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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 79*Discovery of a White Dwarf so massive it might collapseAstronomers have discovered the most massive white dwarf ever seen. The smouldering cinder, which formed when two smaller white dwarfs merged, is packing a mass greater than that of our Sun squeezed into an object about the size of our Moon.*A new hypothesis to explain Mercury’s huge iron coreA new study claims that rather than being the result of a massive collision blasting away much of its mantle – Mercury’s proportionally massive core is simply the result of where the planet formed.*Planet Earth’s hot new neighbourAstronomers have discovered a new exoplanet in our part of the galactic neighbourhood.*A final mission for the Cygnus 15 cargo shipA Cygnus cargo ship has undocked from the International Space Station to launch a series of five satellites before ending its mission.*The Science ReportA new study shows people will need to vaccinate to at least 85% to achi

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 78*Looking back to the cosmic dawnA new study claims the first stars began shining between 250 and 350 million years after the big bang 13.8 billion years ago.*Hubble still off line as technicians struggle to fix itThe Hubble Space Telescope remains off line following a major onboard computer crash last month.*One Web latest launch adds to Star links satellite pollutionA Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully placed 36 British One web internet broad band telecommunication satellites into orbit.*Skywatch JulyPlanet Earth reaches aphelion, The constellation Sagittarius pointing to the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, and the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 77*The Earth has a cycle of geological activityA new study claims geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a pulse.*New studies suggest Asteroid Psyche isn’t what scientists are expectingThe widely studied metallic asteroid known as 16 Psyche was long thought to be the exposed iron core of a small planet that was smashed apart during the earliest days of the solar system.*Solving one mystery of Martian methaneWhy do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t?*More power for the International Space StationAstronauts successfully install a new pair of solar panels on the International Space Station.*The Science ReportNew computer modelling shows the COVID-19 virus is most ideally adapted to infect humans.A new human species which could be homo sapien’s closest relative yet.267 million people worldwide now live on land at risk from sea-level rise.

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 76*National Intelligence UFO Report inconclusiveThose American military UFO sightings are no closer to resolution with the official congressional intelligence report by the Pentagon failing to provide an explanation for most of the sightings.View Full Report: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a6t0t7fk7d6qsfw/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf?dl=0 *Discovery of a new type of supernovaeAstronomers have discovered a new third type of supernova known as an electron-capture supernova.*Searching for the hum of neutron starsScientists believe they can detect neutron stars through the gravitational waves they generate as they spin.*A setback for Iran’s nuclear missile programIran is preparing for another missile test flight following a launch failure on June 12th. The June launch from the Imam Khomeini missile test center in Semnan province was detected by US space command satellites.*The Science ReportStudies confirm link between mRNA

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 75*A possible link between the Sun’s solar cycle and La Nina weather patternsA new study shows a correlation between the end of the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean.*Betelgeuse’s great dimmingA new study has confirmed that the mysterious sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in late 2019 and early 2020 was caused by a dusty veil shading the star, which in turn was the result of a drop in surface temperature.*Starliner’s next test flight slated for JulyBoeing will make a second attempt to undertake an unmanned test flight of its new Starliner spacecraft next month.*America’s new spy satelliteThe U.S. Space Force has successfully launched a new spy satellite.*The Science ReportNo evidence supporting claims that vaccines could alter a person’s DNA.Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle function.Coelacanths may live five times longer than previously tho

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 74*Are supermassive black holes collapsed dark matter halosA new study suggests that supermassive black holes could be formed out of the collapse of dark matter halos.*Sentinel’s ocean data starts flowingAfter six months of check-out and calibration in orbit, the Sentinel-6A spacecraft has started providing its first data streams of the world’s oceans and how they’re being affected by global warming.*Juno detects a new Jovian high energy radiation sourceNASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered a new heavy high energy radiation source in Jupiter’s radiation belts – which are already considered the most intense in the solar system.*America launches three new spy satellites on a converted nuclear missileNASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility on the Virginian mid Atlantic Coast has been a busy place of late with back to back rocket launches taking place.*The Science ReportStudy warns climate change is killing wildlife because when wi

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 73*Hubble computer crashNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has dropped into safe mode following a major onboard computer crash.*Southern Launch gets approval for its South Australian orbital launch complexSouthern Launch’s new Whaler’s Way orbital launch complex is a step closer to fruition with formal approval now given for construction to begin.*New Oort Cloud object on its wayAstronomers have discovered a large Oort Cloud object -- several hundred kilometres wide – which is heading for the inner solar system.*A new instrument to make one of the world’s biggest telescopes even betterScientists are developing a new instrument for one of the world’s biggest telescopes that will allow it to peer even further back in space and time.*The Science ReportNew Study claims using Pfizer as the second shot after an initial AstraZeneca jab offers better protection.UNESCO recommends the Great Barrier Reef be placed on an in danger list.Bruce

