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[Space Bites+] Fresh Lunar Crater // 3D-Map of The Universe // Stardust on Venus
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Episode [Space Bites+] Fresh Lunar Crater // 3D-Map of The Universe // Stardust on Venus
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:55
Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VHLROLaOCFc
There's a new scar on the moon. The Artemis II astronauts return home safely. A new survey has just wrapped up its scan for dark energy. Supermassive black holes ready to merge. And in Space Bites Plus, astronomers find one of the oldest stars in the universe.
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00:00 Intro
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00:20 New Scar on The Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-just-got-a-new-scar
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02:20 Artemis 2 Recap https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-world-welcomes-the-crew-of-artemis-ii-home
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04:33 DESI 5-year observations https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/04/15/desi-completes-planned-3d-map-of-the-universe-and-continues-exploring/
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07:34 SMBHs about to merge https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-monsters-one-galaxy-and-a-collision-100-years-away
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10:04 Reuse of the New Glenn's booster https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/04/16/blue-origin-hot-fires-its-first-previously-flown-booster-prepares-for-weekend-launch/ 11:14 Blue Alchemist https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/from-moon-dust-to-moon-colonies/
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12:32 Demarcation of Stars and Planets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/wheres-the-dividing-line-between-a-star-and-a-planet-ask-the-jwst
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14:53 Vote results
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15:51 Stardust in the clouds of Venus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/stardust-in-the-clouds-of-venus
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17:25 More NASA Nuclear Missions https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exploring-the-moons-shadowy-craters-with-nuclear-powered-rovers
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19:35 Most Powerful Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-universes-most-powerful-telescope
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20:55 BONUS STORY https://www.universetoday.com/articles/student-team-finds-one-of-the-oldest-stars-in-the-universe-that-migrated-to-the-milky-way
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22:45 Even more space news
Links in the notes 12
- https://youtu.be/VHLROLaOCFc
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-just-got-a-new-scar
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-world-welcomes-the-crew-of-artemis-ii-home
- https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/04/15/desi-completes-planned-3d-map-of-the-universe-and-continues-exploring/
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-monsters-one-galaxy-and-a-collision-100-years-away
- https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/04/16/blue-origin-hot-fires-its-first-previously-flown-booster-prepares-for-weekend-launch/
- https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/from-moon-dust-to-moon-colonies/
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/wheres-the-dividing-line-between-a-star-and-a-planet-ask-the-jwst
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/stardust-in-the-clouds-of-venus
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exploring-the-moons-shadowy-craters-with-nuclear-powered-rovers
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-universes-most-powerful-telescope
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/student-team-finds-one-of-the-oldest-stars-in-the-universe-that-migrated-to-the-milky-way
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