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[Space Bites] A THIRD Interstellar Object // Pack of Quasars // Tianwen-2 Looks Back

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Astronomers have discovered a third interstellar object. NASA missions are getting prepared to be shut down. The most massive white dwarf has been found. And in Space Bites Plus, a capsule containing human remains and cannabis seeds crashes into the ocean.

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00:00 Intro

00:19 Third interstellar object
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/inbound-astronomers-discover-third-interstellar-object
03:01 NASA budget cuts
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/
05:17 Nancy Grace Roman telescope progress
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-telescope-core-components-complete-vibration-testing
06:26 Exoplanet around a quiet red dwarf
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-12-b-earth-sized-planet-orbiting-a-quiet-m-dwarf-star
08:13 Citizen scientists help observe exoplanet transit
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/worldwide-team-of-citizen-scientists-help-confirm-a-tricky-exoplanet
09:27 Vote results
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10:07 Chonkiest white dwarf
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-supermassive-white-dwarf-is-pulsating-rapidly-revealing-details-of-its-interior
12:00 Pack of quasars
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dense-group-of-quasars-form-the-cosmic-himalayas
13:23 Tianwen-2 looks back
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/tianwen-2-looks-back-at-the-earth
14:44 More space news
15:51 Bonus story

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