| |    | | (NSF NOIRLab)Acknowledgment: PI: Anirudh Chiti, Alex Drlica-Wagner) | Happy Thursday, Space Fans! NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket heads to the launch pad today (we'll get to that later), but our top story has us looking a bit farther out: The discovery of an extremely rare type of star that just might be a cosmic fossil. Check it out above.
But that's not all! We have a viewing guide to watch the Artemis 2 rollout, China's near-record spacewalk and SpaceX's Starship V3 is almost ready. Keep reading to see it all. | | | Space Quiz! What is SpaceX's newest Starship called? | | |   | | (BBC/Future Plc) | If you're preparing a trip to watch NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot, but want to watch those unearthed Doctor Who episodes as you travel (across time and space, maybe), this NordVPN deal may be for you. You can save a whopping 73% on 2 years and score a bonus gift card. Here's how. | | | | Artemis 2: NASA's next moonshot | |  | | (NASA/Brandon Hancock) | It's here at last! NASA's Artemis 2 SLS rocket is headed back to the launch pad after repairs, and you'll be able to watch it live online. Of course, you'll need to watch a LONG time (it took 12 hours last time). Here's where and when to watch. | | | | The northern lights? Again? Yes, again. The sun has been popping off lately with space weather and we're expecting some potentially dazzling aurora shows because of it. Here's where the best displays may shine. | |  | | (Juhku via Getty Images) | Wondering what else is in the sky tonight? Look up after sunset to try spotting a razor-thin crescent moon less than 24 hours old with brilliant Venus lighting the way. Here's where to look. | | |  | | (CCTV) | Two Chinese astronauts took a spacewalk this week to upgrade their Tiangong space station and for one of them, it was a near-record for their career. See video here of how it happened. | | |  | | (JAXA) | Here is something that's kind of gross, but also pretty awesome: Astronomers have watched a giant black hole vomit (ewww.), but the find is revolutionary for a surprising reason. Find out what it means for black hole science here. | | |  | | (SpaceX via X) | SpaceX's next Starship booster roared to life this week as testing takes shape for the next Super Heavy V3 megarocket. See some amazing photos of the world's biggest rocket here! | | |  | | (Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) | On the tech side, we've been hearing a lot about how AI can help space exploration, but a new study is putting out a warning call. The technology could spell disaster for satellites, and sooner than you'd think. Here's what they found. | | |  | | (Bethesda) | So I played Starfield for the first time over weekend and I'm pretty wowed by its look and feel. And now we're getting more with the Terran Empire expansion and Free Lanes update. But when are they launching? We're glad you asked... | |  | | (ShadowMachine) | Speaking of science fiction, another one of my all-time favorites is Firefly, and we're getting more of that, too! But it's coming in a surprising form. Shiny! | | |  | | (NASA/Scott Eckley) | Our space photo for today is actually a space rock, but seen in a way that might suprise you. What you're looking at i asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected samples of from the OSIRIS-REx probe way back when. But what are we seeing? | | | On March 19, 1964, NASA unsuccessfully attempted to launch a satellite called Beacon Explorer-A on a mission to study the ionosphere. Beacon Explorer-A was supposed to go count all those free electrons using a radio beacon, but after a smooth liftoff, something went way wrong. See how it happened here. | | | | That's a wrap for today's daily dose of space. Thanks for sticking around until the end (if you're still there, I mean), and don't forget that the space action isn't over for the day. By the time you read our next newsletter, Artemis 2 will be back on the pad and less than 2 weeks to launch!
Keep looking up!
Tariq Malik
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