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Ep 122: Astronomers just found giant planets lighter than cotton candy, forcing a rethink of how worlds assemble.
Season 1 Episode 122
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers just found giant planets lighter than cotton candy, forcing a reth…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ep 121: A robotic spacecraft just launched to nudge a long-running NASA observatory back into a stable orbit.
Season 1 Episode 121
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A robotic spacecraft just launched to nudge a long-running NASA observatory ba…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ep 120: A planet 25 light-years away shows signs it could support liquid water on its surface.
Season 1 Episode 120
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A planet 25 light-years away shows signs it could support liquid water on its …
2 months ago
Ep 119: A shoebox-sized probe will soon ride an asteroid flyby to test surface operations before the rock skims Earth in 2029.
Season 1 Episode 119
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A shoebox-sized probe will soon ride an asteroid flyby to test surface operati…
2 months ago
Ep 118: NASA is weighing whether to send a spare Mars rover to the Moon while awarding nearly $600 million in new lunar lander contracts.
Season 1 Episode 118
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is weighing whether to send a spare Mars rover to the Moon while awarding…
2 months ago
Ep 117: NASA is launching a robot to lift its aging Swift telescope before atmospheric drag pulls it down.
Season 1 Episode 117
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is launching a robot to lift its aging Swift telescope before atmospheric…
2 months ago
Ep 116: Supermassive black holes keep flinging radio-emitting material into space years after swallowing a star, showing their appetites stay active long after the initial feast.
Season 1 Episode 116
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Supermassive black holes keep flinging radio-emitting material into space year…
2 months ago
Ep 115: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
Season 1 Episode 115
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap (Week of June 28, 2026) Thanks for joining me on Fascinating Frontiers, episode 115, for June 28, 2026. ... AI D…
2 months ago
Ep 114: Mars is gliding past the Pleiades star cluster in the early-morning sky, offering a rare close pairing visible before sunrise.
Season 1 Episode 114
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Mars is gliding past the Pleiades star cluster in the early-morning sky, offer…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ep 113: After eight years of continuous thrust, BepiColombo has powered down its engines for the final coast toward Mercury.
Season 1 Episode 113
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News After eight years of continuous thrust, BepiColombo has powered down its engin…
2 months, 1 week ago