Growing Evidence for a Second Planet Around Proxima Centauri
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Growing Evidence for a Second Planet Around Proxima Centauri

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20200205 Series 23 Episode 11*Growing evidence for a second planet around Proxima Centauri.Astronomers are finding growing signs of a possible second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri.*Discovery of the oldest dated asteroid impact craterOutback Western Australia’s Yarrabubba crater has set a new date record for the Earth’s oldest discovered asteroid impact structure.*Could Saturn’s moon Enceladus be habitableAnalysis of a plume of gases and frozen sea spray ejected into space from the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus suggests its interior is far more complex than previously thought.*CHEOPS science instrument activatedThe European Space Agency has activated the primary science instrument aboard their Characterising Exoplanet Satellite – CHEOPS to begin the mission's in-orbit commissioning phase.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567673973 *The Science ReportAustralian scientists recreate the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in the laboratory.102 genes found to be associated with risk for autism.Scientists date the kingdom Fungi to at least 800 million years ago.Discovery of a new species of the deadly meat-eating dinosaur Allosaurus.How to make the perfect espresso.SpaceTime 20200207 Series 23 Episode 12*NASA working to try and save Voyager 2Mission Managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California are trying to restore systems after all five of Voyager 2’s science instruments suddenly stopped working.*Solar Orbiter ready to launch on a mission to the SunIt’s all systems go for this month’s launch of the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission to the Sun.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567549738 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567100048 *The most detailed high resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s surfaceAstronomers have released the most detailed high resolution images ever taken of the photosphere – the visible surface of the Sun.*New study on alien invasionScience fiction writers often portray alien invasions attacking Earth and humanity. Well there is a strongly held hypothesis known as panspermia which suggests that microbes could be transported from one world to another as hitchhikers inside asteroids, comets and meteors.*Another 60 Starlink satellites launchedSpaceX has launched its fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190624308463 *The Science ReportFermented soy products, like miso and natto, linked to a lower mortality rate.Kids rice snacks found to have arsenic at levels above safety guidelines.Study warns that sunscreen chemicals are being absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream.The new cell phone that sweats to keep cool.Scientists have released the Kraken – or at least its genetic code.Woo entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow’s new series promoting pseudoscientific products on Netflix.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist

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