'We Came Back as Best Friends' — Artemis II Speaks | Blue Origin Sunday | FYST Opens

About this episode

The episode features the heroes of Artemis II discussing their mission and includes updates on Blue Origin's rocket, a new telescope, and astronomical events.

The heroes of Artemis II speak! Less than a week after their historic lunar flyby, Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen held their first full post-mission press conference — and their words were extraordinary. Plus: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is on the pad for Sunday's landmark first-ever booster reuse; a 34-year dream becomes reality as the world's highest telescope opens in the Chilean Andes; astronomers discover 33,000 hydrogen halos that were hiding the universe's missing fuel; tonight is your best chance to spot the brightest comet of the year; and a solar storm could paint the weekend skies with aurora. Links & Sources • NASA Artemis II Postflight News Conference: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-news-and-updates • Blue Origin New Glenn NG-3: spaceflightnow.com • FYST Telescope Inauguration: news.cornell.edu • HETDEX Hydrogen Halos Study: hetdex.org / Astrophysical Journal • Comet C/2025 R3 Skywatching Guide: science.nasa.gov • Solar Activity & Aurora Forecast: earthsky.org Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support…

People in this episode

Guests: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen

Topics covered

• Artemis II
• Blue Origin
• FYST Telescope
• hydrogen halos
• comet spotting
• solar storm

Keywords

• Artemis II
• Blue Origin
• FYST Telescope
• hydrogen halos
• comet
• solar storm
• space news

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Blue Origin

Books & works: Comet C/2025 R3

Places: Chile

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