The Weekend Wrap Debuts — Soyuz 5, Artemis II Revisited & Roman Telescope

About this episode

The episode features the debut of the Weekend Edition with updates on Soyuz 5 and Artemis II, along with a roundup of significant space stories.

Sponsor Link: When you're ready to upgrade your online security, get NordVPN just like we did. And we can save you a lot of money with our special deals. For details Click Here Welcome to Astronomy Daily S05E94 — our first ever Weekend Edition! Today we debut the Astronomy Daily Weekend Space and Astronomy News Wrap, featuring two fresh stories plus a roundup of the four biggest and most important space stories from across the past week. Today's Stories • Story 1: Russia's Soyuz 5 rocket completes its first successful suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome. After nearly a decade of development, Russia's homegrown answer to the Zenit finally flew — a milestone for Roscosmos, even as questions remain about its competitiveness in a reusability-driven market. • Story 2: May's Flower Moon peaked on May 1st — and May 2026 is a double-micromoon month, with both the Flower Moon and the May 31 Blue Moon occurring near lunar apogee. Southern Hemisphere skies are perfect for viewing this weekend. Weekend Wrap — The Week's Four Biggest Stories • Wrap 1: Artemis II — The Full Picture. 694,481 miles, 252,756 miles from Earth at farthest, 57-minute eclipse from beyond the Moon, heat…

Topics covered

• space news
• Soyuz 5
• Artemis II
• lunar events
• telescope

Keywords

• Soyuz 5
• Artemis II
• Flower Moon
• Blue Moon
• space news

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roscosmos

Places: Baikonur Cosmodrome

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