SpaceX Crew 10 Countdown, European Rocket Milestone, and Supernovae Revolution: S04E46

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welcome to astronomy daily the cosmos


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never fails to amaze us and today we


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have a great lineup of space discoveries


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and developments to share with you we'll


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be diving into spacex's latest


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preparations for their upcoming crew 10


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mission to the International Space


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Station where four Brave astronauts are


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getting ready for their Journey to the


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Stars we'll also explore how Europe's


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private space sector is reaching New


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Heights with a German startup achieving


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a crucial milestone in their quest to


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join the ranks of space fairing ations


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plus we have fascinating news about a


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groundbreaking collection of superi that


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could change our understanding of the


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universe's expansion that's not all


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we'll look at NASA's Innovative


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approaches to studying our sun explore


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how artificial intelligence is


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revolutionizing deep space exploration


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and examine new developments in


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protecting Earth from potentially


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hazardous asteroids it's an exciting


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time in space exploration and we're here


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to break it all down for you so let's


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get started with today's


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stories at Kennedy Space Center in


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Florida the four member crew of NASA's


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SpaceX crew 10 Mission just reached a


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significant milestone in their launch


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preparations on February 17th they got


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their first up close look at the dragon


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spacecraft that will carry them to the


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International Space Station conducting


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crucial equipment interface testing at


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spacex's New Dragon processing facility


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the international crew consists of NASA


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astronauts Anne mlan and Nicole airs


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jaxa astronaut takuya onishi from Japan


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and roscosmos cosmina not koll pesov for


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ir and pesov this will be their first


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journey to space while mlan and onishi


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are preparing for their second visit to


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the orbiting laboratory during their


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daylong equipment test the crew went


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through essential pre-flight procedures


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they dawned their space suits entered


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the dragon spacecraft and performed


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detailed suit leak checks to ensure


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everything fits


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perfectly the team also familiarized


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themselves with the spacecraft's


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interior systems and completed V


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Communications checks perhaps most


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importantly they got acquainted with the


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ambient sounds they'll hear during their


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flight like the dragons fans and pumps


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small but crucial details that help


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prepare them for Life aboard the


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spacecraft the launch is targeted for


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March 12th at 7:48 p.m. eastern time


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from launch complex 39a at Kennedy Space


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Center before then the crew will


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continue their preparation at NASA's


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Johnson Space Center in Houston where


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they'll enter routine quarantine


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approximately 2 weeks before launch this


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Mission marks spacex's 10th crew


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rotation flight to the International


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Space Station through NASA's commercial


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crew program and their 11th human space


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flight overall when counting the demo 2


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test flight it's another Testament to


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the growing reliability of commercial


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space operations in supporting NASA's


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ongoing mission to maintain a continuous


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human presence in low earth


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orbit next we head off to Europe in a


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major breakthrough for European space


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capabilities German startup esar


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Aerospace has successfully completed


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static fire tests of their Spectrum


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rocket at Norway's andoya Spaceport on


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February 14th nine Aquilla engines


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roared to life for a full 30-second burn


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marking a crucial milestone in the


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company's journey to become Europe's


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first private orbital launch provider


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the two-stage Spectrum rocket stands 28


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M tall and is designed to carry payloads


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of up to 1,000 kg to low earth orbit


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what makes this vehicle particularly


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interesting is its propulsion system


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which runs on liquid oxygen and propane


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a combination that iser claims is more


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environmentally friendly than


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traditional rocket


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fuels this successful test follows the


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earlier qualification of spectrum second


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stage engine in late 2024 meaning both


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stages are now ready for flight All That


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Remains is final approval from Norwegian


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Aviation authorities before Spectrum can


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attempt its Maiden launch from andoya


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Spaceport the significance of this


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achievement extends far beyond just one


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company's success currently Europe


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relies heavily on launches from French


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Guana through Ariana space having launch


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capabilities from Mainland Europe would


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provide a critical boost to the


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continent's space sovereignty and


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resilience looking ahead esar Aerospace


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isn't waiting around they're already


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building rockets for their second and


