# \[Space Bites\] Mysterious Object Discovered // Starship Explodes Again // China's Asteroid Sample Return

An episode of [Universe Today Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794058155), 30 May 2025, 21 min.

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China’s asteroid sample return mission launches, searching for a companion star for Betelgeuse, the 9th flight test wraps up for Starship and Superheavy, and Webb takes its longest exposure yet. And in SpaceBites+, is Venus hiding deadly asteroids. 🚀 \[Space Bites+\] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community • 00:00 Intro • 00:30 Mystery object discovered • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/strange-object-is-releasing-regular-blasts-of-both-x-rays-and-radio-waves • 02:46 Searching for Bettel-Buddy • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-search-is-on-for-betel-buddy • 05:07 China's asteroid sample return mission launched • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chinas-tianwen-2-is-off-to-collect-an-asteroid-sample • 06:40 China's reusable rocket test • https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-05-29/Chinese-commercial-rocket-completes-vertical-sea-recovery-test-1DMefpHW0qQ/p.html • 07:50 Starship IFT-9 • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/after-awesome-launch-starship-spins-out-of-control • 09:58 Vote results • https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community • 10:34 Black holes but in colour • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-event-horizon-telescopes-next-feat-multi-color-pictures-of-black-holes • 12:44 New discoveries about M87 SMBH • https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17035 • 15:00 Webb's longest exposure • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-webb-captures-faint-galaxies-from-the-universes-ancient-past • 16:21 More space news • 17:31 \[Space Bites+\] bonus story • 17:46 Some people just don't understand interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/c_RvcTNbVs4 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

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