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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 43
*Three companies selected to develop lunar module concepts to return people to the Moon
NASA has selected SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics to further develop their concepts for the next generation of Lunar module.
*The US Navy releases its UFO videos
The US Department of Defence has now formally released those three navy videos showing encounters between F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and a series of unexplained aerial phenomena – what most people call UFOs.
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*Progress cargo ship launch
A Russian Progress cargo ship has docked successfully with the International Space Station following a two orbit three hour fast rendezvous flight.
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*May Skywatch
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower generated by Halley’s Comet is one of the highlights of May on Skywatch.
*The Science Report
The first results from seven studies looking at using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.
Nasal swabs found to have far higher concentrations of the COVID-19 virus than throat swabs.
Bringing together the available evidence on COVID-19 in kids.
Starting school an hour later may help our high school kids get a better night's rest.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 42
*Plate Tectonics at least 3.2 billion years old
A new study has found that planet Earth was already experiencing tectonic plate movements 3.2 billion years ago and that the plates back then were moving at similar rates to what they are now.
*Hubble celebrates 30 years of science
The Hubble Space Telescope has just celebrated its 30th anniversary in space. It’s hard to believe, but for more than a generation now, the Earth orbiting observatory has been redefining our view of the universe providing a new understanding of the cosmos and humanity’s place in it.
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*The Sun’s magnetic poles reversing polarity with two solar cycles active at once
There’s been more evidence that the new solar cycle is taking hold on the Sun with magnetic map images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft showing two separate solar cycle sun spots on the solar disk at the same time.
*The Science Report
China threatens Australian exports over Canberra’s call for an independent enquiry into COVID-19.
Growing reports of young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, dying of strokes.
Claims 43 percent of COVID-19 sufferers show no symptoms at all.
A new study warns that global insect populations dropped 25% since 1990.
Oil and gas operations releasing the greenhouse gas methane at twice the average rate.
The healthiest way to brew a coffee.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 41
*Centaurs identified as permanent interstellar visitors in our solar system
Astronomers have identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system.
*Asteroid Flyby
A two kilometre wide potentially hazardous NEO or Near Earth Object has just flown past Earth space.
*Keeping track of Bepi Columbo
As the European Space Agency’s Mercury bound BepiColumbo spacecraft undertook its 30 kilometre per second flyby of Earth the other week scientists with the University of Western Australia were keeping a close eye on it – just to make sure things were going as planned.
*More Iranian rocket secrets revealed
New images of last week’s Iranian rocket launch are providing more details about the test and exactly what really happened.
*The Science Report
All the available data on how COVID-19 infects the human body.
Studies suggest warmer weather in the northern hemisphere may not curb the transmission of COVID-19.
COVID-19 now affecting research into global warming.
Study shows 56% of kids aged 8-12, and 69% of teens aged 13-18, watch videos online every day.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 40
*When worlds collide – the titanic collision of two asteroids
Astronomers have observed an expanding cloud of icy debris caused by the catastrophic collision of two asteroids in a distant star system.
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*Why NASA chose Jezero Crater for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
Preparations are continuing at the Cape Canaveral air force base for July’s planned launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The mission will study the local geology and search for signs of past life on the red planet – which is why Jezero Crater was chosen from more than 60 candidate locations.
*Belief in UFOs and alien abductions is falling because people have more things to worry about.
Belief in extra-terrestrial life and aliens visiting the Earth in flying saucers to engage in some late-night probing has been a mainstay of science fiction for well over a hundred years but belief in UFOs and alien abductions is falling because people have more important things to worry about.
*The Science Report
Growing concerns that COVID-19 is spreading simply through breathing and talking.
Paper towels are better at removing viruses that hot air hand dryers.
Amphibians including frogs and salamanders on the front line of extinction due to global warming.
Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050 due to climate change.
COVID-19 bringing out all the usual con-artists, shonks, and woo merchants.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 39
*Strongest evidence yet that neutrinos explain why the universe exists
The difference between Neutrinos and their anti-matter counterpart may provide scientists with their best evidence yet to explain why the universe exists.
*Possible second planet detected orbiting Proxima Centauri
Astronomers have received some tantalizing clues of a possible second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri – our nearest neighbouring star system.
*Cheops begins its science mission
The European Space Agency’s exoplanetary mission Cheops has successfully completed three months of in-orbit commissioning and is now ready to begin its science mission.
