[Space Bites+] Comet Interceptor Accelerated // Artemis II SLS Rollout // Nuclear Lunar Race
Artemis II rolls out to the launch pad, Europe’s comet interceptor mission could fly a little earlier, NASA is racing to build a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and in Space Bites+, bacteriaphages evolved in space learn to kill bacteria in new ways.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Comet Interceptor Accelerated https://spacenews.com/esas-comet-interceptor-mission-moves-up-launch/
02:11 Artemis II Rollout https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-enters-final-preparations-for-artemis-ii-mission
04:14 Chang'e-6 Samples https://www.universetoday.com/articles/analysis-of-change-6-samples-addresses-mysteries-about-the-far-side-of-the-moon
05:50 Moon Reactor Race https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-2030-race-for-a-moon-reactor
08:08 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
08:31 Potential Ocean Habitability of Enceladus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/enceladus-plumes-may-hold-a-clear-clue-to-ocean-habitability
10:33 Helix Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gazing-into-the-eye-of-sauron-with-the-jwst
11:48 Lupus-3 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hunting-for-t-tauri-stars-in-a-dark-cloud
12:43 Galaxy Evolution https://www.yorku.ca/news/2025/12/18/canadian-astronomers-use-webb-to-uncover-milky-ways-turbulent-youth-through-galactic-twins/
14:50 More space news
17:00 My new smart telescope
Comments (8)
This one froze at 16min 46 sec
Wow, small telescopes have come a long way from the Edmund Scientific "red ball' scope I started with 30 years ago.
Very sorry. I’m 80 and on very little income,my son takes care of me so I can’t contribute,but thx for being able to watch free.👍👍🙌🙏🏽
I, and I’m sure many of Fraser’s supporters, are happy to help anyone who has retained their curiosity and desire to learn. Enjoy!
I hope it doesn’t get *too* close. It’s such an amazing subject! How on earth they can line up an interceptor but not put it in danger of crashing into the object is amazing!
I wonder if ESA's Comet Interceptor will be able to deploy a cube sat to take up orbit around the interstellar visitor? The main probe has to do a flyby due to its momentum, but perhaps a tiny cube sat could be ejected backwards with sufficient force to stay behind?
Wow, the interstellar interceptor project sounds so cool! Crossing fingers hard, as can't already wait to see it actually intercept what's getting built for, and then see all the data and articles coming out after.
We’ll probably not get anything from outside the solar system for ages now!