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This week we got an announcement that a historical milestone was achieved. Fusion Ignition. But what it really means for the future of energy production, what most stories don't say and should you be excited after all?

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00:41 The IGNITION announcement

02:21 How fusion works on Earth

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Splashdown! Artemis I has returned home. Webb has made its first Deep Field survey. Listen to the sound of a dust devil on Mars. Space journalist is going to the Moon.

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• 00:16 Orion splashdown
  
  

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• 02:54 Hakuto-R and Lunar Flashlight launch

• 05:21 Accident on the ISS. Soyuz coolant leak
  
  

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• 07:18 JWST's first proper deep field
  
  

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• 10:07 Percy heard a dust devil on Mars
  
  

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• 13:01 BANG! Sierra Space inflatable module test
  
  

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• 14:27 Asteroid as a space habitat
  
  

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• 16:14 Everyday Astronaut is going to the Moon!
  
  

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• 18:17 Breakthrough in fusion
  
  

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It’s been 50 years since humans set foot on the Moon. Entire generations were born after this historic accomplishment. But humanity has kept its eyes on the sky and vowed to return. This week marks the end of the beginning of that journey, the completion of Artemis I, sending a human-rated capsule around the Moon and back again. With Orion safely back on Earth, let’s look back at this amazing accomplishment and ponder what comes next.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:07 Constellation Program

• 03:47 Artemis Program Begins

• 05:50 SLS first flight. Artemis 1

• 07:15 To the Moon and back again

• 11:59 Orion returns to Earth

• 14:00 Ups and downs of Artemis 1

• 16:06 What's next? Artemis 2 and beyond

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How far away do constellations start to change? What if The Big Bang was more energetic? Which textbooks are good to learn astronomy? Is a university degree worth it? Why don't we travel through the solar system in straight lines? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain.

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• 00:00 Start

• 01:35 [Tatooine] How far away do constellations begin to change?

• 04:36 [Coruscant] Can we see beyond the observable Universe?

• 10:37 [Hoth] What if the Big Bang was more energetic?

• 13:22 [Naboo] What will Vera Rubin observatory see?

• 16:58 [Kamino] Why not release JWST data immediately?

• 20:51 [Bespin] How far out can we see that is in the present-ish?

• 23:35 [Mustafar] Is a University degree worth it? And which books are good to start learning astronomy?

• 26:37 [Alderaan] Can rockets with reusable rocket fuel exist?

• 30:16 [Dagobah] Is straight-line travel possible in the solar system?

• 32:11 [Yavin] Is Astronomy as exciting as it used to be?

• 35:22 [Mandalore] What will Astronomy look like in 100 years?

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This is an interview I did with John Michael Godier on his show called Event Horizon. We talked about bringing people back to the Moon. With also discussed the latest space missions, such as JWST and DART, and looked back at how well did 2022 go for NASA.

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Construction Begins on the Square Kilometer Array. Artemis I’s iconic crescent Earthrise picture. A gamma-ray burst that breaks all the rules. SpaceX launches a new service.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:14 Square Kilometer Array Telescope begins construction
  
  

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• 04:38 Iconic Earthrise image from Artemis 1
  
  

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• 06:49 SpaceX launches Starshield
  
  

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• 08:42 Blue Origin and Dynetics bid for new lunar landing contracts
  
  

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• 11:09 GRB that broke Astronomy
  
  

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• 13:39 Evidence of a mega-tsunami on Mars
  
  

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• 15:42 Launch an asteroid wherever you want
  
  

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Can there be habitable worlds around black holes? Where did Mars get its perchlorates from? How are iron meteorites formed? How will the Sun die? Will China succeed with their Moon landing? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain.

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01:10 Book Club: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson

03:21 [Tatooine] What happens during Sun's black dwarf stage?

07:26 [Coruscant] Is climate engineering a good idea?

11:24 [Hoth] Can we see city lights of exoplanets?

15:42 [Naboo] Can there be habitable worlds around black holes?

21:01 [Kamino] How are iron meteorites formed?

24:27 [Bespin] How did Mars get its perchlorates?

26:03 [Mustafar] How do we measure sea level when there are constant waves?

28:45 [Alderaan] Will SSTOs ever become a thing?

33:54 [Dagobah] Is China landing on the Moon in five more launches?

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The best images from Artemis so far. More spacecraft are going to the Moon. Researchers have simulated a wormhole. China now has six people on board its space station

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:15 Artemis 1 Images
  
  

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• 03:37 More flights to the Moon
  
  

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• 05:51 Moon infrastructure

• 07:10 Quantum Wormhole Simulation
  
  

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• 09:55 More JWST images
  
  

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• 13:33 Black Hole Consumes a Star
  
  

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• 16:17 China's continuous space presence

• 17:45 Another SpaceX SuperHeavy test
  
  

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• 18:46 Q&A 200
  
  

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Which ones are more invisible: black holes of brown dwarfs? Which cheap telescope should you get? Will the Artemis program start a new era in astronomy? What will happen when Andromeda crashes into the Milky Way? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain.

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• 00:00 Start

• 01:21 [Tatooine] Will Andromeda stars get younger as it approaches us?

• 03:54 [Coruscant] How far apart are the stars?

• 06:53 [Hoth] Can we see the death of a black hole?

• 11:09 [Naboo] Is it more difficult to find a black hole or a brown dwarf?

• 17:56 [Kamino] Which cheap telescope to get?

• 21:34 [Bespin] What happens during the Andromeda collision?

• 26:14 [Mustafar] When we'll see data from Earendel?

• 30:53 [Alderaan] Will Artemis bring lunar-based astronomy?

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