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Artemis II Gets Its Launch Date: April 1 | Magnetar Born | Planets Collide | S05E62

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Astronomers have published evidence of watching two planets smash into each other in real time, 11,000 light years from Earth.
This episode of Astronomy Daily covers major space and astronomy news from March 2026, including NASA clearing the Artemis 2 moon mission for launch, the first observed birth of a magnetar, evidence of two planets colliding in another solar system, a close asteroid flyby, potential auroras from a solar storm, and tracing a record-breaking neutrino to distant blazars.

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A brisk space roundup that moves from Artemis 2 to magnetars, planet collisions, and other sky news.

The episode has a clear anchor in Artemis 2 finally cleared for launch, then widens into a fast-moving sweep of space news: a magnetar story, signs that two planets collided, an asteroid flyby, possible auroras tonight, and a neutrino whose path has been under review for three…

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You want one space-news rundown that jumps from Artemis 2 to a magnetar and a planetary collision.

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