High Drama Aboard the International Space Station
SpaceTime Patron Exclusive EditionsAugust 02, 202101:31:2773.25 MB

High Drama Aboard the International Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 88*High drama aboard the International Space StationThe International Space Station is now stable again after Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module suddenly started firing its thrusters -- briefly sending the orbiting outpost out of control.*Discovery of a molten core in MarsNew data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander has confirmed that the red planet’s core is still molten.*A new instrument to help humans live on the MoonScientists hoping to identify lunar water ice deposits and lava tubes which could be used for lunar habitation have developed a new miniature ground penetrating radar for space flight.*First evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's moon GanymedeEvidence of water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede.*Russia’s new stealth fighterRussia has finally officially placed its new Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate single engine stealth fighter on display for the world to see.*The Science ReportClaims the Delta strain is more successful because infected people produce more of it.Debate continues on the link between wind consumption and atrial fibrillation.Australia’s multi billion dollar chickpea industry id being hit by a blight.Study shows Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos teach each other how to open household wheelie bins.Skeptic's guide to vaccine hesitancy.The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89*New map of the Milky Way’s haloAstronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way galaxy.*Mars Perseverance Rover ready to collect its first samplesNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone – collecting its first samples from the red planet for eventual return to Earth.*Norway treated to a spectacular meteor light showScientists scouring the forests and hill sides near the Norwegian capital of Oslo looking for the remains of a big meteor which blazed across the night sky illuminating much of southern Scandinavia.*Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes discoveredScientists have discovered the oldest known fossils of methane-cycling microbes.*SpaceX wins NASA’s Europa Clipper launch contract.NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its Europa Clipper mission to the Jovian system in 2024.*The Science ReportHow to identify long COCVID.Warnings that that most of Australia’s 1300 threatened plant species aren’t being monitored.Russia tests its new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.Claims excessive caffeine consumption could increase your risk of osteoporosis.Alex on Tech: Apple releases its IOS 14.7 update to combat the highly successful Pegasus spyware.The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 90*Ingenuity scopes out the road ahead on MarsScientists studying NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes and ancient rocky outcrops spread across the dried river delta and lake bed of Jezero Crater.*Dark matter slowing the spin of the Milky Way's central barA new study claims the rotation of the Milky Way's galactic bulge has slowed by about a quarter since its formation due to dark matter.*New observations test the Standard Model of particle physicsScientists with the world’s largest atom smasher – the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have observed the simultaneous creation of three massive W bosons for the first time.*SkyWatch AugustComing up on August Skywatch we look at the red supergiant Antares, Barnard’s star – the second nearest star system to the Sun, and the annual Perseids meteor shower.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

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