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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 114
*Bepi-Colombo’s Mercury flyby underway
As we go to air the joint European Space Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency BepiColombo mission to Mercury is undertaking the first of six flybys of its destination planet as it uses the tiny world’s gravity assist to slow down enough to eventually achieve orbit insertion in 2025.
*Jupiter hit by something big
Citizen scientists observing the gas giant Jupiter on September 13 got more than they expected when they witnessed a giant flash as something big suddenly slammed into the planet.
*New spy satellite lost in space
Beijing has now confirmed the failure of a new classified military spy satellite that was spotted flying over Australia’s East coast last week.
*October SkyWatch
The Alpha Centauri star system, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, and three meteor showers are among the highlights of the October night skies on Sky Watch.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 113
*Cosmic impact that destroyed a city
A new study claims the ancient bronze age Jordan Valley city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by an asteroid impact. In the same way that the biblical story of Noah’s flood could have originated in accounts of the ancient Mediterranean Sea’s inundation of the Black Sea -- was this the basis for the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah?
*TESS finds its smallest planet yet
NASA's TESS -- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered its smallest world so far – a planet between the sizes of Mars and Earth.
*NASA’s new mission to monitor the Earth
NASA has successfully launched the latest Landsat 9 environmental Earth observation satellite designed to monitor changes on the Earth’s surface.
*The Science Report
Fruit and veggies may be the key to preventing your child becoming a grumpy teen.
Palaeontologists discover the earliest known Ankylosaur.
Archaeologists unearth a vast second temple period quarry in Jerusalem.
Alex on Tech looks at Europe’s decision to standardize the USB-C.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 112
*Three Big Marsquakes rock the red planet
NASA’s InSight lander has recorded a massive magnitude 4.2 Marsquake on the red planet which shook the spacecraft for nearly an hour-and-a-half.
*NASA’s Mars fleet moves into solar conjunction
Planet Earth’s invasion of Mars has hit the pause button as the red planet moves into solar conjunction.
*NASA prepares for Arnhem Land rocket blast-off
A team of key NASA personnel have been released from COVID-19 quarantine in Darwin to begin preparations for the agency’s rocket launch program from Equatorial Launch Australia’s new Arnhem Space Centre.
*The Science Report
New experimental anti-viral drug molnupiravir could cut halve COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations.
Ground-breaking new research discovers a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists create the world’s whitest paint.
A new study confirms that the ancient Etruscans were actually Italians.
Skeptic's guide to how big business exploits fear during COVID-19.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 111
*Have scientists detected dark energy
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and reported in the journal Physical Review D, suggests that some unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment in Italy may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment was designed to detect.
*A launch abort for Black Sky’s new sounding rocket
The maiden flight of Black Sky Aerospace’s new sounding rocket has had to be aborted due to technical issues.
*Southern Launch wrap
Southern launch has confirmed that the TiSPACE Hapith I rocket was damaged beyond repair after catching alight during last week’s launch attempt.
*Australian Sky and Telescope
A new issue of Australian Sky and Telescope magazine has hit the news stands looking at easy ways to begin back yard astronomy which could set you or your kids on course as a citizen scientist.
*The Science Report
New study warns that sea level rise likely to be greater than predicted.
Study shows men’s sleep strongly influenced by the lunar cycle.
Claims spending less time in bed could help if you have trouble sleeping.
The world's oldest and most accurate trigonometry table.
Skeptic's guide to social influencers.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 110
*A landing site chosen for NASA’s new VIPER lunar rover
NASA has selected the western edge of Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole as the landing site for its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER mission slated to launch in 2023.
*Was Mars too small to retain water
New research suggests a fundamental reason Mars has no water may be that it’s just too small to hold onto large amounts of water.
*New binary white dwarf system discovered
Astronomers have discovered a double white dwarf system located some 368 light years away.
*Taikonauts return home after 90 days on China’s new space station
Three Chinese taikonauts have returned safely to Earth after completing the country's longest-ever manned space mission.
*The Science Report
A new study suggests that if you’ve already had COVID-19, it’s still worth getting the vaccine.
A new study shows the parents of kids with autism have less symmetrical faces than average.
A quarter of Italian alpine plant species are threatened by glacier retreat.
Understanding the health secrets of curcumin.
Alex on Tech: Apple has finally released their new IOS-15 operating system.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 109
*Super volcanoes discovered on Mars
Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period.
*Uncovering the secret mushballs of Neptune and Uranus
Mushballs – giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water – may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists.
*461 new outer solar system objects found -- but no Planet 9
The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 461 new outer solar system objects.
Since 2013 the survey has been studying the properties of a mysterious force known as dark energy which is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.
