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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 14*Growing debate about whether there’s liquid water under the Martian south poleTwo separate studies have drawn opposite conclusions about the possible presence of liquid water reserves below the Martian South Pole.*The Mars Ingenuity helicopter grounded NASA has been forced to keep its Mars Ingenuity helicopter grounded because of a massive dust storm blanketing part of the red planet.*The Tonga volcanic eruption compared to volcanoes on MarsNew observations by NASA suggest the plume blasted into the sky by the massive eruption of an undersea volcano near the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tonga last month may have reached altitudes of between 40 and 50 kilometres -- more than double original estimates.*SpaceX launches its 2000th StarlinkSpaceX has successfully launched another 49 Starlink broad band internet satellites bring the total number flown to 2042.*The Science ReportPredicting the risk factors that give you long CO

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 13*A mysterious object unlike anything seen beforeAstronomers have discovered a mysterious new celestial phenomenon in our galactic neighbourhood that’s unlike anything ever seen before.*A black hole unlike any other Astronomers have discovered a black hole unlike any other hidden in the heart of a globular cluster in our nearest big neighbouring galaxy M31 Andromeda.*First Russian space walk for the yearRussian cosmonauts have completed a seven hour spacewalk to complete integration work on the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module and Prichal docking port.*Space Force spy satellites launched into orbitUnited Launch Alliance has successfully placed a pair of spacecraft tracking satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force.*The Science ReportConfirmation that mixing COVID vaccines results in a stronger antibody response.People suffering paranoia are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.New study shows kids scho

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 12*Evidence for internal ocean in Saturnian moon MimasData from NASA’s Cassini mission suggests the tiny Saturnian moon Mimas could have a significant sub surface ocean.*James Webb commences its mirror alignmentNASA’s James Webb space telescope has begun the delicate months long process of aligning its optics.*SpaceX launches 105 satellites on a single flightSpaceX has successfully launched 105 satellites for dozens of customers aboard its rideshare program Transporter-3 mission.*The Science ReportStudy shows double doses of Modera works marginally better than Pfizer.Physicists create a physical simulation of an exotic state of matter called a spin liquid.New study shows you couldn’t really out run a T-RexSkeptic's guide to QAnonFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial-free edit

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 11*Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expectedA new study warns that the Earth is cooling much faster than previously estimated.*Milky Way has less mass than expectedA new study suggests the Milky Way galaxy is smaller than previously thought.*China starts the new year with a top-secret launch China has kicked off its 2022 orbital launch campaign with a classified mission carrying an experimental spy satellite.*Virgin’s first orbital launch for 2022Virgin Orbit has started the year on a high note sending seven small satellites into space aboard its LauncherOne rocket -- which was drop launched from under the wing of the company’s specially modified Boeing 747 airliner Cosmic Girl.*The Science ReportmRNA vaccines were shown to mostly hold up to the Omicron strain of COVID-19.More proof that secondhand vaping will make you sick.The new study showing the retina could provide clues about how well you age.Alex on Tech has a

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 10*Intriguing carbon signatures discovered on MarsScientists have discovered an isotope of carbon on Mars that’s usually only associated with biological processes on Earth.*Star production linked to stellar compositionA new study shows that the composition of stars affects how well they seed the universe with material for future stellar generations.*New study sheds light on origins of life on EarthScientists have discovered metal-binding protein core structures that appear to be common to all life on Earth and may have played a significant role in the origins of life in the first place.*The Science ReportThe Tonga volcanic eruption was the worst in 30 years.More evidence that a third booster shot provides additional protection against COVID.Australians are living longer because of the country’s high COVID lockdo

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 9*The volcanic history of the red planet’s Jezero CraterNew observations by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover suggest the South Séítah bedrock it’s been rolling over for the past few months likely formed from red-hot magma.*Mars Insight lander placed into safe modeNASA's Mars InSight lander has been placed into safe mode as a regional dust storm blasts the area.*Exploring the frozen wastes of the Martian North PoleAstronomers have discovered that formations found across the Martian North pole known as mega-ripples migrate across the red planet’s frozen surface together with ripples and sand dunes.*SpaceX first launch for the yearSpaceX’s first launch for 2022 has kicked off excitement in Sydney with locals reporting UFO sightings after seeing a train of Starlink satellites deployed by the mission.*The Science ReportTracking the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinesBad health news for middle aged men living alone.Going off to your

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 8Listen to SpaceTime on your favourite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime *Making stars out of bubblesA new study has found the local bubble – a region of the galaxy through which the Sun, Earth and solar system are now travelling -- may have triggered the birth of thousands of new stars.*A new model to explain the lunar dichotomyA new study supports the idea that a massive cosmic impact billions of years ago could account for the vast differences between the near and far side of the Moon.*Chinese space station to be completed this yearBeijing says it will complete construction of its Tiangong or Heavenly Palace space station this year.*Japan launches new hybrid telecommunication satelliteThe largest and most sophisticated commercial telecommunications satellite ever launched – the Inmarsat-6 F1 has blasted into orbit aboard an H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre 40 kilometres sout