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third missions showing strong confidence


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in their platform they've secured


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impressive clients too in including


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Airbus the German Aerospace Center and


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spaceflight Inc with a dedicated launch


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already scheduled for


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2026 the choice of andoya Spaceport as


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their launch site is strategic located


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in Northern Norway it's perfectly


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positioned for launching satellites into


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Polar and Sun synchronous orbits which


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are crucial for Earth observation and


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communication satellites as Europe's


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commercial space sector continues to


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grow this facility could become a


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bustling hub for orbital launches


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NASA has taken a significant step


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forward in planetary defense by


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selecting Space X to launch its neear


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object surveyor Mission the space agency


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has awarded a $100 million contract for


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a falcon 9 launch targeting September


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2027 from Florida's Space Coast this


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$1.2 billion Mission will position a


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sophisticated Space Telescope at the


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Earth Sun L1 lrange point about 1.5


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million km from Earth from this


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strategic Vantage Point Neo surveyor


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will employ its 50 cm infrared telescope


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to scan the skies for potentially


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hazardous asteroids the mission's goals


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are ambitious yet crucial for planetary


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safety within its first 5 years Neo


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surveyor aims to detect 2third of neear


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objects that are at least 140 M across


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over 10 to 12 years that Target


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increases to 90% of such objects a goal


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mandated by Congress the importance of


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this mission was recently highlighted by


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asteroid 2024 yr 4 discovered just this


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past


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December initial calculations showed


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this 40 to 90 M wide object had a small


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chance of impacting Earth in 2032 while


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subsequent observations have


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significantly reduced that risk the


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incident underscores why we need better


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detection capabilities Neo surveyor


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recently passed its critical design


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review allowing the project to move


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forward with assembly and testing the


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instrument enclosure is already


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undergoing environmental testing at


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Johnson Space Center and this spring it


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will head to the space Dynamics lab in


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Utah for integration with other


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components through this mission NASA is


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significantly upgrading our planetary


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defense capabilities by using infrared


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detection Neo surveyor will be able to


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spot dark asteroids that are often


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missed by ground-based telescopes giving


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us a more complete picture of potential


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threats in our Cosmic


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neighborhood while on the subject of


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upcoming NASA missions the


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groundbreaking punch mission


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set to launch no earlier than February


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28th 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9


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rocket represents a revolutionary step


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forward in our study of the Sun and its


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effects on Earth this Innovative Mission


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will be the first to simultaneously


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image both the sun's Corona and the


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solar wind helping us understand our


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star and its influence on our planet as


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an interconnected system the mission


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consists of four suitcase siiz


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satellites working in Perfect Harmony


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their overlap fling fields of view


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providing unprecedented coverage of the


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solar environment operating from a


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unique Sun synchronous orbit these


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satellites will maintain constant


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observation of our star creating a


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comprehensive three-dimensional view of


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the solar wind and its Evolution what


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makes punch particularly Innovative is


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its use of polarized light just as


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polarized sunglasses filter glare


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Punch's specialized polarimeters will


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capture detailed information about how


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solar material moves through space this


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breaks through technology will allow


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scientists to track solar storms and


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coronal mass ejections with


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unprecedented accuracy potentially


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revolutionizing our space weather


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forecasting


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capabilities the mission's scope is


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impressive with its combined instruments


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spanning observations from close to the


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sun's surface out to the far reaches of


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the solar wind the narrow field imager


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acts like an artificial Eclipse blocking


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out the sun's bright light to study the


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Corona in detail while three Widefield


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imagers capture the solar winds journey


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through space when combined with data


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from other missions like Parker solar


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probe punch will provide a complete


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picture of solar activity from


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microscopic details to vast systemwide


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views this comprehensive approach could


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transform our understanding of space


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weather events that affect everything


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from satellite operations to power grids


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on Earth working alongside other


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upcoming missions like codex and easy


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punch will will help create a more


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complete picture of the sunar


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system this collaborative approach to


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solar studies promises to enhance our


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ability to predict and prepare for solar


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events that could impact our


