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Podcast: Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates
Episode: Gold From a Galactic Collision — Neutron Star Crash Stuns Astronomers | Astronomy Daily S05E60
Description: Welcome to Episode 60 of Astronomy Daily Season Five! In today's episode, Anna and Avery cover six major stories from the world of space and astronomy — including a neutron star collision in an unprecedented location, the latest Artemis II news, and a cosmic mystery solved after decades.  Stories covered in this episode:  1. NASA Discovers Neutron Star Crash in Unexpected Location A fleet of NASA telescopes — including Chandra, Fermi, Swift, and Hubble — has detected a neutron star merger inside a tiny galaxy buried in a vast stream of gas, 4.7 billion light-years away. It's the first time this type of colli...