*Two Australian satellites included in the latest dragon cargo ship mission
SpaceX have launched another Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Included in the payload are the Australian Research Council’s CUAVA-1 satellite which is carrying four experimental payloads for the University of Sydney and Macquarie University and Curtin University’s Binar-1 spacecraft which will test new technology designed for eventual use in the Binar Prospector spacecraft which will be flown in lunar orbit in 2025.
*The Science Report
The hole in the ozone layer larger than usual this year.
A new more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water.
New research suggests T-rex wagged its tail like a puppy.
Skeptic's guide to anti-vaxxers pushing flawed studies.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 108
*Time for a revision for the Milky Way galaxy’s formation
Scientists will need to rethink how the Milky Way galaxy formed and evolved after new observations showed the galaxy’s gases aren’t homogeneously mixed – as originally thought.
*NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ready for launch
After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now being prepped for shipment to the launch pad.
*A year since death of the Arecibo Radio Telescope
It’s been a year since the iconic 305 metre Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico first began snapping support cables – a process that would ultimately lead to the collapse of the main dish on December first.
*OneWeb’s constellation continues to grow
A Russian rocket has blasted off carrying another 34 OneWeb internet broadband communications satellites.
*The Science Report
Smoke from Australia’s black summer bushfires spawned a massive phytoplankton bloom.
Defiant X rotorcraft proposal for US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft programme.
New lithium sulfur batteries could let you drive Sydney to Melbourne on a single charge.
Fossilized dinosaur skin discovery.
Skeptic's guide to freedom of speech.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107
*The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian history
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the Jezero Crater region of the red planet.
*ExoMars 2020 on track for launch a year from now
Well, it was slated to fly in 2020, but ongoing technical delays and the COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic forced the ExoMars 2020 mission to miss its original launch window.
*The Hapith I rocket in flames on its Whalers Way launch pad
Taiwanese company TiSpace’s attempt to launch its new Hapith I rocket has ended in flames with the rocket catching alight on the launch pad.
*SpaceX 16th launch of the year
SpaceX has successfully launched another 51 Starlink broadband internet satellites aboard one of its Falcon 9 rockets.
*China’s 33rd launch for the year
China has successfully launched a new direct broadcast telecommunications satellite.
*The Science Report
A new study confirms that the Sun's 11-year cycle cannot explain global warming.
Study shows 26 out of 27 scientists rejecting COVID-19 lab link were actually linked to the lab.
A new species of meat eating theropod dinosaur discovered in southeastern Brazil.
A new study has identified seven key personality traits in cats.
Alex on Tech: looks at the new iphone13.
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 106
*A new look at planet changing super volcanos
A new study warns that super volcano eruptions can continue with follow up events for thousands of years after the main blast.
*Work underway on the Moon capsule
Work is now underway at Lockheed Martin on the Orion spacecraft that will be used on the Artemis III mission to return people to the lunar surface.
*SpaceX Inspiration4 mission
Four space tourists have undertaken a three day voyage in orbit. The Inspiration 4 flight aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule Resilience launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
*Australia’s new trilateral defence deal with America and Britain
Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have entered into a new defence agreement designed to counter what’s euphemistically referred to as the growing military threats facing the Indo-Pacific theatre.
*The Science Report
The world has a new COVID-19 variant -- the new Mu variant is taking off in South America.
A third booster shot for COVID-19 lowers the rate of severe illness 20 fold.
The drying climate and water resource use puts the Darling River at greater risk of fish deaths.
A new apex predator dinosaur discovered at a dig site in Uzbekistan.
Skeptic's guide to psychic readings
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SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 105
*Astronauts smell smoke and burning on Russian Space Station module
There have been more problems aboard the Russian section of the International Space Station with the smell of burning plastic triggering a smoke alarm in the Zvezda service module.
*NASA set to extend the life of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter indefinitely
NASA mission managers are so pleased with the performance of their tiny Mars Ingenuity helicopter – they’re planning an indefinite mission extension.
*The history of constellations
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived outline or pattern, typically representing an animal, mythological person or creature, or some inanimate object. Today there used to identify a specific region in the sky – but they originally started out as a way for prehistoric people to relate stories about their beliefs, experiences, creation, or mythology.
*Another Chinese Earth observation satellite
Beijing has successfully launched another new Earth-observation satellite.
*The Science Report
The delta variant of COVID-19 doubles hospitalisation compared with the alpha variant.
COVID-19 survivors still have some symptoms a year after infection.
Transgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cisgender men and women.
Scientists developing new synthetic biofuels based on waste water ponds.
Skeptic's guide to vaccine passports
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