PODCAST · science
Fascinating Frontiers
by Patrick
Daily space and astronomy news: NASA and SpaceX missions, ESA operations, exoplanet and James Webb discoveries, and the engineering behind humanity's push into the cosmos — with ongoing story tracking across Starship, Artemis, and deep-space science. For space enthusiasts, engineers, and the curious.AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 123: An asteroid set for a once-in-a-millennium Earth flyby could be seen by ninety percent of the world's population.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News An asteroid set for a once-in-a-millennium Earth flyby could be seen by ninety percent of the world's population. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Once-in-a-millennium asteroid flyby visible to much of world in 2029 — Space.com Asteroid Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth during its 2029 approach. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK4JnMyjGtg 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 122: Astronomers just found giant planets lighter than cotton candy, forcing a rethink of how worlds assemble.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers just found giant planets lighter than cotton candy, forcing a rethink of how worlds assemble. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy — Space News Two newly characterized worlds match Jupiter in size yet contain far less mass, placing them at the extreme end of the super-puff category. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgbPv9gaeM 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 121: A robotic spacecraft just launched to nudge a long-running NASA observatory back into a stable orbit.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A robotic spacecraft just launched to nudge a long-running NASA observatory back into a stable orbit. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Pegasus XL launches LINK spacecraft to reboost Swift — SpaceNews The Pegasus XL lifted off from Kwajalein Atoll carrying Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicer on the SWIFT Reboost Mission. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msg3___b_WQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 120: A planet 25 light-years away shows signs it could support liquid water on its surface.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A planet 25 light-years away shows signs it could support liquid water on its surface. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Webb and Hubble Compare Views of FS Tau Protostar Jet — NASA The James Webb Space Telescope captured an infrared view of the FS Tau system that pierces thick dust to show multiple bright protostars. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2MIPNxld8 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 119: A shoebox-sized probe will soon ride an asteroid flyby to test surface operations before the rock skims Earth in 2029.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A shoebox-sized probe will soon ride an asteroid flyby to test surface operations before the rock skims Earth in 2029. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ESA Greenlights Airbus for Aeolus-2 Wind Mission — European Space Agency The agency has authorised Airbus Defence and Space to begin full development of the follow-on mission after Aeolus proved it could measure global winds from orbit. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DItAECA9vhw 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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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.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is weighing whether to send a spare Mars rover to the Moon while awarding nearly $600 million in new lunar lander contracts. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Awards Four Lunar Lander Missions to Three Firms — SpaceNews NASA selected Astrobotic, Firefly Space, and Intuitive Machines for the deliveries. The contracts total nearly $600 million and cover four separate landings. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zStdO_DcM 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 117: NASA is launching a robot to lift its aging Swift telescope before atmospheric drag pulls it down.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is launching a robot to lift its aging Swift telescope before atmospheric drag pulls it down. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Asteroid Day marks Tunguska anniversary and planetary defence milestones — European Space Agency The annual UN-recognised event falls on the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact in Siberia. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sq-cUmLffE 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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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.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News 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. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Falcon 9 lifts 7,000 kg SiriusXM satellite to geostationary orbit — Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched the SXM-11 satellite aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral at 0225 UTC. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfx9jKu-Yg8 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 115: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap (Week of June 28, 2026) Thanks for joining me on Fascinating Frontiers, episode 115, for June 28, 2026. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPcFT7LWTgs 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 114: Mars is gliding past the Pleiades star cluster in the early-morning sky, offering a rare close pairing visible before sunrise.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Mars is gliding past the Pleiades star cluster in the early-morning sky, offering a rare close pairing visible before sunrise. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Mars passes within 5 degrees of the Pleiades cluster — Astronomy Magazine The Red Planet currently sits in Taurus and appears in the predawn sky. Today it lies less than 5° from the famous Pleiades star cluster (M45). ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzndl0735xQ 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 113: After eight years of continuous thrust, BepiColombo has powered down its engines for the final coast toward Mercury.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News After eight years of continuous thrust, BepiColombo has powered down its engines for the final coast toward Mercury. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories BepiColombo Turns Off Ion Engines for Mercury Arrival — European Space Agency The ESA/JAXA spacecraft has switched off its solar electric propulsion system after operating it for eight years across the inner solar system. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAGNe_kuUU4 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 112: Astronomers have captured the first “fingerprints” of a black hole’s event horizon, the boundary where nothing escapes.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers have captured the first “fingerprints” of a black hole’s event horizon, the boundary where nothing escapes. