SpaceX’s Million-Satellite Vision, Ancient Star Maps, and China’s Solar Mission

Space News Today · Feb 2, 2026 · 20m · transcript

Welcome to Astronomy Daily! Join hosts Anna and Avery for today's cosmic journey through space news, featuring SpaceX's audacious plan for one million solar-powered satellites, an ancient star catalog recovered from layers of medieval text, and China's groundbreaking solar mission to the L5 point.

**Episode Highlights:**

🛰️ **SpaceX's Million-Satellite Vision** - SpaceX files with the FCC to launch up to one million solar-powered satellite data centers for AI, framing it as a step toward becoming a Kardashev Type II civilization

⭐ **Ancient Star Map Revealed** - Scientists use X-ray…