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Today's topics:

Milky Way relic uncovered - Astronomers using NASA's James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have revealed that Terzan 5, long thought to be a standard globular cluster, is actually a relic remnant of a much larger system that helped build the Milky Way's central bulge, preserving multiple generations of stars in one place.[12] Keywords: Terzan 5, James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble, Milky Way formation, stellar populations.

Fermi finds sibling supernovas - New highlights from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope describe a pair of 'possible sibling' supernova remnants whose similar high-energy signatures suggest a shared history, offering fresh clues about how massive stars explode and seed the galaxy with heavy elements.[7] Keywords: Fermi, gamma rays, supernova remnants, high-energy astrophysics, stellar death.

SpaceX launches NROL-179 - SpaceX has successfully launched the classified NROL-179 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking another on-time Falcon 9 liftoff and booster reuse in the company’s growing portfolio of national security launches.[15] Keywords: SpaceX, Falcon 9, NROL-179, Vandenberg, National Reconnaissance Office.

Saturn moon dance and planets - Skywatchers in the last day have enjoyed Saturn’s moon Dione passing due north of the ringed planet before dawn, while evening observers are treated to a striking line of the Moon, bright planets, and key stars in the western sky as the summer season begins.[2][9][8] Keywords: Saturn, Dione, planetary alignment, Regulus, Beehive Cluster, skywatching.

Honoring Annie Easley at NASA - NASA and space media are spotlighting Annie Easley, a pioneering Black computer scientist and rocket engineer whose work on early computing and rocket technology helped lay the groundwork for modern space missions, a timely reminder of her legacy during the Juneteenth holiday period.[5][3][6] Keywords: Annie Easley, NASA, diversity in STEM, Juneteenth, rocket science.

Asteroid named for Elliott Smith - A newly shared update celebrates that an asteroid has been officially named after late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, thanks to a proposal led by filmmaker Orlando Campopiano, underscoring how astronomical naming traditions often honor influential figures from the arts and culture.[17] Keywords: Elliott Smith, asteroid naming, International Astronomical Union, space culture, minor planet.

Episode Transcript

Milky Way relic uncovered
First up, that remarkable update from the center of our own galaxy.

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have shown that Terzan 5, a dense, crowded group of stars in the Milky Way’s central bulge, is not a normal globular cluster as once thought.[12] For years, Terzan 5 was puzzling because its stars did not all share the same age and chemical makeup, which is what you typically see in classic globular clusters that formed in a single burst