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA cancels Gateway and upper stage amid major delays — Ars Technica An analysis shows the canceled Exploration Upper Stage and Gateway elements were years behind schedule. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 111: An asteroid impact that ended the dinosaurs also sustained underground conditions for life eight million years longer than earlier estimates.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News An asteroid impact that ended the dinosaurs also sustained underground conditions for life eight million years longer than earlier estimates. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 110: An interstellar comet that passed the Sun last year may be nearly three times older than our Solar System and formed in a stellar system nothing like our own.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News An interstellar comet that passed the Sun last year may be nearly three times older than our Solar System and formed in a stellar system nothing like our own. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 109: NASA’s next flagship observatory has reached Florida for final checks before an August launch on a Falcon Heavy.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA’s next flagship observatory has reached Florida for final checks before an August launch on a Falcon Heavy. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida — Spaceflight Now The $4.3 billion observatory touched down at Kennedy Space Center on June 21. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 108: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap (Week of June 21, 2026) Welcome to Fascinating Frontiers, episode 108, coming to you on June 21, 2026. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 107: JWST has imaged a galaxy cluster so massive and concentrated that it formed when such structures were not expected to exist yet.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News JWST has imaged a galaxy cluster so massive and concentrated that it formed when such structures were not expected to exist yet. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Asteroid named for singer Elliott Smith — Space.com The International Astronomical Union has assigned asteroid 16154 to the late musician Elliott Smith. Smith died in 2003 at age 34. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 106: A distant exoplanet once nicknamed the Pink Planet turns out to host salty clouds detectable only through infrared observations that pierce its thick atmosphere.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A distant exoplanet once nicknamed the Pink Planet turns out to host salty clouds detectable only through infrared observations that pierce its thick atmosphere. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Galileo Adds Quasi-Pilot Signal for Low-Power Devices — European Space Agency The European Space Agency has activated the E5a Quasi Pilot component across 12 Galileo satellites. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 105: An upgraded Ariane 6 just lofted Europe’s heaviest payload ever, 36 Amazon satellites riding on boosters carrying 14 extra tonnes of propellant each.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News An upgraded Ariane 6 just lofted Europe’s heaviest payload ever, 36 Amazon satellites riding on boosters carrying 14 extra tonnes of propellant each. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Ariane 6 Sets New European Payload Record — European Space Agency The VA269 flight lifted 36 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites on the most powerful Ariane 6 configuration yet. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 104: Chandra spots possible supernova remains surprisingly close to the Milky Way’s central black hole.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Chandra spots possible supernova remains surprisingly close to the Milky Way’s central black hole. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Chandra Spots Possible Supernova Remnant Near Galactic Center — NASA X-ray data from Chandra reveal a candidate supernova remnant in the Milky Way’s central region. If confirmed, the remnant would rank among the closest known to the galaxy’s supermassive black hole. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 103: China's Tianwen-2 probe is executing a string of fine burns to reach its target asteroid next month.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News China's Tianwen-2 probe is executing a string of fine burns to reach its target asteroid next month. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Tianwen-2 Executes Series of Approach Burns — SpaceNews China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft performed multiple small propulsive maneuvers after its main burn on June 7. Radio tracking confirms the adjustments are positioning the probe for an asteroid rendezvous in July. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 102: Tiny red dots scattered across the early universe have turned out to be black holes cloaked in dense gas.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Tiny red dots scattered across the early universe have turned out to be black holes cloaked in dense gas. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Ariane 6 Set for More Powerful Booster Launch — European Space Agency The European Space Agency will stream the next Ariane 6 flight, which carries an upgraded booster configuration. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 101: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap (Week of June 14, 2026) Good to have you on Fascinating Frontiers, episode 101, coming to you on June 14, 2026. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 100: NASA's X-59 jet just broke the sound barrier for the first time while aiming to replace thunderous sonic booms with a quiet thump.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA's X-59 jet just broke the sound barrier for the first time while aiming to replace thunderous sonic booms with a quiet thump. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Dragon spacecraft heads back from station June 16 — NASA The uncrewed SpaceX Dragon will depart the International Space Station carrying completed experiments and station hardware. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 99: A lunar meteorite recovered from the Sahara carries chemical traces of a 3.5-billion-year-old impact that struck the Moon, Earth, and asteroids at the same time.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A lunar meteorite recovered from the Sahara carries chemical traces of a 3.5-billion-year-old impact that struck the Moon, Earth, and asteroids at the same time. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories India and France Expand Joint Space Projects — DD News The two nations have signed new agreements covering satellite technology, planetary exploration, and advanced propulsion research. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 98: Webb has now reached the era when the universe's very first stars and galaxies formed.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Webb has now reached the era when the universe's very first stars and galaxies formed. