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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 130
*Are the Sun’s solar cycles getting weaker
New computer modelling suggests the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle is getting weaker, and scientists aren’t sure how that will affect the Earth.
*New NASA climate change mission ready to launch
NASA has greenlighted the launch of its Surface Water and Ocean Topography or SWOT spacecraft on December 12. The two thousand kilogram satellite will fly aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and provide high-definition data on the salt- and fresh water on Earth’s surface.
*Mars was once covered by 300 metre deep oceans
A new study claims that the red planet Mars was once blue and covered in a 300 metre deep ocean.
*Another scrub for Southern Launch
Storm damage has delayed the launch of ATSpace’s Kestrel 1 rocket from Southern Launches’ Whalers Way space complex near Port Lincoln.
*The Science Report
One in eight deaths in 2019 were linked to bacterial infections.
Even if you’ve had COVID-19 – getting a vaccine can still help prevent you getting it again.
The genome of Australia’s floral emblem, the golden wattle sequenced for the first time.
Skeptics guide to the growing popularity of paranormal TV
This week’s talent includes:
Professor Andy Tomkins from Monash University
SWOT Project Scientist Lee-Lueng-Fu
SWOT Mechanical Engineer Phoebe Rhodes-Wickett
Karin Instrument Systems Engineer Eva Peral
SWOT Project Manager Parag Vaze
And our regular guests:
Alex Zaharov-Reutt from iTWire.com
Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 129
*Are we seeing the first light in the universe
The Webb Space Telescope is now unveiling what could be light from the very first stars in the universe – revealing a very rich cosmos where the first forming galaxies look remarkably different from the mature galaxies seen around us today.
*Innermost structure of quasar jet
Astronomers using a global network of radio telescopes have observed the narrowing of a quasar jet for the first time.
*NASA’s Perseverance Rover spots some intriguing Martian bedrock
NASA’s car sized six wheeled Mars Perseverance rover is targeting a new sediment-rich bed rock outcrop at the base of Jezero Crater’s river delta.
*Another five spy satellites launched by Beijing
China has launched another five spy satellites bringing Beijing’s total constellation of surveillance or reconnaissance spacecraft to over 232.
*The Science Report
Study shows droughts to floods impacted 14.3 million people in the South-Western Pacific last year.
Could Diastolic blood pressure be a cause of a neurotic personality trait.
Warnings that the life span of honey bees has decreased by 50 percent since the 1970s.
Alex on Tech AirPods vs hearing aids
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128
*Orion’s historic journey around the Moon
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has arrived safely in lunar orbit and has now well into its distant retrograde orbit which is taking the mission some 92,195 kilometres beyond the Moon – further than any other human rated spaceship.
*Scientists find a field full of meteorites from asteroid explosion over South Australia
Scientists have discovered one of the largest meteorite-strewn fields in Australia. The six kilometre long ellipse fall zone located north of the outback South Australian town of Port Augusta was created by the airburst of a large meteor about one and a half metres wide back on July 31st in 2013.
*NASA’s planetary defense team successfully predicts an asteroid impact
In the early hours of Saturday, November 19, the skies over southern Ontario, Canada, lit up as a tiny metre wide asteroid streaked across the sky high in Earth’s atmosphere, broke up, and scattered into dozens of small meteorites over the southern coastline of Lake Ontario. What makes this one special is that it’s only the sixth time ever that a space rock has been detected in space and identified as potential Earth impactors before it hit.
*China’s confrontation with the Philippines to steal space junk debris from a Chinese rocket
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel has twice blocked a Philippine rubber patrol boat before forcibly seizing a large section of space junk debris from a Long March 5B rocket which felt to Earth in Filipino territory.
The Science Report
80% of Australia's total COVID-19 deaths have occurred since Omicron variant took over.
Vitamin C could help kids if their moms smoked while pregnant.
Why you get fluffy floaties and stinky sinkies.
Skeptics guide to tighter controls of alternative medicine practitioners
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 127
*How black holes control star formation
New observations using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope are showing astronomers how black holes control star formation in galaxies.
*Euclid completes thermal vacuum testing
The European Space Agency's new Euclid spacecraft has completed a key phase of its pre-flight thermal testing program as engineers and scientists prepare the probe for next year's launch to orbit.
*Last Atlas V launch from California
Skywatchers have witnessed a bit of history with the last ever launch of an Atlas V rocket from the Californian coast.
*More Chinese space junk pollutes low Earth orbit
Another Chinese rocket has exploded in orbit, The latest incident involved a Long March 6A rocket carrying the Yunhai 3 spy satellite into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.
*The Science Report
Discovery of a link between exposure to pollution and low birth weight in babies.
A new breed of rice that could be more sustainable.
Study finds that being young, male, religious, with a high income makes you more likely to gamble.