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*Expedition 62 returns home to a very different world
Three Expedition 62 crew members have returned safely to Earth following their seven month stay aboard the International Space Station.
*The Science Report
Growing international calls for an independent investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic.
New gene editing approach which can attack 90 per cent of coronaviruses, including COVID-19.
Aspirin linked to a significant reduction in the risk of developing cancers of the digestive tract.
Estuaries in south-eastern Australia warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere.
A significant step forward in understanding light–matter interactions of quantum systems.
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*Stars dancing around a monster black hole prove Einstein was right again.
*Interstellar comet21/ Borisov originated from a red dwarf.
*May 27 named as date for American's return to launching people into space.
*Iran launches military spy satellite
*The Science Report.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 37
*Discovery of superluminal jets generated by colliding galaxies
Astronomers have discovered jets of charged particles bursting out at close to the speed of light from a pair of merging spiral galaxies.
*First ever observation of rare helium white dwarf binary
Astronomers have for the first time ever detected a rare helium white dwarf binary.
*Is Interstellar Comet Borisov breaking apart
Comet Borisov – the Solar Systems second confirmed interstellar visitor is breaking apart.
*Final preparations continue for the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
Final preparations are continuing Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the July launch of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
*The Science Report
Studies show COVID-19 affects the brain and nervous system in around a third of all cases.
Smokers at greater risk from COVID-19.
Going to bed early may help reduce children’s risk of becoming overweight or obese.
New study shows cannabis can be addictive.
New research shows legalizing cannabis linked to an increase in psychotic episodes.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 36
*Brightest supernova ever seen
Astronomers have discovered the brightest, most energetic, and likely most massive supernova ever seen.
*Bepi Columbo swoops past Earth at 30 kilometres per second
The European Space Agency Bepi Columbo spacecraft has just undertaken a close gravity assist flyby of the Earth – swooping down over the South Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of just 12,677 kilometres.
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*Fine threads of million degree plasma woven through the Sun’s atmosphere
A new study has revealed the Sun’s outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma.
*The Science Report
New studies suggest only 6% of COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Dying from COVID-19-associated pneumonia is highest in people aged over 65.
Identification of what might be the longest animal that ever lived.
The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its third coral bleaching event in five years.
China’s disease-ridden meat markets reopened.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 35
*The origins of Earth’s water
A new study claims Earth’s water was born with the planet and didn’t arrive later through asteroid or comet impacts.
*Parkes radio telescope upgrade
The CSIRO’s iconic Parkes radio telescope is getting an upgrade.
*Key pre-launch test for the James Webb Space Telescope
There’s been an important milestone in the development of NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope with a pre-launch test of its primary mirror being fully unfurled and deployed into the final configuration it will have once in orbit next year.
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*Comet Atlas breaks up
Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS which had promised to put on a spectacular display over the next few months has shattered both skywatchers expectations and itself – breaking apart into at least three or four major fragments.
*The Science Report
Scientists discover three distinct variants of COVID-19.
People previously cleared for COVID-19 found positive following a second round of testing.
Evidence people can infect their pets with COVID-19.
An ozone hole opening up over the Arctic.
Owner separation problems found in cats.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 34
*Revolutionary new images of a quasar
Astronomers have obtained their best view yet of a massive quasar blasting out from a monster black hole a third of the way across the universe.
*All systems are go for Vega-C maiden flight
The European Space Agency says all systems are go for the maiden flight of Europe’s new Vega-C launch vehicle.
*Expedition 63 launch
The new Expedition 62/63 crew have arrived safely aboard the International Space Station following a rapid rendezvous four orbit flight from the Earth.
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*Final flight for Dragon 1
A Dragon 1 capsule has returned to Earth for the final time. SpaceX mission CRS-20’s splashdown in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California marked the end of NASA’s first Commercial Resupply Services contract, and the retirement of SpaceX’s first generation Dragon cargo ships.
*Another Starship failure
SpaceX’s latest prototype Starship test article -- SN3 --experienced a major failure – collapsing during a pressurized cryogenic fuel test.
*The Science Report
New questions about corruption at the top of the World Health Organization.
A look at the links between a heightened risk of COVID-19 and heart issues.
A new warning that global warming could destroy ecosystems within the decade.
A new study claims having thick thighs may save lives.
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