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Prada Designs NASA’s Next-Generation Lunar Spacesuit — parametric-architecture.com The Italian fashion house is collaborating on the next lunar spacesuit for NASA's Artemis program. The design focuses on improved mobility and thermal protection for extended surface operations. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 97: A galactic wind driven by early-universe collisions is stripping star-forming fuel so fast it may explain why so many massive galaxies went dead.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A galactic wind driven by early-universe collisions is stripping star-forming fuel so fast it may explain why so many massive galaxies went dead. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Galaxy-Killing Wind Found in Early Universe — Space News Astronomers detected a powerful outflow triggered by galaxy collisions that rapidly removes gas needed for new stars. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 96: European startup Isar Aerospace just raised 270 million euros to scale its rocket program worldwide.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News European startup Isar Aerospace just raised 270 million euros to scale its rocket program worldwide. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Isar Aerospace Raises 270 Million Euros for Expansion — SpaceNews The German launch company secured the funding round to prepare its next orbital attempt and grow operations beyond Europe. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 95: NASA will name the crew for Artemis III, the mission that will test docking with commercial landers ahead of crewed lunar landings.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA will name the crew for Artemis III, the mission that will test docking with commercial landers ahead of crewed lunar landings. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA to Name Artemis III Crew Next Week — WKMG The agency will hold a briefing on June 9 at 11 a.m. ET to introduce the astronauts assigned to the mission. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 94: Looking back at 7 episodes from 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap Looking back at 7 episodes from 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next. This Week's Top Stories From Ep 87 (2026-06-01): Fascinating Frontiers Venus, Jupiter and Mercury align for June viewing — Space.com The three planets reach peak visibility in the western sky after sunset throughout the month. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 93: Astronomers have finally detected winds streaming from the Milky Way’s central black hole after a fifty-year search.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Astronomers have finally detected winds streaming from the Milky Way’s central black hole after a fifty-year search. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Hubble Images Spiral Galaxy M88 Heading Toward Virgo Core — NASA The Hubble Space Telescope captured M88, a spiral galaxy traveling through the Virgo Cluster on a journey expected to last hundreds of millions of years. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 92: An interstellar comet is venting methane at levels never seen in solar-system comets, hinting at a wildly different formation history.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News An interstellar comet is venting methane at levels never seen in solar-system comets, hinting at a wildly different formation history. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Interstellar Comet Vents Unexpected Methane Levels — Space.com The James Webb Space Telescope detected large amounts of methane around 3I/ATLAS. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 91: A meteorite from the Sahara holds the first direct traces of a lost moon-size world that formed just after the solar system began.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A meteorite from the Sahara holds the first direct traces of a lost moon-size world that formed just after the solar system began. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Sets Roman Space Telescope Launch for August 30 — NASA The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will lift off on August 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 89: Blue Origin plans to fly its New Glenn rocket again before year’s end after a launch-pad incident damaged the gantry but spared key tanks.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Blue Origin plans to fly its New Glenn rocket again before year’s end after a launch-pad incident damaged the gantry but spared key tanks. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Blue Origin Targets New Glenn Flight by Year End — Spaceflight Now The company’s CEO stated that propellant tanks at Cape Canaveral pad 36 survived the incident intact, along with a nearby processing hangar. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 90: A meteorite has delivered the first direct evidence that a Mars-sized world once orbited the young sun before shattering in a collision.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A meteorite has delivered the first direct evidence that a Mars-sized world once orbited the young sun before shattering in a collision. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Artemis Hardware Ships from Utah Town to Kennedy — The Salt Lake Tribune Crucial components for the next Artemis mission have departed a small Utah manufacturing site bound for Kennedy Space Center. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 88: Seven scorching hot Jupiters are showing the strongest signs yet of magnetic fields through their bizarre wind patterns.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Seven scorching hot Jupiters are showing the strongest signs yet of magnetic fields through their bizarre wind patterns. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Strange Winds Reveal Strongest Exoplanet Magnetism — phys.org Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and Gemini North to track wind speeds across seven very hot Jupiter-like worlds. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 87: A rare pair-instability supernova may have erased one of the universe's most massive stars without leaving any remnant behind.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A rare pair-instability supernova may have erased one of the universe's most massive stars without leaving any remnant behind. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Spaceport facility bonds become U.S. law — SpaceNews The new bonds allow spaceports to issue debt for infrastructure projects that previously relied on limited public funding. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
