Leon and Morgan share April night-sky highlights and space news, starting with Venus low in the west after sunset and Jupiter in the northwest, plus a tip for spotting satellites near Orion (steady, non-blinking lights) and using NASA’s “Spot the Station” for ISS passes. They mention viewing the faint stars Tau Ceti and 40 Ari tied to Project Hail Mary, and set pre-dawn “homework” to look east for Mercury, Mars, Saturn (and Neptune with a telescope), with April 16 best for seeing them near the Moon. Leon explains why Earth looks small from lunar distance, suggests the pinky-nail Moon size check (full moon April 2), and notes April 12 (Yuri Gagarin’s flight anniversary) and April 22 (Earth Day). Constellation of the month is Libra, historically Scorpius’s claws, and they discuss Gliese 581 and past radio messages. Space news covers Artemis schedule changes, a 2028 Moon goal, ISS funding to 2030 with a shift toward private stations, and they end with “space pitches” on simulated Martian wind in crops and artist concepts of space-based data centers, plus an After Dark “knees” prank story.

Happy March!

With Alyshia away, Leon and Morgan guide you through everything you can see in the night sky in March.

They talk about planets, stars, the moon... the moon... the moon... they talk about the moon a lot. Theres just so much going on with it!

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We're going to the MOON!

This episode Alyshia and Leon discuss the exciting Artemis II launch returning humans to the moon. Space fails include the Cancellation of Mars Sample Return, an Indian Polar Satelite Rocket Explodes taking 14 satellites with it - oops! Alyshia's brain breaks and Leon received yet ANOTHER spam call during recording.

Night sky - Jupiter, Canis Minor.

Space Pics

Artemis II Movie Poster

https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/missions/webb/science/2026/01/STScI-01KCMATAPPC5QXWSD5BM6VRT9M.png

Space pictures

Alyshia - James Webb Helix Nebula

1. https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/missions/webb/science/2026/01/STScI-01KCMATAPPC5QXWSD5BM6VRT9M.png
2. Comparison Video - https://youtu.be/F3nm9oUggrE?si=kz2KmS17NrSGO72w

Leon - Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-crawler-preps-for-artemis-ii-rollout/

Mars Sample Return Video -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9G36CDLzIg&t=1s

Australian of the Year

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/25/astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-named-australian-of-the-year-for-2026