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Podcast: Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates
Episode: Fast-Tracking to Uranus, Stellar Devastation, and a Cosmic Farewell to Ace Frehley
Description: Revolutionary Travel to Uranus:Â SpaceX's Starship could potentially cut travel time to Uranus in half for future missions. With innovative in-orbit refueling techniques and aerobraking strategies, researchers suggest a journey could take just 6.5 years, a significant improvement over traditional methods that could take over 13 years.Black Hole Devours Star:Â Astronomers have observed a gamma-ray burst, GRB 250702B, which may be a black hole consuming a star from within. This event, detected by NASA's Fermi telescope, challenges existing models of gamma-ray bursts and suggests a new type of stellar phenomenon.Orionid Meteor Shower:Â The Orionid met...