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 7*The Galaxy’s supermassive black hole maintains its mysteryA new study has shown that Sagittarius A* -- the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy -- is unpredictable, erupting and flaring irregularly not just from day to day, but also in the long term.*Discovery of one of the biggest structures in the Milky WayAstronomers have identified a massive 3,900 light-years long filament of atomic hydrogen.*Australia’s largest rocket engine test declared a successGilmour Space Technologies say they’re still on track to reach orbit this year with their new Eris rocket.*Earth’s volcanic hotspots are surprisingly coolA new study has found that some of the so-called hotspots that create volcanic islands like those of Hawai’i and Iceland are surprisingly cool and so may not originate from active lava plumes i

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 6*Killer White dwarfsAstronomers have found that a killer white dwarf ripping a nearby planet, brown dwarf, or very low mass star apart.*International Space Station to fly till 2030Washington has formally extended the life of the International Space Station to 2030.The space station was originally expected to be deorbited in 2028..*The 2022 Australasian sky guide launchedThe Powerhouse Museum Sydney Observatory has launched the 32nd and latest edition of its popular Australasian sky guide -- providing stargazers and the general public with an easy-to-follow tour of the majestic southern night skies.To purchase a copy of the guide click here: https://amzn.to/3zW54Mt *China tops 2021 in orbital launchesChina ended 2021 with a record 55 orbital rocket launches – more than any other nation and ten more than the United State

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 5*Failed Russian rocket crashes back to EarthA failed Russian test launch has seen a 4-tonne rocket stage crash back to Earth in an uncontrolled fiery re-entry.*Exploring the Jovian ice moon EuropaNASA’s new Europa Clipper mission to study the Jovian ice moon Europa and global subsurface oceans.*TESS continues with mission extensionNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – is now well into its extended 27 month extended mission having already identified more than 2,600 candidate exoplanets – that is planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.*Russia’s latest space tourism missionTwo Japanese space tourists and a Russian cosmonaut have returned safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-20 capsule.*The Science ReportWarnings the amount of rainfall in the Arctic may increase at a faster rate than previously thought.Work begins on Australia’s new MQ-4C Triton high-altitude,

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 4*New study measures antimatter’s reaction to gravityA new study has confirmed that matter and antimatter both respond the same way to gravity.*Joint European and Russian mission to the MoonThe European Space Agency will include a drill and sample analysis package aboard the Russian Luna-27 mission to the Moon’s South Polar region in 2025.*James Webb deployment underwayNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully begun the long and complicated process of unfurling and reconfiguring itself for operations.*An Update on the asteroid ApophisA new forecast by the Russian Emergencies Ministry warns that the asteroid Apophis close encounter with the Earth in 2029 will see the mountain sized space rock skim over the planet’s surface at an altitude of just 35,700 kilometres – closer than the orbits of geostationary satelli

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 3*Solar Orbiter publishes a wealth of science results from its cruise phaseScientists are busy sifting through a wealth of data from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission which is studying our local star – the Sun.*How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Making Mars Safer for AstronautsA radiation sensor aboard NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is providing scientists with key data to help prepare humans for life on the red planet next decade.*Electrons big brother – the neutron rocketRocket lab are developing a new launch vehicle designed to carry far bigger payloads than the company’s current two stage Electron rocket.*Starlink under fire for crowded skiesBeijing has slammed Elon Musk and SpaceX following two close encounters between China’s new Tiangong space station and Starlink’s ever growing constellation of broadband internet satellites.*The Science ReportHow global warming is impacting tropical rain forest bird populatio

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 2*Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System materialA new study has confirmed that the Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated in the inner Solar System – with only a tiny few percent originating beyond Jupiter's orbit.*Black holes carve out gigantic bubbles in a massive galaxy clusterAstronomers have found four enormous cavities, or bubbles, at the centre of a galactic cluster which appear to have been carved out by a pair of erupting supermassive black holes closely orbiting each other.*France launches its new signet spy satellitesArianespace has successfully launched a Vega rocket carrying three new French spy satellites into orbit.*A Turkish delight in orbitSpaceX have launched a new Turkish telecommunications satellite.*The Science ReportWarnings that the Thwaites Glacier could shatter part of the Antarctic ice shelf within five years.The top 10 government-subsidised medicines prescribe

