SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 73, 74 and 75w/c 28th June 2021The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 73*Hubble computer crashNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has dropped into safe mode following a major onboard computer crash.*Southern Launch gets approval for its South Australian orbital launch complexSouthern Launch’s new Whaler’s Way orbital launch complex is a step closer to fruition with formal approval now given for construction to begin.*New Oort Cloud object on its wayAstronomers have discovered a large Oort Cloud object -- several hundred kilometres wide – which is heading for the inner solar system.*A new instrument to make one of the world’s biggest telescopes even betterScientists are developing a new instrument for one of the world’s biggest telescopes that will allow it to peer even further back in space and time.*The Science ReportNew Study claims using Pfizer as the second shot after an initial AstraZeneca jab offers better protection.UNESCO recommends the Great Barrier Reef be placed on an in danger list.Bruce Pascoe’s controversial Dark Emu slammed by leading scientists.A new study may have discovered why people are afraid of the dark.Skeptic's guide to India’s strange humanoid creatures.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 74*Are supermassive black holes collapsed dark matter halosA new study suggests that supermassive black holes could be formed out of the collapse of dark matter halos.*Sentinel’s ocean data starts flowingAfter six months of check-out and calibration in orbit, the Sentinel-6A spacecraft has started providing its first data streams of the world’s oceans and how they’re being affected by global warming.*Juno detects a new Jovian high energy radiation sourceNASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered a new heavy high-energy radiation source in Jupiter’s radiation belts – which are already considered the most intense in the solar system.*America launches three new spy satellites on a converted nuclear missileNASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility on the Virginian mid-Atlantic Coast has been a busy place of late with back-to-back rocket launches taking place.*The Science ReportStudy warns climate change is killing wildlife because when wild animals are hot, they eat less.Researchers say drinking coffee may be good for your liver.The world’s growing problem of microplastic pollution.Study shows medium-sized dinosaur predators are wiped out from areas where T-Rex’s dominate.Alex on Tech on the new TCL Wearable Display.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 75*A possible link between the Sun’s solar cycle and La Nina weather patternsA new study shows a correlation between the end of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean.*Betelgeuse’s great dimmingA new study has confirmed that the mysterious sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in late 2019 and early 2020 was caused by a dusty veil shading the star, which in turn was the result of a drop in surface temperature.*Starliner’s next test flight slated for JulyBoeing will make a second attempt to undertake an unmanned test flight of its new Starliner spacecraft next month.*America’s new spy satelliteThe U.S. Space Force has successfully launched a new spy satellite.*The Science ReportNo evidence supporting claims that vaccines could alter a person’s DNA.Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle function.Coelacanths may live five times longer than previously thought.Determining the origins of the Anglo Saxons.Skeptic's guide to herbal weight-loss aids.Fore SpaceTime and all our show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
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