# \[Space Bites+\] Crazy-Spinning Asteroid // NASA’s Budget is Back // Medical Evacuation from ISS

An episode of [Universe Today Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794058155), 16 Jan 2026, 23 min.

Audio: https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/148400733/3898ad7dbefa4bdeb76f6561782f30cf/eyJhIjoxLCJpc19hdWRpbyI6MSwicCI6MX0%3D/1.m4a?token-hash=6vYusxiNYpz9HHHBdfm5SpjEXBpZ38B8Lp7MnzBkL20%3D&token-time=1794355200

Rubin spots a rapidly spinning asteroid, Congress restores NASA’s funding, Crew 11 is back on Earth for a medical emergency, the Pandora Space Telescope launches. And in Space Bites+, two new exoplanets around a red dwarf could help push the habitable zone out. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/ZBlzQWyhf84 🌶️ Add to The Pile of Spice https://www.patreon.com/posts/pile-of-spice-147346705 • 00:00 Intro • 00:15 Rubin Discovers A Record-Breaking Asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-observatory-spots-fastest-spinning-asteroid-ever • 02:15 NASA Budget Is Safe For Another Year https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasas-science-budget-wont-be-a-train-wreck-after-all/ • 04:57 First Ever Medical Evacuation from The ISS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-to-return-spacex-crew-ahead-of-schedule https://www.universetoday.com/articles/follow-spacexs-returning-crew-11-mission-wednesday-night • 07:04 Pandora Launched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ee8Z-sbSU • 09:09 Vote Results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts • 09:38 A Supernova That Shouldn’t Exist https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-supernova-that-shouldnt-exist • 11:43 Solving the Mystery of Blue Flashes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/solving-the-mystery-of-blue-flashes • 14:06 Cool Space Images https://www.universetoday.com/articles/young-stellar-objects-are-prominent-in-a-new-hubble-image https://www.universetoday.com/articles/when-baby-stars-throw-tantrums • 16:54 BONUS STORY • 19:03 AI as the Great Filter https://www.patreon.com/posts/147346705

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