Skeptics guide to avoiding hangovers
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 126
*Hubble captures three faces of an evolving supernova
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has images three different moments at once in a far-off supernova explosion that happened 11 billion years ago.
*New study claims planets grow with their host stars
A new study suggests planetary formation in the Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as the Sun.
*A new prototype robotic Venus balloon aces its first flight tests on Earth
A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the super dense skies of Venus has successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a major milestone for the project.
*Space Force Space Shuttle returns to Earth from record breaking mission
A United States Space Force X-37B space shuttle has successfully returned to Earth following a record breaking 908 days in orbit.
*The Science Report
Scientists develop a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Warnings that large dams could be separating platypus communities
China develops its own copy of America’s stealth bomber.
Alex on Tech at the Qualcomm Snapdragon summit
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125
*Lift off NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
The world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida carried the Artemis-1 Orion spacecraft on the first leg of a journey that will ultimately return humans to the Moon.
*NASA's CAPSTONE arrives at the moon
NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft has successfully slipped into lunar orbit becoming the first cubesat to complete the journey.
*A solar snake slithers across the Sun
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has imaged a massive flash of plasma streaking a third of the way across the face of the Sun.
*The Science Report
Prepare for increases in flooding and droughts caused by an acceleration of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation due to climate change.
Fraser Island responsible for creating the Great Barrier Reef.
Are you smarter than a fifth grader.
Skeptics guide predictions on major disaster in Ireland
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 124
*Sharpest image ever of universe’s most massive known star
Astronomers have taken their best image yet of the most massive known star in the universe.
*The Martian crust is more complex and evolved than previously thought
A new study claims the early Martian crust may be more complex and evolved than previously thought—and may even be similar to our own planet’s original crust.
*Crippled Cygnus cargo ship docks with space station
A crippled Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship has safely made it to the International Space Station despite only one of its two solar arrays unfurling to power systems aboard the vessel.
*Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Thirty years ago, scientists and engineers launched a new satellite -- TOPEX/Poseidon -- to study the rising and falling of the planet’s sea levels over time.
*The Science Report
New research warns rapid rain bursts have intensified in Sydney by 40% over the last two decades.
59.2% of the world's population has likely been exposed to either COVID-19 or a COVID vaccine.
A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” discovered in bushland around Perth.
Skeptics guide to neuro-emotional technique
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 123
*Data suggests Magnetars have solid surfaces
A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetised neutron star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmosphere.
*SpaceX could try launching its new starship rocket to orbit next month
There’s growing speculation that SpaceX could try an orbital test flight of its new Starship superheavy colonial transport rocket next month.
*Rocket Lab fails its mid-air rocket retrieval after launching new Swedish science satellite
Rocket Lab has failed in its latest mid-air retrieval attempt to catch an electron rocket by helicopter for reuse.
*Ozone hole continues to shrink
A bit of good news now with the latest data from NASA showing that the annual Antarctic ozone hole continuing to shrink.
*The Science Report
Scientists develop a neuroprosthesis which really can read your mind.
Australia's death rate fell almost 6% during the 2020-2021 pandemic period
Study shows using phones, tablets and other electronic media is associated with shorter sleep by kids.
Alex on Tech: new changes coming to Apple
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 122
*Mysterious cosmic radiation storms targeting the Earth
Mystery continues to surround a series of strange cosmic radiation storms which have been battering the Earth at regular intervals for thousands of years.
*Another delay to the Artemis 1 moon mission
Hurricane Nicole has made landfall along Florida's east coast as a Category 1 storm. The cyclone forced another delay to the planned launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon Mission.
*Earth treated to a full lunar eclipse
Well in case you missed it earthlings over much of the planet were treated to a celestial spectacular last week as a total lunar eclipse turned the full moon a deep red.
*23 tonnes of Chinese space junk crashes back to Earth
23 tonnes of Chinese space junk has crashed back to Earth splashing down in the south central Pacific Ocean.
*The Science Report
Findings confirm that the past 8 years were the 8 hottest on record
New studies have confirmed that mask wearing did cut COVID-19 transmission rates.
Key immune cells become less active as people age
Skeptics guide to the psychic billboard
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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 121
*NASA to continue with the Psyche mission despite software issues
NASA has decided to go forward with its Psyche mission with a new launch window opening on October 10, 2023.
*Searching for the Milky Way galaxy’s original nucleus
Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the original nucleus of the Milky Way galaxy.
*SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy
SpaceX has launched its most powerful currently operational rock – the massive Falcon Heavy – carrying a highly classified US military payload.
*Russia launches new missile tracking satellite
The Kremlin has launched a new missile tracking satellite as it continues its invasion of Ukraine.
*The Science Report
Poor sleep quality linked to an increased risk of glaucoma.
60% of plastics certified as home compostable did not fully disintegrate in home compost bins.
Study shows that millions of tiny plastic particles come off Teflon pans during cooking and in the wash.
Skeptics guide to Charles Dickens
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