The Weekend Wrap Debuts — Soyuz 5, Artemis II Revisited & Roman Telescope

The Weekend Wrap Debuts — Soyuz 5, Artemis II Revisited & Roman Telescope

Welcome to Astronomy Daily S05E94 — Saturday May 2, 2026 — and the debut of our brand new WEEKEND SPACE AND ASTRONOMY NEWS WRAP! Every Saturday, we'll bring you two fresh stories PLUS a roundup of the four biggest space and astronomy stories of the week. This week: Russia's Soyuz 5 rocket finally flew, May's sky features a rare double-micromoon month, and in our first ever Weekend Wrap we revisit Artemis II in full, the solar eclipse only four humans have seen, the Roman Space Telescope's confirmed September launch, and Artemis III hardware already at Kennedy Space Center.

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Chapter Timestamps:
• 00:00 — Introduction & Weekend Edition Launch
• 02:00 — Story 1: Russia's Soyuz 5 Debut Launch
• 08:00 — Story 2: Flower Moon, Blue Moon & Double Micromoon May
• 13:30 — THE WEEKEND WRAP begins
• 14:00 — Wrap Story 1: Artemis II — The Mission by the Numbers
• 17:30 — Wrap Story 2: The Solar Eclipse No Human Had Ever Seen
• 21:00 — Wrap Story 3: Roman Space Telescope — September Launch Confirmed
• 24:00 — Wrap Story 4: Artemis III Hardware Arrives at Kennedy
• 27:00 — Outro


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