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increasingly technology dependent


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civilization not to be left behind China


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is busy coming up with Innovations of


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its own China is making bold strides in


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space exploration with plans to venture


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to the very edges of our solar system


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and they're bringing artificial


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intelligence along for the ride this


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ambitious Mission aims to send


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spacecraft in incredible 100


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astronomical units from Earth by 2049


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that's 100 times the distance between


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Earth and the Sun even more remarkably


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they're looking to push the boundaries


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to 1,000 astronomical units by the


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Century's end what makes this Mission


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particularly fascinating is how it plans


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to leverage AI technology to overcome


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the unique challenges of deep space


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exploration when you're sending


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spacecraft to such vast distances you


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can't rely on traditional earth-based


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control methods the time it takes for


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signals to travel between Earth and the


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spacecraft becomes a significant


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obstacle and that's where AI comes in


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these spacecraft will be equipped with


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Advanced AI systems capable of making


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autonomous decisions about navigation


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dealing with unexpected events and


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managing onboard resources without


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waiting for instructions from Earth the


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AI will also play a crucial role in


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processing and compressing ing Data


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before transmission ensuring that only


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the most scientifically valuable


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information makes the long journey back


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to Earth the mission plan calls for two


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spacecraft powered by radioisotope


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thermoelectric generators to explore


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both the head and tail of the


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heliosphere the bubble of space


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influenced by our sun along their


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Journey they'll conduct flybys of


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Jupiter and potentially other planets


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while studying interplanetary dust


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cosmic rays and the Mysterious


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boundaries where our solar system meets


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Interstellar space the spacecraft will


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carry an impressive array of scientific


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instruments including Optical cameras


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dust analyzers and magnetometers AI


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systems will help manage these


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instruments automatically detecting and


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responding to significant scientific


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events without waiting for input from


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Earth this capability is crucial when


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dealing with rare but important


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phenomena like solar storms or


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unexpected asteroid


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Encounters this Innovative approach to


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deep space exploration could set new


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standards for how we conduct missions to


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the outer reaches of our solar system by


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combining traditional space technology


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with cuttingedge AI China is pushing the


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boundaries of what's possible in space


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exploration potentially Paving the way


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for even more ambitious missions in the


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future finally


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today in an extraordinary development


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for astronomy scientists have just


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unveiled a massive collection of


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3,628 type Supernova observations from


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the zi transient facility marking a


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watershed moment in our quest to


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understand the universe's expansion this


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isn't just another data release it's


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literally doubled the number of these


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Cosmic explosions available for study in


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Just 2 and a half years compared to all


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observations from the past three decades


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these type A supern noi are special


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because they act like Cosmic measuring


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sticks when a white dwarf star ends its


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life in one of these spectacular


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explosions it produces a remarkably


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consistent amount of light this


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consistency allows astronomers to use


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them as reliable distance markers across


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the cosmos helping us map out how the


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universe expands what makes this


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discovery particularly exciting is the


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unprecedented scale and uniformity of


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the data the zwicki transient facility's


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Advanced Camera mounted on the Samuel


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Asen telescope in California scans the


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entire northern sky every night capable


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of detecting objects a million times


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fainter than what our eyes can see this


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powerful system catches nearly four


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supern noi per night creating a treasure


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Trove of data that's both vast and


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precise but here's where it gets really


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interesting the research team has found


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that these supern noi behave differently


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depending on their host environment more


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than previously thought this discovery


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could force us to revise how we measure


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Cosmic distances and might help explain


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some puzzling discrepancies in our


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standard model of cosmology it could


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even provide new insights into dark


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energy that mysterious Force causing our


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universe's expansion to accelerate for


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perspective consider that the Nobel


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prize-winning discovery of the


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universe's accelerating expansion in the


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late 1990s was based on observations of


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only about a 100 supern noi now with


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over 3,600 examples to study astronomers


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have an unprecedented opportunity to


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refine our understanding of cosmic


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expansion and potentially uncover new


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fundamental


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physics and that's it for today thanks


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for tuning in to another episode of


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