Ep 236: Hera has resolved Didymos and Dimorphos as separate asteroids 197 million kilometres away.

Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Hera has resolved Didymos and Dimorphos as separate asteroids 197 million kilometres away. Top 12 Space & Astronomy Stories Hera spacecraft resolves Didymos binary for first time — European Space Agency The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft captured its first resolved images of the Didymos-Dimorphos pair on October 18 at a distance of 1,280 kilometres. ... Sources: esa.int · nasa.gov · universetoday.com · science.nasa.gov · phys.org · space.com · pasadenanow.com · astronomy.com Correction to episode 235: The episode said a gamma-ray burst stayed active for twenty-seven days. The burst, GRB 220706A, was detected in July 2022; what lasted was its central engine, which kept producing X-ray flares for about 51 days as seen from Earth, or 27 days in the burst's own frame. The gamma-ray emission itself did not last 27 days. AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. 🎬 Watch on YouTube (public from 8:15 AM ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAxKhJORR4g If this episode was useful, a rating or a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is how the next listener finds the show — and following it in your app means the next episode is there when you are. 📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page 📬 Get the sources and notes by email, free: join the newsletter 🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .