Mars Rover comes up Empty Handed
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Mars Rover comes up Empty Handed

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 94*Mars rover comes up empty after first sample collection attemptNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their first attempt to collect a rock and regolith drill sample failed to get anything in to the sample tube.*Earliest moments of supernova explosion captured for the first timeAstronomers have for the first time captured the first moments of a supernova – the explosive death of stars.*SpaceX build the world’s biggest rocket -- brieflySpaceX has briefly assembled the largest rocket ever made placing the SN20 Starship spacecraft on top of its super heavy booster – in the process creating a giant 122 metre tall launch vehicle – 13 metres higher than NASA’s mighty Saturn V Apollo moon rocket.*Long distance Pizza delivery to the Space StationThe Cygnus NG-16 cargo ship has successfully docked onto the International Space Station carrying a precious cargo of pizza.*The Science ReportGlobal warming reaches 1.1 degrees above pre-industrial levels.Sicily have recorded what may be the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe.Former COVID-19 patients given Pfizer get better antibody response.Australia’s largest flying reptile.The oldest known example of applied geometry.Skeptic's guide to how underlying beliefs affect your judgementThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 95*Odds of Bennu hitting the Earth get worseA new study suggests the hazardous Near Earth Asteroid Bennu now has a one in 1,750 chance of slamming into the Earth between now the year 2300.*Countdown to the Europa clipper missionNASA’s Europa Clipper mission to the Jovian ice moon Europa may find evidence that fundamentally alters our understanding of the solar system.*A major failure for India’s space programAn Indian GSLV rocket has failed to place a new weather satellite into orbit after an upper stage failed to ignite.*Virgin Galactic reopens space tourism ticket salesVirgin Galactic has reopened ticket says for space tourism flights aboard its winged rocket planes – but the price has skyrocketed from the original quarter million dollars up to a new starting price of around half a million dollars per seat.*The Science ReportGrowing ice loss in the Russian arctic.COVID-19 may have knocked nine years off the average life spans.PrEP may be changing the way people think about ‘safe sex’.Faecal microbiota transplantation from young people to old people could counteract aging.Alex on Tech is your smart phone spying on you?The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 96*Red Dwarfs less harmful to exoplanets than previously thoughtA new study suggests planets orbiting around red dwarf stars may be more habitable than previously thought.*Space Station mishap worse than thoughtMission managers at NASA have revealed that the Russian module malfunction which sent the International Space Station out of control for 47 minutes spun the orbiting outpost around on its axis one and a half times affecting communications and power collection.*Rocket Lab launches US Space Force payloadRocket lab has successfully launched a new mission for the United States Space Force. The mission was the first since a rocket failure two months ago.*China’s busy launch schedule continuesChina has launched a new military communications satellite – its fourth launch in a week.*The Science ReportThe Gulf stream losing stability.The human race is now in a better position to eradicate COVID-19 than it was for polio.Locally extinct western barred bandicoot returned to Sturt National Park.New species of ancient crocodile uncovered in southern Chile.Skeptic's guide to fake COVID jab certificates.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

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