Historic Moon Landing Attempt, AI Innovations, and the Secrets of Water Ice

Astronomy Daily: Exciting Space Discoveries and News

Highlights:
- Historic Moon Landing Attempt: Join us as we track the significant moon landing attempt by Japanese company Ispace with their Resilience lander, set to touch down on June 5th. This mission represents a second chance for Ispace after a previous failure, and if successful, Resilience will become only the second private spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.
- Russia's AI Integration into the ISS: Discover Russia's plans to integrate their homegrown AI system, Gigachat, into the International Space Station. This AI will assist cosmonauts in processing satellite imagery, enhancing their capabilities as Russia continues its participation in the ISS until 2028.
- Groundbreaking Discovery of Water Ice: Explore the exciting discovery made by the James Webb Space Telescope, which detected crystalline water ice around the young star HD181327. This finding provides direct evidence of water's role in planetary formation and offers insights into how our own solar system may have developed.
- Update on SpaceX's AXE 4 Mission: Get the latest on the delayed AXE 4 mission to the ISS, now scheduled for June 10th. This mission will feature a historic crew, including astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary, marking a significant milestone for international collaboration in space exploration.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome to Astronomy Daily
01:10 - Historic moon landing attempt by Ispace
10:00 - Russia's AI integration into the ISS
15:30 - Discovery of water ice around HD181327
20:00 - Update on SpaceX's AXE 4 mission
✍️ Episode References
Ispace Resilience Mission Details
[ISPACE](https://ispace-inc.com/)
Russia's Gigachat AI Information
[Roscosmos](https://www.roscosmos.ru/)
James Webb Space Telescope Findings
[NASA JWST](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html)
AXE 4 Mission Updates
[Axiom Space](https://www.axiomspace.com/)
Astronomy Daily
[Astronomy Daily](http://www.astronomydaily.io/)
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