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Podcast: Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates
Episode: Artemis II: Three Days to Go — Plus Mars Sample Return Is Officially Dead
Description: Episode Summary With Artemis II just three days from launch, today's episode delivers a landmark space moment alongside the sad news that Mars Sample Return's Earth Return Orbiter has been formally cancelled by ESA. We also cover SpaceX's enormous Transporter-16 rideshare launch, Cornell's definitive list of 45 best-bet habitable exoplanets, a paradigm-shifting discovery about pulsar radio emissions, and the first confirmed evidence of lightning-like activity on Mars.  Stories Covered •      Artemis II — NASA confirms zero technical issues, launch on track for April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT •      ESA Earth Return Orbiter — formally cancelled after ESA member states vote to end the programme; Ai...