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 72*A third mission bound for VenusThe European Space agency has announced a new mission to study Venus. The EnVision orbiter will launch in the early 2030s to study Venus from its upper atmosphere down to its core o determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently.*Mars Perseverance rover on the moveNASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is continuing with its science mission searching for signs of past microbial life in Jezero Crater’s lake bed.*China launches another spy satellite as it prepares for warChina has launched four more satellites including additional Earth observation satellites as Beijing continues its on going preparations for war.*The Science ReportUnmasked speech in confined places found to be the main way COVID 19 spreads.The devastating skin disease affecting dolphins caused by climate change.The new WomBot designed to study wombat burrows.Scientists have found that Earth’s deepest life scavenges on ca

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 71*Another step in understanding the difference between matter and antimatterPhysicists using the world’s largest atom smasher the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have for the first time measured a difference in mass between matter and antimatter.*Volcanic activity on VenusAn international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering consistent with volcanic activity.*Scientists develop a model of the Milky Way’s central black holeAstronomers using new observations have developed a model of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.*The Science ReportHow COVID-19 virus invades the deepest parts of your lungs.Half the world’s rivers running dry at least once a year.A new species of large prehistoric croc that once roamed south-east Queensland.New ultra-high-density hard drives that store ten times more data.Alex on Tech: Microsoft’s new Windows

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 70*An update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOsLast year the US Department of Defence formally released three navy videos showing encounters between US NAVY fighter jets and a series of unexplained aerial phenomena – what most people call UFOs. Since then, more similar vision has been made public by crew aboard two US NAVY warships. So what are they really – we give you the latest update.*Studying the atmosphere of a brown dwarfA new study of failed stars known as brown dwarfs suggest they have a layer cake like atmospheric structure.*China’s new space station gets its first crewChina’s new Tiangong or heavenly palace space station has its first tenants – a team of three taikonauts who’ll spend the next 90 days setting up the orbiting outpost.*The Science ReportNOVAVAX completes phase three trials of its new COVID-19 vaccine with stunning results.A new study warns that cannabis use during teen years can alter brain development.Bri

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 69*No plate tectonics on VenusA new study claims Venus hasn’t had plate tectonics for at least 300 million and possibly more than a billion years.*First X-rays from UranusAstronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time.*Searching for the signatures of life on other worldsAstronomers already know that that any search for life beyond Earth involves a search for water – because where there's liquid water there could be life. But water isn’t the only signature for life.*SpaceX gets Sirius with the launch of a new digital radio satelliteSpaceX has successfully launched a new telecommunications satellite for SiriusXM in a spectacular night time launch.*The Science ReportArctic sea ice thinning faster than previously expectedCommon arthritis drug effecting immune response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.Cholesterol levels linked to prostate cancer.COVID-19 lockdowns reduce urban crime rates.Skeptic's guide to psychic

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 68*Rosetta Stone eruption could help explain solar explosionsA dramatic, multi-staged eruption on the Sun has revealed new clues that could help scientists solve the long-standing mystery of what causes the Sun’s powerful and unpredictable explosions.*Juno’s close encounter with GanymedeNASA’s Juno spacecraft has undertaken a close encounter with the Jovian moon Ganymede.*Dream Chaser delayed till next yearSierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser spaceplane which was slated to begin supply missions to the International Space Station in September this year – will now not begin operations until sometime in 2022.*OneWeb’s planned mega constellation gets another 36 satellitesDespite the growing concerns of scientists a Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully placed another 36 British OneWeb internet broad band telecommunications satellites into low Earth orbit.*The Science ReportEarth to breach the 1.5-Celsius warming mark within the next five

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 67*Abbot Point selected for orbital launch facilityAbbot Point on the North Queensland coast has been selected to host Gilmour Space Technologies new orbital launch complex.*Is Earth's core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet's interiorA new study claims the Earth’s solid inner core is solidifying faster on one side than the other.*OSIRIS Rex heading homeNASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth following a smooth on course departure from the potentially hazardous near Earth asteroid Bennu.*China’s new generation weather satelliteChina has sent the first of a new generation of meteorological satellites into geostationary orbit.*The Science ReportLake water oxygen levels declined by an average of 18 per cent.Australia’s largest dinosaur – a new species of sauropod unearthed in south western Queensland.United Airlines to purchase supersonic airliners from aerospace start-up Boom.Microsoft obediently censori