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 1*The biggest scientific discovery of the past year - first black hole-neutron star mergersOne of the unquestionable highlights of the past year in scientific research was the historic confirmation that one of the densest objects in the universe – a neutron star had been consumed by a black hole – the only thing even denser.*Discovery of a huge new population of free-floating planetsAstronomers have discovered at least seventy free floating planets – worlds not orbiting host stars – in our part of the galaxy.*Iran continues its nuclear weapons campaignIran has moved a step closer to developing a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it with the launch of another missile in what military experts are describing as a thinly disguised rocket launch.*New Dragon docks to the space stationThe SpaceX CRS-24 cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station 418 kilometres over the South Pacific Ocean.*China en

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 145*Ingenuity soars through alien skies yet againNASA’s Mars Ingenuity rotocopter has undertaken its 18th flight over the surface of the red planet.*Blue Origin launches its third space tourism flight.Blue Origin has launched its third space tourism flight into the clear blue skies of west Texas.*China undertakes its 400th Long March rocket launchChina has undertaken its 50th orbital mission for the year – with the flight also marking the 400th launch of a Long March series rocket.*January SkywatchThe Earth enters perihelion, a look at Sirius the dog star and the brightest star in the night skies, and the Quadrantids Meteor Shower are among the highlights of the January night skies.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus c

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 144*Evidence of a dark matter free galaxyAstronomers think they’ve found evidence of a dark matter free galaxy.*Asteroid Eurybates reveals some of its secretsAstronomers have used the blink of a distant star to determine the size of an asteroid in orbit near Jupiter.*Russia launches classified military satelliteRussia has launched a classified military payload into orbit. The mission was launched aboard a Soyuz 2-1b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.*Astra finally reach orbit on their latest attemptCalifornia company Astra Space have finally achieved orbit incertion with their latest rocket launch attempt.*The Science ReportThree in five people have some sort of mild reaction to their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.People who have had the Pfizer COVID-19 booster jab are 10 times less likely to get infected.A daily dose of yoghurt could help fight high blood pressure.Scientists have discovered the first

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 143The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.*James Webb Space Telescope launches into spaceThe James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.*NASA touches the SunFor the first time in history a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the Sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, spending five hours there.*Giant asteroid near missAn asteroid the size of the Eiffel tower has just zoomed past the Earth.*ExoMars discovers water hidden in Mars’ Grand CanyonAstronomers have found significant amounts of water hidden in the red planet’s massive Valles Marineris canyon system.*Galileo launchArianespace have launched two more European Galileo navigation satellites into orbit using a Russian Soyuz rocket.*The Science ReportYou are far more likely to get COVID after six months without a jab.Phase three trials of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show it to be 90.4 per cent effective.A new arctic

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 142*Most of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies are new to the neighborhoodA new study claims most of the fifty satellite galaxies surrounding the Milky Way are new to the neighbourhood and are only on their first pass of our galaxy.*The largest comet ever observedA new study shows that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein -- the largest comet ever discovered – became active far earlier than previously thought.*New Zealand launches its sixth mission this yearRocket Lab has successfully deployed another two BlackSky satellites to orbit. The 'A Data With Destiny' mission – the sixth and last for the year -- was launched aboard an Electron rocket from the company’s Mahia Peninsula launch complex on New Zealand’s north island east coast.*The Science ReportAspirin use linked to a 26% increased risk of heart failure.US North East to get worse Hurricane outcomes because of Climate Change.Study finds a link between coffee consumption and a

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 141*NASA’s new laser satellite launched into orbitThe future of space communications has been launched into orbit by NASA. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration together with a joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory space weather payload to study the Sun’s radiation were launched as part of the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program 3 mission.*Hubble back to full operationsNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now back up and running after technicians were able to recovered the last of the orbiting observatory’s four primary instruments – the Imaging Spectrograph.*Russia sends two more space tourists to the ISSA Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Japanese space tourists and a Russian Cosmonaut have docked successfully with the International Space Station.*Space Station antenna destroyed by space debrisMeanwhile, astronauts have finally been allowed to undertake a space walk outside the International Space Station to repair a

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 140*NASA launch’s its new X-ray eyes in the skyNASA has launched a new x-ray telescope to study the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe such as supernovae and black holes.*Manned Moon landing could be delayed until 2027NASA’s original plans to return people to the Moon in 2024 have already been pushed back by a year -- Now there are serious concerns that man won’t return to the Moon until 2027 at the earliest – meaning its going to take longer to get back to the Moon – than what it did in the first place.*Two more flights for the Mars Ingenuity helicopterNASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has completed another two flights over the red planet. The latest missions bring Ingenuity’s tally to 17 missions since landing in Jezero Crater attached to the Mars Perseverance Rover in mid-February. *The Science ReportCOVID-19 may have become more lethal in the UK in late 2020.Australian native plants and wildlife are facin