Episode Details

How JWST is doing after its micrometeorite strike, two more helicopters are flying to Mars, and how do you stop the Milky Way from turning into self-replicating robot probes?

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - How bad the JWST damage really is

https://www.universetoday.com/156793/you-can-see-where-jwst-took-a-direct-hit-from-a-micrometeorite-on-one-of-its-mirrors/

03:41 - China launches space station module

https://www.universetoday.com/156896/china-has-added-a-science-module-to-its-new-space-station/

06:48 - Two new helicopters going to Mars

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-will-inspire-world-when-it-returns-mars-samples-to-earth-in-2033

08:38 - Teaching Robots to die

https://www.universetoday.com/156778/before-we-develop-self-replicating-machines-to-explore-the-universe-we-should-figure-out-how-to-turn-them-off-again/

10:27 - Most sensitive dark matter detector

https://www.universetoday.com/156900/the-worlds-most-sensitive-dark-matter-detector-has-come-online/

12:16 - NASA needs your help

https://www.universetoday.com/156829/nasa-wants-your-help-designing-a-starshade-to-observe-exoplanets/

14:27 - Surprisingly comfortable lava tubes

https://www.universetoday.com/156932/lava-tubes-on-the-moon-maintain-comfortable-room-temperatures-inside/

16:09 - Outro

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