[Space Bites] JWST Damage Assessment, Two New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die

How JWST is doing after its micrometeorite strike, two more helicopters are flying to Mars, and how do you stop the Milky Way from turning into self-replicating robot probes?

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - How bad the JWST damage really is

https://www.universetoday.com/156793/you-can-see-where-jwst-took-a-direct-hit-from-a-micrometeorite-on-one-of-its-mirrors/

03:41 - China launches space station module

https://www.universetoday.com/156896/china-has-added-a-science-module-to-its-new-space-station/

06:48 - Two new helicopters going to Mars

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-will-inspire-world-when-it-returns-mars-samples-to-earth-in-2033

08:38 - Teaching Robots to die

https://www.universetoday.com/156778/before-we-develop-self-replicating-machines-to-explore-the-universe-we-should-figure-out-how-to-turn-them-off-again/

10:27 - Most sensitive dark matter detector

https://www.universetoday.com/156900/the-worlds-most-sensitive-dark-matter-detector-has-come-online/

12:16 - NASA needs your help

https://www.universetoday.com/156829/nasa-wants-your-help-designing-a-starshade-to-observe-exoplanets/

14:27 - Surprisingly comfortable lava tubes

https://www.universetoday.com/156932/lava-tubes-on-the-moon-maintain-comfortable-room-temperatures-inside/

16:09 - Outro

🦄 Support us on Patreon

📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain

Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday

Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday

Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday

📩 CONTACT FRASER

[email protected]

⚖️ LICENSE

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast