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The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 39*Ocean currents predicted on EnceladusA new study claims ocean currents are churning the sub surface seas of the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus.*SpaceX SN11 test ends in another explosive failureThey say space is hard and the latest SpaceX Starship test flight has once again proven how true it is.*Southern Launch granted space licenceFollowing two test flights last year Southern Launch has become the first private Australian company to secure a Launch Facility Licence from the Australian Space Agency.*Another 60 Starlink satellites launchedSpaceX has launched its 23rd cluster of Starlink broadband communications satellites.*The Science ReportWhite button mushrooms could slow the progression of prostate cancer.Critically endangered regent honeyeater losing its song culture due to rapidly declining population.China doubles the number of endangered species on its list.One in five Australians no longer interested

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 38*Planet Earth safe from the asteroid Apophis for at least the next hundred yearsAstronomers have now ruled out the possibility of the asteroid Apophis slamming into the Earth in 2068.*Discovery of a nearby super EarthAstronomers have discovered a super Earth exoplanet orbiting a star just 36 light years away.*Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellitesGold Coast company Gilmour Space have signed a contract to launch six Fleet Space Technologies satellites aboard their Eris rocket in 2023.*Russia launches 36 OneWeb satellitesThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched 36 new One Web internet satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportClimate change turning Australia’s temperate coastal waters tropical.Palaeontologists have discovered a new theropod dinosaur in Argentina.Using 5G technology to directly power electronic devices.New study shows that like humans -- octopuses sleep in two stages.Alex on Te

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 37*Earth’s first supercontinentA new study suggests Pangea was simply the latest of approximately three supercontinents that formed on the Earth’s surface and that they all formed with in the last two billion years.*NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First FlightMars 2020 mission managers say their Ingenuity helicopter should be ready for its maiden flight within the next few days.*Virgin Galactic unveils its first SpaceShip IIIVirgin Galactic has rolled out its newest spacecraft – the first so called Spaceship III variant – officially named VSS Imagine.*US Strategic commands cryptic tweetOften described as the dunny door of social media Twitter looked like things were getting a lot more serious the other day when the official twitter account of the United States Strategic Command -- which runs the country's powerful nuclear weapons force suddenly tweeted what looked like a cryptic code.*The Science

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 36*Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed by dark matter?Data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia star mapping satellite has revealed tantalising evidence that the Hyades open star cluster -- the nearest star cluster to the Sun -- is being destroyed by the gravitational influence of a massive but unseen structure in our galaxy.*More air leaks in the Russian section of the space stationThe crew aboard the International Space Station have once again resorted to using tea leaves to try and find more air leaks in the Russian Zvezda module.*Starlink reaches over 1300 satellitesSpaceX has launched another 60 Starlink satellites as it continues to build its record setting broadband constellation.*April SkywatchThe star nearest the Sun, The Southern Cross, and the Lyrids meteor shower. Help SpaceTime become a completely listener supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we ar

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 35*Scientists determine the size of the Martian coreSeismic data collected by NASA's Mars Insight lander suggests the red planet’s core is about half the size of the Earth’s.*Searching for signs of Martian life in outback AustraliaNASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is continuing its final checks following its successful touch down on the surface of the red planet.*Kilometre wide asteroid zooms past EarthAn asteroid almost a kilometre wide has made its closest approach to Earth passing some two million kilometres from the planet’s surface.*The Science ReportExposure to artificial light linked to teen sleep, mood and anxiety disorders.A new study shows young adults are having less sex these days.Australia’s black summer bushfires pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption.Archaeologists discover 10,500 year old preserved large woven basket and dead sea scroll fragments.Alex on Tech the inventor of the compact cassette passes away. Support this

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 34*New images reveal magnetic structures near a supermassive black holeThe Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which produced the first ever image of a black hole has now released a new image detailing the powerful magnetic fields generated by the supermassive black hole.*A cosmic jellyfish in the distant universeAstronomers have discovered a spectacular cloud of plasma in a distant cluster of galaxies being ignited by passing shockwaves.*New results challenge the Standard Model of particle physicsScientists at CERN have found some intriguing results that potentially can’t be explained by science’s current understanding of the laws of physics.*Rocket Lab launches revolutionary new Australian satelliteRocket Lab has successfully launched its 19th Electron mission which included the deployment of its 100th satellite payload.*The Science ReportThe Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is ineffective against the South Af

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News PodcastSpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 33*A gigantic jet from the early universeAstronomers have discovered one of the biggest quasars ever seen in the early universe.*The planet with two atmospheresAstronomers have found a planet orbiting a distant star that appears to have lost its atmosphere – only to have gained a new one through volcanic activity.*New Chinese rocket launches top secret satelliteIt was a case of second time lucky for China’s new Long March 7A rocket successfully carrying classified satellite in to orbit.*Photographing the space stationJonathan Nally editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine explains how to image the International Space Station.*The Science ReportScientists may have found a switch associated with the spreading of prostate cancers.Study shows people with college educations live longer.The next big thing in electronic communications could be your favourite jacket.North Korea using cyber-attacks to steal more

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News PodcastSpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 32*The discovery of Fast Radio bursts dating back ten billion yearsAstronomers have detected three of the most distant Fast Radio Bursts ever observed.*Have astronomers discovered hypothetical Boson StarsA team of scientists claim that the heaviest black hole collision ever observed may have been something even more mysterious: the merger of two so called boson stars.*NASA’s new Moon rocket passes a major milestoneNASA has just completed a successful test firing of the core stage of its new SLS Moon rocket. The 8 minute and 19 second hot fire main engine burn in the B-2 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is a critical milestone ahead of the Artemis I mission slated for November.*The Science ReportWhy some otherwise healthy people develop life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.Neanderthals might have died out in Europe far earlier than thought.Using facial recognition to pay your bills.Geologists

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 31*Count down for Australia’s return to orbitIf all goes according to plan -- in almost exactly a year from now Australia will officially become a space-faring nation – again.*Interstellar visitors are more common than thoughtA new study suggests around seven interstellar visitors pass through our solar system every year.*Hubble emergency shutdownNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back online after suddenly shutting down last week due to a software error in the orbiting observatory’s main computer.*Discovering a monster on the moveAstronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole moving through the universe.*The Science ReportEthical controversy erupts as scientists generate a model of a human embryo from human skin cells.U.K. variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is linked to an increased risk of death.New clues as to how life might have started on Earth.Palaeontologists discover the world’s first example of

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 30*Organic material crucial for life discovered on the asteroid ItokawaScientists have found water and organic material on the surface of a sample from the asteroid Itokawa.*A journey through the Main asteroid beltThe main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is a torus-shaped region occupied by hundreds of thousands of asteroids, meteoroids and rocky debris ranging in size from the 950-kilometre-wide dwarf planet Ceres down to grains of dust.*1200 Starlink satellites now in orbit.SpaceX has successfully launched its 20th Starlink mission carrying another 60 of the communications satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportPeople diagnosed with ADHD in childhood were more likely to develop a psychotic disorder later.Chinese government-sponsored hacking groups targeting security flaws in email services.Paleontologists discover the fossilized remains of a 20-metre-long titanosaur dinosaur in Argentina.A new stud

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 29*First drive for the new Mars Perseverance roverNASA’s new Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has undertaken its first tentative test drive across the red planet’s surface.*A new map of binary star systems near the SunAstronomers have developed the most comprehensive map ever achieved of binary star systems within the Sun’s local neighbourhood -- covering some 1.3 million binary star systems within three thousand light-years from the Sun.*New satellite to monitor Russia’s northern frontierRussia has launched its first Arctic climate satellite. The Arktika-M spacecraft was launched aboard Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.*The Science ReportThe South African Variant of COVID-19 even stronger than thought.Mushrooms found to boost antioxidants and control sugar levels.Neandertals found to perceive and produce human speech.The International Atomic Energy Agency

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 28*Massive supernova remnant discoveredAstronomers combining data from different types of telescopes have discovered a massive supernova remnant hiding in plain sight.*The origin of the Zodiacal Light finally revealedData from NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggests that Mars may be the source of the solar system’s Zodiacal Light.*Joint Russian Chinese space station plannedRussia and China have announced plans to develop a joint lunar space station.*The Science ReportGrowing evidence that Chinese government corruption poisoned the COVID-19 investigation.More life than expected discovered deep beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic.Russian SU-57 fighters to be armed with hypersonic missiles.Discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur.Skeptic's guide to anti-fluoridationHelp SpaceTime become a completely listener-supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 27*A change in dark energy to try and resolve a cosmological conundrumThe universe was created by a Big Bang 13.82 billion years ago, and it’s been expanding ever since.*Parker Solar Probe swoops past Venus at some 87 thousand KPHNASA's Parker Solar Probe has just undertaken its latest close flyby of the planet Venus.*A new eye in the sky to monitor Amazon deforestationIndia has launched a new Brazilian Earth Observation satellite to monitor the worsening problem of Amazonian deforestation.*The Science ReportA third of COVID-19 patients still suffering symptoms nine months later.More evidence that consumption of red meat and alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer.Palaeontologists have confirmed discovery of Australia’s earliest skink.The Netherlands, U.S., Australia and New Zealand consuming the highest amounts of party drugs.Skeptic's guide to Tanzanian COVID-19 antivaxxers Help SpaceTime become a comple

