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Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:12 Trains on the Moon
  
  

  • https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad

• 02:29 Chandra in trouble
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/166247/nasa-is-planning-to-shut-down-one-of-the-great-observatories-to-save-money/

• 05:33 De-icing Euclid
  
  

  • https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Operations_begin_to_de-ice_Euclid_s_vision

• 07:30 More helicopters on Mars
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/166212/the-mars-science-helicopter-could-be-an-airborne-geologist-on-mars/

• 09:44 Vote results

• 10:33 Explanations for SN 1987a
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/166188/finally-an-explanation-for-the-string-of-pearls-in-supernova-1987a/

• 13:03 One hit, a billion craters
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/166223/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-two-billion-secondary-craters/

• 14:19 Shape of Dimorphos
  
  

  • https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact

• 16:03 Exomoons update with Dr David Kipping

• 22:32 Newsletter

• 23:28 Defunding telescopes

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