Two astronauts experienced a 7 hour space walk on their Groundhog Day. Plus, Wes and Shawn talk about the Green Comet as well as an asteroid that could potentially hot the Earth in 200 years and cause significant damage to the planet. Rolls-Royce is working on a nucelar generator that could bring power to the Moon and Mars. And finally, SpaceX celebrates a milestone with a launch this morning.

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A SpaceX rocket caused some confusion in Hawaii after creating a blue spiral in the sky. Plus an asteroid is passing by the Earth today just says before the Green Comet (ZTF) is at its nearest pass in our sky. Plus, Bacteria poop could be the answer to how we could build structures on Mars. And Quasars are more powerful that we thought.

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Solar activity has been high this week with incredible artic auroras on display. Nuclear powered propulsion could send missions to Mars in 45 days.NASA astronaut Frank Rubio could be the first American astronaut to stay in space for a full year. The Green Comet ZTF's tail was pinched off and carried away by solar wind.

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Russia will send an unmanned Soyuz to the ISS that will serve as a return vehicle for astronauts currently aboard who have no current ride home. Virgin Orbit's attempt to launch a satellite from British soil is unsuccessful but there were many successful elements of the mission. JWST has confirmed an exoplanet and TESS has discovered 2 exoplanets that could possibly sustain life orbiting the same sun. SpaceX has three launches in the works and one of them is Starship.

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SpaceX wrapped up 2022 with a record breaking launch and has plans to raise the bar with even more launches in 2023 planned. The discovery of opals on Mars tells geologists new information about water on Mars and could be a source of water, fuel and oxygen for a possible colony there. Plus South Korea has released an image from their first ever lunar orbiter. And NASA says farewell to Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham.

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Part 2: This week, Wes and Shawn look back at the biggest space news stories of the year between July to December

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Part 1: This week, Wes and Shawn look back at the biggest space news stories of the year between January and June

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The coolant leak from the Soyuz docked with the ISS is said t o be significant and Wes and Shawn talk about what it means and what it could mean for astronauts on board. China's methan powered rocket failed to launch. There's been a lot of solar activity this week. Plus, updates on the occultation of Mars, the Geminid meteor shower and what was happening 50 years ago on the Moon.

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This week Wes and Shawn talk about the milestone anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission and their time on the Moon, plus the return trip of the Orion capsule and its incredible photo sent back to Earth. Also, the Geminid meteor shower is will soon be perfect for viewing in the night time sky and colliding neutron stars may be a source of long GRBs.

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On our 100th episode of Made of Stars, Wes and Shawn talk Orion and it's new record plus it's return home to Earth. Also, microbes could survive on Mars for a really long time. Two minerals never before fund on Earth have been discovered in a meteorite in Somalia. And scientists at CalTec are testing the possibility of sending data through a wormhole.

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