Black Hole Stars Confirmed, Universe Collapse Timeline & Falcon Heavy Returns

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The episode discusses recent discoveries in astronomy, including evidence for black hole stars and the return of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.

Sponsor Link: When you're ready to secure your online life, do what we did, get NordVPN. You won't regret it. To check out our special big money saving offer Click Here Episode Summary Astronomy Daily is back for Season 5, Episode 93 — and space has not been idle during our brief break. In today's packed episode, Anna and Avery cover six major stories: the strongest-ever evidence that JWST's mysterious 'little red dots' are in fact black hole stars, courtesy of a new Chandra X-ray discovery; the double milestone at Kennedy Space Center as Artemis III hardware arrives and the Artemis II Orion capsule returns for analysis; the spectacular return of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy after an 18-month hiatus; a new cosmological model suggesting the universe could collapse in just 33 billion years; a debrief on post-mission lessons from Artemis II; and essential skywatching guidance for the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Stories Covered • Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray signal coinciding with a JWST 'little red dot' — strongest evidence yet for 'black hole star' theory • Artemis III SLS core stage arrives at Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building — Artemis II's Orion…

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Avery

Topics covered

• black hole stars
• Artemis missions
• SpaceX Falcon Heavy
• universe collapse
• skywatching
• cosmology

Keywords

• black hole stars
• JWST
• Chandra X-ray
• Artemis III
• Falcon Heavy
• universe collapse
• Eta Aquarid meteor shower

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chandra X-ray Observatory, JWST, Artemis III, Artemis II, SpaceX

Products: Falcon Heavy

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