Jan. 4, 2025

Starship’s Payload Adventure, Mars’s Dust Mysteries, and New Glenn’s Debut: S04E04

Starship’s Payload Adventure, Mars’s Dust Mysteries, and New Glenn’s Debut: S04E04
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Starship’s Payload Adventure, Mars’s Dust Mysteries, and New Glenn’s Debut: S04E04

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S04E04

Welcome to another exciting episode of Astronomy Daily, your daily source for the latest space and astronomy news. I'm Anna, and today we have a jam-packed lineup of stories that highlight the incredible advancements happening in the space industry and astronomy research.

Highlights:

- SpaceX's Starship Milestone: SpaceX is preparing for its seventh Starship test flight, marking the first time the rocket will attempt to deploy a payload in space. This mission will carry 10 Starlink satellite simulators and features significant upgrades to the Starship vehicle.

- Blue Origin's New Glenn Debut: Blue Origin is set to launch its first New Glenn rocket, aiming to make a significant entry into the heavy-lift launch market. The rocket's impressive capabilities and reusability promise to revolutionize payload deployment.

- Mars's Dust Storm Mysteries: New research reveals insights into the triggers of Mars's massive dust storms, crucial for future missions to the Red Planet. These storms pose significant challenges to robotic explorers and could impact human missions.

- The Moon Illusion Explained: Despite centuries of observation, the Moon's size illusion when near the horizon remains a mystery. Theories suggest it's related to visual processing, but the phenomenon continues to intrigue scientists and observers alike.

- Fast Radio Bursts Origin Uncovered: A breakthrough study using scintillation techniques has pinpointed the origins of fast radio bursts to magnetars, providing crucial insights into these powerful cosmic phenomena.

- Galactic Recycling System: A groundbreaking study reveals how our galaxy recycles elements through cosmic conveyor belts, playing a crucial role in star and planet formation. This discovery sheds light on the life cycles of galaxies and their future.

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

Blue Origin

[Blue Origin](https://www.blueorigin.com/)

University of Colorado Boulder

[University of Colorado Boulder](https://www.colorado.edu/)

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter](https://mars.nasa.gov/mro/)

Hubble Space Telescope

[Hubble Space Telescope](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html)

Chime Telescope

[Chime Telescope](https://chime-experiment.ca/en)

Starlink

[Starlink](https://www.starlink.com/)

New Glenn Rocket

[New Glenn](https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn/)

NASA's Escapade Mars Probes

[NASA Escapade](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/main/index.html)

Amazon's Kuiper Internet Satellites

[Project Kuiper](https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/project-kuiper)



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00:00 - Today’s episode features some incredible developments across the space industry and astronomy research

00:42 - SpaceX Starship test flight scheduled for January 10; FAA clearance already secured

02:30 - Blue Origin preparing to launch their first new Glenn rocket on January 6th

04:29 - Mars experiences remarkable dust storms that pose significant challenges for future robotic missions

06:38 - Despite appearing massive, when it rises or sets, the Moon maintains the exact same size

08:45 - Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, have been one of space’s mysteries

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welcome to astronomy daily your daily


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dose of space and astronomy news today


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we have an action-packed episode


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featuring some incredible developments


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across the space industry and astronomy


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research we'll dive into spacex's


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upcoming Starship test flight with its


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first ever payload deployment and blue


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Origins highly anticipated new Glenn


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rocket debut we'll also explore


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fascinating new research about mars'


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mysterious dust storms unravel the


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perplexing Moon Illusion that's puzzled


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scientists for centuries exam examine


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groundbreaking discoveries about fast


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radio bursts and look at how our galaxy


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recycles its elements through Cosmic


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conveyor belts let's get rolling with


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today's


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news SpaceX is gearing up for an


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exciting Milestone with their seventh


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Starship test flight marking the first


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time the massive rocket will attempt to


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deploy a payload in Space the mission


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will carry 10 starlink satellite


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simulators designed to match the size


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and weight of their NE generation V3


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satellites these dummy satellites will


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follow the same suborbital trajectory as


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Starship with their Journey ending in a


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planned splash down in the Indian Ocean


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this test is crucial for spacex's future


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plans as they're developing Starship to


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carry their Advanced V3 starlink


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satellites which promis to deliver


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impressive gigabit internet speeds to


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subscribers the upcoming test flight


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will showcase a significantly upgraded


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version of Starship the new generation


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vehicle features important improvements


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to boost reliability and performance


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including a redesigned propulsion system


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and a 25% increase in propellant volume


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enabling the rocket to undertake longer


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missions one of the most challenging


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aspects of this Mission will be the


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attempted recovery of starship's


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reusable booster using a landing pad


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this maneuver which had to be canceled


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during the previous test flight in


