full services for government
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and Enterprise customers including
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Aviation this spring the good news is
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that uat's multi-orbit capabilities
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should provide better Network resilience
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in the future the company operates both
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the one web constellation in low earth
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orbit and a fleet of 35 geostationary
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satellites this dual system approach is
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part of their strategy to compete with
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industry leader starlink allowing them
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to supplement one web services with
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geostationary capacity in high demand
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areas looking ahead udat isn't letting
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this setback slow their momentum they've
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already ordered 100 new oneweb
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satellites from Airbus defense in space
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to ensure the constellation remains
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robust as the current satellites reach
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the end of their design lives in 2027
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and
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2028 next we head on over to a country
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that's fast becoming a major space force
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to be reckoned with China is gearing up
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for an exciting year in space with 2025
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set to see the Deb of several new
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rockets from both state-owned
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Enterprises and Commercial companies
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these new launchers represent a
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significant Leap Forward in China's
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space capabilities particularly in the
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realm of reusable technology
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leading the charge is the Long March 8A
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an upgraded version of the existing Long
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March 8th rocket this new variant
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features a more powerful second stage
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that boosts its payload capacity to
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7,000 kg to Sun synchronous orbit what's
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particularly interesting is that they're
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incorporating a larger 5.2 Das meter Das
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diameter payload fairing giving them
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more flexibility for future missions
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another notable development is the Long
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March 12a which is taking a page from
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spacex's Playbook by implementing
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vertical takeoff and vertical Landing
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capabilities this marks China's first
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serious Venture into reusable rocket
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technology at the state level the
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commercial sector is equally ambitious
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landspace is preparing their juk 3
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rocket a massive stainless steel
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launcher that will stand 76 M tall in
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Expendable configuration it will be
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capable of lifting 21,000 kg to low
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earth orbit or 18,300 kg when recovering
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the first stage
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downrange this impressive capability
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puts it in direct competition with some
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of the most powerful Rockets currently
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operating we're also seeing several
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other commercial players entering the
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field Galactic energy is developing both
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the palace 1 designed for eventual
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reusability and the upgraded Series 2
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solid rocket cast space a spin-off from
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the Chinese Academy of Sciences is
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working on their kinetica 2 rocket which
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aims to serve China's growing commercial
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space sector these new rockets aren't
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just about showing technological prowess
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they serve a practical purpose they'll
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be competing for contracts to launch
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satellites for China's ambitious Mega
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constellation projects space station
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cargo missions and Commercial payloads
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this expansion and launch capabilities
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is essential for China's growing space
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program and could potentially attract
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International customers though
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geopolitical challenges remain a
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consideration the influx of new launch
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Vehicles particular particularly those
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incorporating reusability signals
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China's commitment to developing a
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robust and competitive space industry
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while some of these companies will be
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competing for limited domestic contracts
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the end result will likely be a more
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capable and cost- effective space launch
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sector for
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China exciting new research has emerged
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that could revolutionize our
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understanding of icy ocean worlds like
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Jupiter's moon Europa scientists have
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introduced a novel concept called the
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cotectic which helps us understand how
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liquid water can remain stable under
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extreme conditions on these Distant
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Worlds the research published in nature
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Communications comes from a fascinating
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collaboration between Dr Matt Powell
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Palm from Texas a andm university and
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planetary scientist Dr Baptist jerau
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from the University of Washington their
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work couldn't be more timely as NASA's
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Europa Clipper Mission prepares for its
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journey to Jupiter's mysterious ice
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covered moon but what exactly is the
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cotectic it's essentially the absolute
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temperature at which liquid water can
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remain stable under different pressures
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and
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concentrations think of it as a
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thermodynamic boundary that helps us
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determine where liquid water might exist
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on these icy moons even under seemingly
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impossible conditions what makes this
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research particularly intriguing is how
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it Bridges two very different fields
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Powell Palm's expertise in cryobiology
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originally focused on medical
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applications like organ preservation
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combines with J's knowledge of planetary
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science to create a powerful new
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framework for understanding these alien
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environments with NASA's Europa Clipper
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Mission representing the largest
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Planetary Exploration Mission ever
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launched This research couldn't come at
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a better time the mission will help us
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understand how deep europa's ocean is
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and what it's made of when combined with
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these new laboratory findings about
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liquid stability we'll be able to better
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assess just how habitable these cold
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deep oceans might be the implications
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are profound this research doesn't just
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help us understand Europa it could apply
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to numerous other icy worlds throughout
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our solar system as we continue to
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search for potential habitats for life
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beyond Earth understanding these
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fundamental properties of water under
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extreme conditions becomes increasingly
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crucial this work represents another
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step forward in our quest to understand
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these fascinating worlds and their
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potential to Harbor life demonstrating
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how breakthroughs in seemingly unrelated
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Fields can come together to unlock the
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mysteries of our Cosmic
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neighborhood now something to look
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forward to space enthusiasts and
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skywatchers are in for a treat in 2025
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with four spectacular eclipses on the
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calendar while we won't see any total
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solar eclipses this year we'll be
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treated to two total lunar eclipses
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something we haven't experienced since
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2022 the first major event comes on
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March 14th with a total lunar eclipse
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that's perfectly timed for viewers
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across North and South America
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if you're in the contiguous United
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States Mexico or Canada you'll be able
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to witness the entire show from the
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first Shadow crossing the moon's face to
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the last during totality which lasts for
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66 minutes keep an eye on the moon's
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Northern Edge it should appear slightly
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brighter than the rest of the shadowed
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disc 2 weeks later on March 29th we'll
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see the year's first partial solar
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eclipse while Europe and northwest
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Africa will get a good view the best
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location will actually be in Quebec near
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Hudson Bay where observers can witness
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up to 93% of the sun's disc covered at
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sunrise September brings our second pair
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of eclipses starting with another total
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lunar eclipse on the 7th this one favors
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the Eastern Hemisphere making it a
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perfect evening show for Europe and
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Africa while Asia and Australia will
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catch it in the early morning hours of
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September 8th the eclipse's totality
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will last an impressive 82 minutes the
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year's final eclipse occurs on September
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21st with a part solar eclipse that will
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be primarily visible from the South
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Pacific and southern oceans New Zealand
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will get the best populated area view
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with up to 73% of the sun's dis covered
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from the country's Southern
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regions while this might seem like a
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relatively quiet year for eclipses it's
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setting us up for some truly spectacular
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events in
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2026 including a total solar eclipse
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visible from Spain in August something
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Eclipse Chasers are already eagerly
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antici
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participating that wraps up today's
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episode of astronomy daily I'm Anna and
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