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 26*Neutron star found in famous supernovaAstronomers believe they may have confirmed the existence of a neutron star produced by supernova 1987A*The mystery of the Martian moonsA new study claims the two Martian moons Phobos and Demos were created through a titanic collision in orbit around the red planet over a billion years ago.*China launches three more spy satellitesChina has launched another three of what Beijing euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites.*China’s private rocket sector continues to test new vehiclesChina’s private space business is continuing to expand with a successful suborbital launch of a prototype sounding rocket.*The Science ReportNew modular protein biosensors that can rapidly detect COVID-19 virus proteins and antibodies.A giant iceberg larger than a small county breaks off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf.The maiden flight of Australia’s new Loyal Wingman autonomous unmann

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 25*Astronomers discover a space hurricane for the first timeAstronomers have discovered what they’re calling a space hurricane high up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.*Space Machines Company signs its first customerSpace Machines Company has secured a contract for its new Optimus 1 orbital transfer unit.*SpaceX’s spectacular starship explosion after a successful flight testThe SpaceX SN10 Starship prototype test article has exploded in a spectacular orange fireball less than ten minutes after completing a successful test flight from its South Texas facility.*Rocket Lab’s Electron to get a big brother – the Neutron rocketRocket Lab has unveiled plans for a new bigger rocket that could be flying by 2024.*The Science ReportJohnson and Johnson’s new single-dose COIVID-19 vaccine.Scientists are warning that the gulf stream is now the weakest it’s been in a thousand years.Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered a

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.*SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 24*The most distant black hole ever seenAstronomers have set a new record for the most distant quasar ever found. The quasar dating back some 13.13 billion years is 1000 times more luminous than the Milky Way, and is powered by the earliest known supermassive black hole – a monster more than 1.6 billion times the mass of the Sun.*Mars Helicopter phones homeNASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has phoned mission managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California to let them know it arrived safely on the red planet.*A successful test of a revolutionary new rocket engine.An Australian developed rotating detonation engine has been successfully tested by RMIT.*Starliner test flight now slated for AprilApril second has been slated as the potential launch date for the second Orbital Flight Test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.*March SkywatchThe Vernal equinox, t

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 23*High energy neutrinos traced to a star being ripped to pieces by a black holeAstronomers have traced high energy neutrinos erupting from a star being ripped to pieces by a black hole in another galaxy.*Juno spots meteor impact on JupiterNASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a meteoroid slamming into Jupiter.*Cygnus 15 launches to space stationA Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station two days after launching aboard an Antares 230 rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginian mid Atlantic coast.*The Science ReportOne in five diabetes patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 will die within 28 days.Gay males are more likely than lesbians to face stigma if they sound gay.The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill still impacting animals a decade later.Boys who regularly play video games at age 11 less likely to develop depression later.Alex on Tec

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 22*New observations of Cygnus X-1 change science’s understanding of Black HolesNew observations of Cygnus X1 -- the first black hole ever detected -- have led astronomers to question what they really know about the Universe's most mysterious objects*Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth's history 42,000 years agoA new study has found that a temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered major climate shifts that led to global environmental change and mass extinctions.*Growing doubts about the existence of planet 9Hopes of discovering a ninth planet in our solar system are fading with a new study suggesting earlier observations of unique clustering of Trans Neptuneian objects may have been caused by bias in the way these objects are observed.*The Science ReportBig advantages in delaying the second jab of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The new drug which could be a

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 21*Determining how Super Earths and Mini-Neptunes are madeAstronomers have now found over four thousand exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.*How far are we from nuclear powered space transportA new report by America’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine think tank warns that NASA will need to pursue an aggressive and urgent nuclear technology development program to properly support a human mission to Mars in 2039.*Russian spaceship out of controlRussian cosmonauts were forced to take over control and manually guide a Progress cargo ship into a docking port aboard the International Space Station after the automated system suddenly failed.*Falcon 9 lost at seaSpaceX has lost a Falcon 9 booster during a landing attempt following what otherwise -- had been another successful launch carrying 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportAt least half of all COVI

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 20*Sea salt discovered on the red planet MarsThe European Space Agency has discovered sea salt high in the Martian atmosphere.*The Square Kilometre Array’s Engineering Development ArrayWork is starting to ramp up on the giant Square kilometre Array project to build the world’s largest telescope across outback Western Australia and southern Africa.*Another launch contract for Gilmour SpaceGold Coast based rocket company Gilmour Space has signed a new deal to provide US company Momentus with launch services using Gilmour’s new Eris rocket.*A thousand Starlink satellites now in orbitSpaceX has successfully launched its fourth Starlink mission of the year placing another 60 satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportA new strain of COVID-19 spreading around the world from Southern California.Transgender and gender-diverse adults are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic.Stonehenge was recycled from an earlier Wel