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Ep 86: Looking back at 6 episodes from 2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap Looking back at 6 episodes from 2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next. This Week's Top Stories From Ep 80 (2026-05-25): Fascinating Frontiers Plasma Beam Proposed for Cleaning Astronaut Clothes on Mars — New Scientist Researchers are examining a method that uses ionized gas to remove dust and microbes from fabrics without water. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 85: Blue Origin’s New Glenn test failure at Cape Canaveral now threatens to push back NASA’s Artemis crewed lunar landing schedule.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Blue Origin’s New Glenn test failure at Cape Canaveral now threatens to push back NASA’s Artemis crewed lunar landing schedule. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ULA Launches 29 Amazon Leo Satellites on Atlas 5 — Spaceflight Now The Leo Atlas 07 mission lifted off from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:53 p.m. EDT. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 84: A lost ice giant may explain how Jupiter and Uranus acquired their moons.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A lost ice giant may explain how Jupiter and Uranus acquired their moons. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Lost Ice Giant May Explain Jupiter and Uranus Moons — Space.com New research points to a vanished third ice giant that once orbited between Jupiter and Uranus. Its gravitational influence could have scattered material that later coalesced into the moons we see today. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 83: A neutrino carrying record energy may have been hurled across the cosmos by a black hole-powered blazar.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A neutrino carrying record energy may have been hurled across the cosmos by a black hole-powered blazar. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Historical Eclipse Ended Ancient War — Astronomy Magazine On May 28, 585 B.C.E., a total solar eclipse reportedly halted five years of fighting between the Lydians and the Medes. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 82: NASA is ordering the first rovers, landers and drones to build a Moon base spanning hundreds of square miles.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is ordering the first rovers, landers and drones to build a Moon base spanning hundreds of square miles. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Selects Rovers and Landers for Moon Base — Spaceflight Now NASA has awarded initial contracts to Astrolab and Lunar Outpost for roughly one-ton rovers that astronauts will drive on the lunar surface. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 81: NASA's Psyche spacecraft is using Mars gravity to reach a metal asteroid never visited before.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA's Psyche spacecraft is using Mars gravity to reach a metal asteroid never visited before. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Perseverance Rover Spots Signs of Ancient Martian Water — r/space The rover identified rock formations indicating past water flows in Jezero Crater. These features include layered sediments and mineral deposits consistent with prolonged liquid activity. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 80: NASA’s new directive targets a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to support sustained surface operations.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA’s new directive targets a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to support sustained surface operations. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Directive Sets 2030 Moon Nuclear Reactor Target — Space Daily The agency will develop a fission surface power system for lunar operations under a fresh policy reviving earlier nuclear ambitions. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 79: Looking back at 6 episodes from 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next.
Fascinating Frontiers — Weekly Recap Looking back at 6 episodes from 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24 — the stories that mattered, what we learned, and what to watch next. This Week's Top Stories From Ep 73 (2026-05-18): Fascinating Frontiers Three Major Carriers Form Rare Alliance to Counter Starlink — Teslarati Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have joined forces for the first time to develop direct-to-device satellite service. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 78: SpaceX just flew its largest Starship yet on a test that ended with a controlled splashdown halfway around the world.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News SpaceX just flew its largest Starship yet on a test that ended with a controlled splashdown halfway around the world. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Starship V3 Completes First Flight Test Despite Engine Issue — Space.com The vehicle lifted off from Texas carrying six third-generation Raptor engines on the upper stage. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 77: SpaceX halted the first flight of its heavily redesigned Starship V3 vehicle after a last-minute ground equipment problem.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News SpaceX halted the first flight of its heavily redesigned Starship V3 vehicle after a last-minute ground equipment problem. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Previews Moon Base Strategy Update — Moneycontrol.com NASA plans to share details on its evolving approach to a sustained lunar presence and the missions that will follow. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 76: NASA is shifting its Moon strategy from the Lunar Gateway toward a permanent surface base.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News NASA is shifting its Moon strategy from the Lunar Gateway toward a permanent surface base. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories NASA Pivots Artemis Plans Toward Permanent Moon Base — Cleveland 13 News The agency is moving away from the Lunar Gateway station in favor of establishing a lasting presence directly on the lunar surface. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 75: A single Falcon 9 just added two dozen more nodes to a growing web of satellites that now blankets the planet in broadband.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A single Falcon 9 just added two dozen more nodes to a growing web of satellites that now blankets the planet in broadband. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories SpaceX Adds 24 More Starlink Satellites to Orbit — Space.com A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink satellites and successfully deployed them into low Earth orbit. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Ep 74: A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is now heading out to capture the first X-ray views of the invisible boundary where the solar wind slams into our planet’s magnetic shield.
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is now heading out to capture the first X-ray views of the invisible boundary where the solar wind slams into our planet’s magnetic shield. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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Daily space and astronomy news: NASA and SpaceX missions, ESA operations, exoplanet and James Webb discoveries, and the engineering behind humanity's push into the cosmos — with ongoing story tracking across Starship, Artemis, and deep-space science. For space enthusiasts, engineers, and the curious.AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
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