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November could result in Sonic booms


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around the landing Zone as the booster


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decelerates from supersonic speeds if


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automated health checks indicate any


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concerns with the super heavy booster or


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Tower the backup plan involves a


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controlled splash down in the Gulf of


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Mexico the test flight is currently


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scheduled for January 10th though


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weather conditions could affect the


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launch date with FAA clearance already


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secured this Mission represents a


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significant step forward in space X's


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ambitious plans to revolutionize


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satellite deployment capabilities and


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Advance their starlink Network


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another exciting launch On the


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Horizon Blue origin is on the verge of a


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historic moment as they prepare to


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launch their first new Glenn rocket from


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Cape Canaveral space force station in


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Florida after years of development since


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Jeff bezos's first announced the project


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in 2016 the company is finally ready to


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demonstrate their entry into the heavy


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lift launch market the launch window


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opens as early as January 6th at 1:00


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a.m. eastern time with multiple backup


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opportunities through January 12th the


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Rocket's first stage booster cleverly


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named so you're telling me there's a


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chance will attempt a landing at Sea on


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their drone ship Jaclyn named after


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bezos's Mother new Glenn represents a


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significant advancement in launch


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vehicle capability Standing impressively


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Tall with a massive 23-ft payload


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fairing it offers more than double the


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volume of typical 15t fairings used by


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other Rockets this extra space gives


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customers unprecedented flexibility in


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how they package their pay loads the


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Rocket's performance specifications are


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equally impressive capable of delivering


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up to 45 metric tons to low earth orbit


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and 13 metric tons to geostationary


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orbit like spacex's rockets new Glenn is


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designed for reusability with each


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booster projected to complete up to 25


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flights for this debut Mission


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designated ng1 the rocket will carry the


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blue ring Pathfinder a


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450000 pound payload simulator this test


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article will validate crucial systems


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including Communications arrays Power


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Systems and flight computers that will


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be used in future operational missions


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blue origin already has an impressive


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lineup of customers waiting to fly on


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new Glenn including NASA's Escapade Mars


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probes Amazon's Kyper internet


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satellites and various commercial and


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government payloads if successful this


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first flight could count toward blue


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origin certification requirements for


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National Security launches with the US


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space force


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and now a new finding about the red


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planet Mars experiences remarkable dust


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storms that have long fascinated


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scientists and pose significant


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challenges for our robotic explorers


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every Martian year during the southern


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hemisphere summer these storms sweep


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across the red planet but what's


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particularly intriguing is that every


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three Martian years about 5 and a half


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Earth years these storms can grow so


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massive that they envelop the entire


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planet for months at a time new research


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from the the University of Colorado


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Boulder has finally shed light on what


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triggers these Planet engulfing events


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the study reveals that relatively warm


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and sunny days might be the key factor


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in kicking off the largest storms by


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analyzing 15 years of data from NASA's


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Mars reconnaissance Orbiter researchers


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discovered that about 68% of major


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storms were preceded by a sharp rise in


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surface temperatures these storms while


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not particularly powerful due to Mars's


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thin atmosphere POS serious risks to our


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missions on the planet the dust is


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incredibly fine and tends to stick to


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everything creating problems for solar


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powered equipment we've already lost


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both the opportunity Rover and insight


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Lander to these devastating storms which


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can coat solar panels and cut off


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crucial power


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supplies the research team focused on


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two specific weather patterns known as a


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and C storms that occur annually on Mars


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they found that when more sunlight


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filters through Mars's thin atmosphere


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to heat the surface it creates


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conditions similar to what triggers


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storms on Earth the warm air near the


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surface becomes buoyant and Rises taking


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dust with it potentially starting a


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Cascade effect that can grow into these


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massive storms this breakthrough and


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understanding could be the first step


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toward forecasting extreme weather on


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Mars which will be crucial for future


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human missions to the red planet while


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dust storms might not have enough Force


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to knock over equipment the combination


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of electrically charged dust particles


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and their ability to infiltrate


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equipment makes them a serious


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consideration for any Mars mission


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planning I love it when we solve a


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mystery or have we in this


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case have you ever noticed how the moon


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seems impossibly large when it's hanging


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low on the horizon this captivating


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sight has been drawing gasps of


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amazement from observers for Millennia


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yet remarkably it's all Just an Illusion


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despite appearing massive when it rises


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or sets the moon maintains the exact


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same size whether it's peeking over the


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horizon or floating high in the night


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sky you can actually prove this yourself


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with a simple test next time you see


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that giant Moon near the Horizon hold up


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your index finger at arms length you'll


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find your fingernail appears to be about


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the same size as the moon try this again


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when the moon is high overhead and


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you'll get the exact same result even


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more convincing take a photo of the Moon


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at both positions using the same camera