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 66*A new study of the distant Oort cloudAstronomers have undertaken a new analysis of the Oort cloud – the sphere of some 100 billion comets and chunks of icy debris in interstellar space which is gravitationally bound to the Sun. *Heavy metals found in comets for the first timeTwo separate studies have found heavy metals in the atmospheres of comets.*Ultraluminous X-ray sources retain their mysteryAstronomers studying a mysterious object known as an ultraluminous X-ray source. have detected unusual flaring activity.*Flying Dragons in spaceSpaceX has successfully launched a new supply mission to the International Space Station.*The Science ReportSecond hand smoke exposure as a child linked to a higher risk of ADHD symptoms.People who get their news mostly through social media are less likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine.Scientists say what is now the world’s largest iceberg could be around for years.Study claims the maximum poss

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 65*Space junk collides with space stationThe International Space Station has been stuck by a piece of space debris which has left a hole in a section of the orbiting outpost’s robotic arm.*The Most Precise Look at the Universe’s EvolutionThe dark energy survey has released its first three years of data including observations of some 226 million galaxies covering over an eighth of the sky.*NASA’s Viper Lunar roverNASA has announced plans for a robotic lunar rover which will land on the Moon before the arrival of the first Artemis astronauts in 2024.*Chinese supply ship docks to Beijing’s new space stationChina has successfully docked a cargo ship loaded with supplies onto the Tianhe core module of Beijing’s new space station.*The Science ReportStudy shows three quarters of COVID-19 survivors end up with lingering symptoms.The number of people consuming tobacco is increasing worldwide.Paleontologists have identified a new speci

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 64*Two new missions to study VenusNASA has selected two new missions to explore the planet Venus. The missions known as DAVINCI+ and VERITAS will help scientists better understand how Venus became the nearest thing to hell in our solar system.*Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder’s first glimpse of the Galactic PlaneAstronomers have used the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder -- or ASKAP -- radio telescope array to develop the most detailed map yet of a portion of the galactic plane of the Milky Way.*Mars Ingenuity experiences an inflight failureNASA’s Mars ingenuity helicopter has experienced a major whoopsie – oscillating back and forth out of control until finally landing safely following its latest flight on the red planet.*Solar eclipse on 10 JuneAn annular eclipse of the Sun will take place on 10 June, visible from Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean and Siberia.*The Science ReportMixing AstraZeneca an

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 63*Jovian ice moon Europa could have Seafloor VolcanoesNew research shows volcanic activity may have occurred on the seafloor of Jupiter’s ice moon Europa in the recent past – and may still be happening today.*NASA launches high altitude plasma experimentNASA has launched a sounding rocket on a mission the better understand the interaction between charged particles from the Sun and those in near Earth space.*Vandenberg Air Force Base renamed Space Force BaseThe Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base.*June SkywatchThe June solstice, the constellation Virgo, and the Taurids meteor shower are among the highlights of the June night skies.Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 62*New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came togetherA new study shows that our Milky Way galaxy already had a significant stellar population of its own, when it collided with an orbiting satellite galaxy, known as Gaia-Enceladus – or the Gaia sausage -- about 10 billion years ago.*Ten years of space station research into antimatter and cosmic raysNASA’s anti-matter and cosmic ray detector aboard the International Space Station has passed a major mile stone celebrating ten years in orbit.*Virgin Galactic undertakes its first successful test flight from New MexicoVirgin Galactic has undertaken its first successful high altitude flight in more than two years, climbing to an altitude of 89 kilometres above the New Mexico desert.*China launches a new ocean monitoring satelliteChina has launched a new Earth Observation satellite designed to study Oceanography.*The Science ReportPfizer and Moderna vaccines found to offer immu

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 61*New evidence changing how we think galaxies evolveA new study has shown that galaxies like the Milky Way evolve gradually rather than through a series of violent collisions.*The most ancient spiral galaxy ever seenScientists have found what may be the earliest Spiral Galaxy ever seen going back an amazing 12.4 billion years.*More possible organic compounds found on MarsScientists using NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover have found what appear to be organic, carbon-containing salts.*SpaceX launches its 1737th Starlink satelliteSpaceX has undertaken two more Starlink launches carrying another 102 broadband satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportWHO says the real COVID-19 death toll could be 8 million.The United States to investigate if COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.Sea level rise estimates could be too low.Human made greenhouse gases are causing the Earth’s stratosphere to shrink.A new study has shown there

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 60*Perseverance starts conducting science on MarsNASA’s newest Mars rover has started its science mission searching for signs of past microbial life and studying the geology of the ancient lake bed of Jezero crater.*New theory on How Mars got its moonsScientists have come up with another new hypothesis to try to explain how Mars got its two moons Phobos and Deimos.*First near miss for Starlink and OnewebOneWeb and Starlink have had their first close call with spacecraft from the two companies missing each other by just 57 metres.*Vega returns to flight statusThe European Space agency has successfully launched its first Vega rocket since last November’s multimillion dollar launch failure.*The Science ReportBipolar disorder found to have genetic links to schizophrenia and major depression.New study finds 31% of dogs and 40% of cats tested positive to COVID-19.A new species of ceratopsid or horned dinosaur has been identified in