Starship V3 Maiden Flight, New Glenn Cleared, Cosmic Web Photographed | Weekend Wrap
About this episode
This episode covers the maiden flight of Starship V3, the clearance of New Glenn to fly, and the first direct image of the Cosmic Web.
Sponsor Link: You've heard us talking about them now it's time to check out the special money saving deal from our sponsor NordVPN. CLICK HERE Your weekly roundup of the biggest stories from across the cosmos — two fresh stories plus the best of the past seven days from Astronomy Daily. In This Episode • Starship V3 Flight 12: SpaceX launches its redesigned megarocket for the first time — an historic milestone with some drama along the way • New Glenn Cleared to Fly: Blue Origin completes its NG-3 failure investigation — the FAA approves the report and the rocket is back in action • First Direct Image of the Cosmic Web: A 3-million-light-year filament photographed in unprecedented detail by ESO's Very Large Telescope • Dark Matter Fingerprint? MIT researchers find a gravitational wave signal that may carry the first direct imprint of dark matter • Roman Space Telescope: NASA's next great observatory is targeting September 2026 launch — eight months ahead of schedule • AI Space Chip: NASA tests a radiation-hardened chip that could give future spacecraft genuine autonomous decision-making Story Sources & Further Reading Starship V3 / Flight 12: Space.com, Universe Today…
Topics covered
- SpaceX
- Blue Origin
- Cosmic Web
- Dark Matter
- NASA
- AI in Space
Keywords
- Starship V3
- New Glenn
- Cosmic Web
- Dark Matter
- NASA
- AI Space Chip
- gravitational waves
- Space News
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SpaceX, Blue Origin, ESO, MIT, NASA
Books & works: Nature Astronomy
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