Space Luisa FernandaFROM ARECIBO TO ORBIT · 2026-10-16

Space Luisa Fernanda

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In this newscast

LAUNCHES & ROCKETSResearchers identify origin of cosmic Treble Clef structure
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MISSIONS & EXPLORATIWhy astronauts pack hot sauce: Tabasco and four others flew on Artemis II
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THE SKY & TELESCOPESYoung stars near the Milky Way's black hole likely formed where they are
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ASTEROIDS & PLANETARHow ESA's Hera mission lets the public ask questions through an AI companion
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PHYSICS & THE COSMOSThe leap second is over: world votes for continuous time from May 2027
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FLORIDA SPACE COASTSpaceX files for 32.4 mile natural gas pipeline for Starship launches
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LAUNCHES & ROCKETSMusk says US government controls Ukraine Starlink military restrictions
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The transcript 8 turns
Luisa FernandaWelcome to Space Luisa Fernanda, October sixteenth twenty twenty-six. I'm Luisa Fernanda, your host. We have a wonderful show today, so let's get started.
Luisa FernandaResearchers have resolved the origin of a cosmic radio structure known as the Treble Clef, hidden behind the Milky Way. That finding, published this week, closes a long-standing mystery about an unusual formation.
Luisa FernandaWeightlessness dulls taste, so NASA's food scientists send bold flavours to orbit. Five hot sauces, including Tabasco, flew on Artemis II, continuing a long tradition aboard the space station.
Luisa FernandaYoung stars near Sagittarius A-star likely formed right where they sit. A new study finds paired-star counts around the black hole fit a model of in-place formation, not migration from afar.
Luisa FernandaESA's Hera mission now carries an AI companion that lets the public ask questions directly. The Hera Space Companion is the interactive guide running alongside the agency's first planetary defence mission.
Luisa FernandaThe world has voted to end the leap second. From May twenty twenty-seven clocks will run continuously, no longer adjusted for Earth's spin. The same meeting began work on a lunar time scale.
Luisa FernandaSpaceX has applied for a thirty-two-point-four-mile natural gas pipeline to Cape Canaveral. Filed in September with Florida regulators, the line would supply fuel at rates current delivery methods cannot match.
Luisa FernandaElon Musk says the US government controls military Starlink restrictions in Ukraine. That statement came October fifteenth, as Ukrainian officials warned active service limits will cause large human losses.
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