History Made
SpaceTime Patron Exclusive EditionsApril 26, 202101:37:2077.97 MB

History Made

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 43, 44 and 45The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 46*History with the first flight of an aircraft on another worldNASA has made history with the first flight of an aircraft on another world. The United States space agency’s Mars Ingenuity rotorcraft successfully lifted off from the floor of the red planet’s Jezero Crater -- climbing to an altitude of ten metres – maintaining a stable hover for 30 seconds – and then safely landing again.*The dead star that’s a sign of things to comeAstronomers have discovered their first pulsar using the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescopeMurchison is a precursor for the multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array telescope project and researchers say this discovery is likely to be a sign of things to come.*NASA’s SHIELDS mission to explore local interstellar spaceA new NASA mission is about to study interstellar particles that have drifted into our solar system. The mission called the Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Emission Line Dynamics Spectrometer -- or SHIELDS – is about to launch from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico aboard a suborbital sounding rocket.*Soyuz crew returns safely to EarthThree members of the Expedition 64 crew has returned safely to Earth following half a year aboard the International Space Station. They had launched 185 days earlier on October 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.*The Science ReportNew studies looking at the risk of blood clotting following COVID-19 infection.Scientists successfully grow human primate hybrid chimeric embryos.Archaeologists discover a 3,300-year-old lost city in Egypt’s southern province of Luxor.The public encouraged to cut through loops or rings of any size before disposing of them in their trash.Skeptic's guide to fake treatments for kids with autism.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 47*Russia quits the International Space StationRussia will withdraw from the International Space Station in 2025. The announcement by the head of its space programme comes in the wake of new space agreements between Russia and China and simmering tensions between Moscow and the west.*Unwrapping a supermassive black holeAstronomers have simultaneously focused 19 of the world’s most powerful telescopes on the M87 supermassive black hole to directly observe the monster at a range of different wavelengths.*ESA’s Galileo satellite navigation systemMore than two billion smartphones, with users worldwide are now making use of Europe's Galileo global satellite navigation system. The ten billion Euro project went live in 2016.*Final unmanned flight for New ShephardBlue Origin has carried out what may be the final unmanned test flight of its New Shepard launch system.*The Science ReportWomen taking probiotics, omega-3, and multivitamins testing positive for COVID-19 less frequently.A new explanation for Melbourne’s 2016 thunderstorm asthma outbreak.A new way to determine when a volcano is about to erupt.New study shows that if you really want to viral on twitter -- go negative.Claims Huawei has a back door to eavesdrop on some Dutch cell phone users.Alex on Tech reports on Google misleading the public again.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 48*SpaceX Starship to be the new lunar moduleNASA has selected SpaceX to provide the lunar land landers that will carry crew and cargo between the Gateway space station and the Moon’s surface.*The secret to Jupiter's strange aurora activityNew computer models suggest Jupiter’s spectacular auroral displays are unique in the solar system with a mix of different types of magnetic field lines.*The mysteries of extremely luminous infrared galaxiesAstronomers have caught an extremely luminous infrared galaxy during a unique point in its evolution.*Final hot fire test for one of the world’s most powerful rocket enginesThe world's most powerful hydrogen-fueled rocket engine – the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A has completed its final hot-fire acceptance test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.*The Science ReportA new study has confirmed that wearing two masks is better than one.Tropical species already finding the ocean too warm and are fleeing to cooler waters.Archaeologists have uncovered what may be to earliest ever known map.The dangers of energy drinks.Skeptic's guide to 15 things you didn't know about Bigfoot

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