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settings and you'll see the moon appears


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identical in size in both images what


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makes this phenomenon particularly


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fascinating is that despite thousands of


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years of human observation and our


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modern scientific understanding we still


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don't have a definitive explanation for


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why our brains create this illusion the


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leading theories suggest it's related to


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how our minds process visual information


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about size and distance especially when


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we have reference points like trees or


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buildings near the Horizon interestingly


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while the size change isn't illusion


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there is one genuine difference in the


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moon's appearance near the Horizon its


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color the moon often appears more yellow


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or orange when it's low in the sky


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because its light has to travel through


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more of Earth's atmosphere to reach our


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eyes this longer Journey scatters away


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more of the blue light leaving us with


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those warmer more Golden


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Tones even NASA astronauts report seeing


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this illusion from space where there are


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no foreground objects to provide


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perspective adding another layer of


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mystery to this phenomenon until we


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fully understand the complex way our


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brains process these visual cues we can


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at least enjoy this spectacular sight


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that continues to Captivate viewers and


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create some of the most memorable scenes


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in our night


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sky while on the subject of mysteries


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fast radio bursts or FBS as they're


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known in the astronomical Community have


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been one of space's most intriguing


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Mysteries these incredible flashes of


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radio light can outshine entire galaxies


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yet they're gone in the blink of an eye


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often lasting just a fraction of a


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second for years astronomers could only


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catch them by chance leaving us


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wondering about their true nature but


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now thanks to some clever detective work


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and advanced telescopes like chime we're


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finally starting to understand these


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Cosmic enigmas a recent breakthrough


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study has provided some of the strongest


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evidence yet about their Origins and it


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all comes down to a fascinating method


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called scintillation essentially the


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astronomical equivalent of how stars


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twinkle in our night sky the team


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focused on a particular burst called


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fb22


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2122a which came from a Galaxy 200


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million light years away as the radio


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waves from this burst traveled through


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space toward Earth they interacted with


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various gases and materials causing them


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to flicker in brightness by carefully


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analyzing these flickering patterns


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scientists were able to pinpoint exactly


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where the burst Came From Within 10,000


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kilm of a highly magnetic pulser this is


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a huge deal because it confirms what


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many astronomers have suspected these


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powerful bursts are generated by


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magnetars which are essentially super


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magnetic neutron stars but it goes even


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further than that the precise


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measurements show that these bursts must


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be occurring within the magnetar


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magnetosphere giving us crucial insight


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into how these exotic objects can


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generate such incredibly powerful bursts


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of radio energy this discovery isn't


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just solving a cosmic mystery it's


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opening up new ways to study these


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extreme objects by understanding how


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these magnetic fields can generate such


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intense radio light so quickly we're


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learning more about some of the most


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extreme physics in our universe it's


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another reminder that even in the vast


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emptiness of space we're constantly


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discovering new and fascinating


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phenomena that challenge our


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understanding of the


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cosmos in a groundbreaking study


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scientists have uncovered fascinating


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details about how Galaxy manages its


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resources through what can only be


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described as a cosmic recycling system


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this process involves massive currents


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that act like giant conveyor belts


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pushing material out into space and then


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drawing it back in playing a crucial


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role in the formation of everything from


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planets to new stars Life as we know it


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depends on carbon but this essential


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element along with oxygen iron and


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nearly every other element except


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hydrogen and helium only exists because


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it was created inside Stars when these


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Stars die they scatter these elements


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across space in spectacular


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explosions but rather than simply


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drifting aimlessly these star forged


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elements embark on an incredible journey


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using the Hubble Space telescope's


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Cosmic origin spectrograph researchers


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made a remarkable Discovery by observing


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how light from distant quazars


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interacted with what's known as the


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circum Galactic medium a vast region


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surrounding galaxies like our Milky Way


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they found enormous amounts of car


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carbon extending nearly 400,000 light


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years into space that's four times the


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diameter of our galaxy this circum


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Galactic medium acts like a massive


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train station constantly moving


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materials in and out of the Galaxy the


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same carbon atoms in our bodies likely


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spent considerable time in this Cosmic


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recycling system before becoming part of


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Earth it's a beautiful example of how


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interconnected we are with the cosmos


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the atoms making up our world are


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Travelers that have journeyed through


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this vast itic recycling


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process understanding this process isn't


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just about satisfying scientific


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curiosity it could help explain why


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galaxies eventually stop forming new


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stars the theory is that when this


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recycling system begins to break down


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galaxies lose their ability to form new


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stars ultimately transforming them into


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Cosmic deserts This research opens up


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new questions about the life cycles of


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galaxies and our own Galaxy's


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future and that's it for to today thanks


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for being with us on astronomy daily I'm


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Anna and as always it's been a pleasure


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