Have Astronomers Found Antimatter Stars?
SpaceTime Patron Exclusive EditionsMay 17, 202101:22:34113.45 MB

Have Astronomers Found Antimatter Stars?

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 55*Have astronomers found antimatter starsAstronomers have identified 14 potential candidate stars that -- just maybe – might be made out of antimatter rather than normal matter.*Ingenuity and Perseverance head south on the Red PlanetNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has completed its first one way flight above the surface of the red planet landing at a remote location 129 metres south of its take off point.*Mapping the Milky Way’s galactic magnetic fieldsAstronomers have created a 3D map of the magnetic field in a small wedge of the Milky Way galaxy.*SpaceX successfully launches the same Falcon 9 rocket for the tenth timeSpaceX has carried out a successful tenth flight using the same Falcon 9 first stage booster with Elon Musk saying it’s showing very little wear.*The Science ReportFission reactions discovered smouldering away in the wreckage of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant.A deadly new variant of COVID-19 devastates an already badly hit India.The earliest known deliberate burial by modern humans.Studies show people are consuming up to four milligrams of plastic for every 100 grams of rice they eat.Skeptic's guide to Prince Philip’s interest in aliens and UFOs.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 56*Blue Origin to start sending tourists to space in JulyBlue Origin will send its first people including at least one tourist to space on July 20.*XMM-Newton helping to unravel the mystery of ultra-luminous X-ray sources.A new study using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space telescope may be on track to solving the mystery of so called ultra-luminous X-ray sources.*A new deep space dish for the New Norcia ground stationThe Australian Space Agency and its European counterpart have signed a deal to build a new 35-metre deep space antenna at the European Space Agency’s New Norcia ground station.*China another spy satelliteChina has launched another military spy satellite as it continues its build up for what Beijing describes as preparations for war.*The Science ReportLoneliness associated with an increased risk of cancerAir pollution found to impact the cognitive performance of men.A quantum entanglement study has disproved the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.Long-term spaceflight causing changes in the structure of astronaut’s eyes.Alex on Tech: Intel launches its new 11th-generation Core H series processor.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 57*A Lunar Crater Radio Telescope plan to Illuminate the Cosmic Dark AgesNASA are looking at the idea of building a giant radio telescope in a crater on the far side of the Moon.*New Lunar map ready for the return of humans to the Moon’s surfaceScientists have put together a detailed new geologic map of the Lunar South Pole region to help astronauts who are expected to be walking there with in the next three and a half years.*Getting ready for the Super Moon Lunar EclipseIf you’re in Australia, parts of the western United States, western South America, or in South-East Asia, you’ll get to witness a Supermoon total lunar eclipse on May the 26th.*China launches more remote sensing satellitesChina has launched nine satellites into orbit aboard a Long March-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.*The Science ReportAnother seven people suspected of suffering blood clots caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine.Vegetarians shown to have healthier levels of biomarkers that help prevent cancer and heart diseaseScientists discover that there are at least four distinct species of giraffe.The oxygen rich liquid enema that could help some COVID-19 patients.Skeptic's guide to pseudoscientific COVID-19 treatments in Iran.

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