Astronomy Daily - January 13, 2026 Episode Historic ISS Evacuation, Wobbling Black Holes, and Lunar Hotels Episode Description Join hosts Anna and Avery for an exciting episode packed with groundbreaking space news! We cover the International Space Station's first-ever medical evacuation, a stunning discovery of a galaxy-wide wobbling black hole jet, this week's busy launch schedule, two NASA missions reaching their destinations, and the surprising announcement that you can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon. Episode Duration: 18 minutes Episode Highlights 🚨 BREAKING: First-Ever ISS Medical Evacuation

SpaceX Crew-11 returns early due to undisclosed medical condition

Historic change of command ceremony on the ISS

Crew scheduled for Pacific splashdown Thursday morning

Station operations continue with skeleton crew of three

🌌 Astronomers Discover Wobbling Black Hole Jet

Largest extended jet ever observed spans 20,000 light-years

First precessing jet found in galaxy VV 340a

Combined observations from Keck Observatory, James Webb Space Telescope, and VLA

Discovery challenges theories of galaxy evolution

🚀 This Week's Launch Schedule

Eight orbital launch attempts from China, US, and Norway

SpaceX Starlink missions and classified NRO launch

China debuts new Ceres 2 rocket

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum attempts second test flight

🛰️ NASA Missions Reach L1 Destination

Carruthers Geocorona Observatory arrives at target orbit

IMAP mission begins mapping the heliosphere boundary

Both spacecraft launched together on September 24, 2025

Science operations begin in February 2026

🌙 You Can Now Reserve a Moon Hotel Room

GRU Space opens applications for lunar tourism

Deposits range from $250,000 to $1 million

Target opening: 2032

Hotel inspired by San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts

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