Scientists found the most luminous quasar ever detected, and it could just be the brightest object in the universe. That, and more space news, are in this week's episode.

Space News:
- This quasar is the most luminous object we’ve ever seen
- Hubble spies two galaxies in a cosmic tug of war
- IM-1: Update on the moon landing (or lack thereof—I’m filming before the landing occurs)
- Rocket Lab launches the AstroScale Japan satellite to study space junk
- The bus-sized satellite ERS-2 made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth
- NASA is hiring Martians; are you up for the job?
- Japan successfully launched its H3 rocket
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is vertical on the launch pad

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - The brightest quasar
02:48 - String of pearls Hubble photo
04:11 - IM-1 update (or lack thereof)
04:32 - Astroscale Japan's space junk satellite
07:57 - Uncontrolled re-entry of ERS-2
09:16 - NASA hiring for CHAPEA Mars simulation
10:30 - Japan's successful H3 rocket
11:11 - Blue Origin rolls New Glenn out

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