Measuring Antimatter’s Reaction to Gravity; Failed Russian Rocket Falls Back to Earth; Killer White Dwarf's | SpaceTime S25E04, 05, & 06 Pre
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Measuring Antimatter’s Reaction to Gravity; Failed Russian Rocket Falls Back to Earth; Killer White Dwarf's | SpaceTime S25E04, 05, & 06 Pre

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 4*New study measures antimatter’s reaction to gravityA new study has confirmed that matter and antimatter both respond the same way to gravity.*Joint European and Russian mission to the MoonThe European Space Agency will include a drill and sample analysis package aboard the Russian Luna-27 mission to the Moon’s South Polar region in 2025.*James Webb deployment underwayNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully begun the long and complicated process of unfurling and reconfiguring itself for operations.*An Update on the asteroid ApophisA new forecast by the Russian Emergencies Ministry warns that the asteroid Apophis close encounter with the Earth in 2029 will see the mountain sized space rock skim over the planet’s surface at an altitude of just 35,700 kilometres – closer than the orbits of geostationary satellites.*The Science ReportMicroplastics polluting the planet thousands of kilometres from their origin.Paleontologists find a new species of long necked sauropod dinosaur in China.A new study has shown that for the most part hangover cures don’t workSkeptic's guide to the paranormalSpaceTime Series 25 Episode 5*Failed Russian rocket crashes back to EarthA failed Russian test launch has seen a 4-tonne rocket stage crash back to Earth in an uncontrolled fiery re-entry.*Exploring the Jovian ice moon EuropaNASA’s new Europa Clipper mission to study the Jovian ice moon Europa and global subsurface oceans.*TESS continues with mission extensionNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – is now well into its extended 27 month extended mission having already identified more than 2,600 candidate exoplanets – that is planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.*Russia’s latest space tourism missionTwo Japanese space tourists and a Russian cosmonaut have returned safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-20 capsule.*The Science ReportWarnings the amount of rainfall in the Arctic may increase at a faster rate than previously thought.Work begins on Australia’s new MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance -- or HALE – aircraft.A new study on why we binge watch TV.Alex on Tech visits the world’s largest consumer electronics show CES.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 6*Killer White dwarfsAstronomers have found that a killer white dwarf ripping a nearby planet, brown dwarf, or very low mass star apart.*International Space Station to fly till 2030Washington has formally extended the life of the International Space Station to 2030.The space station was originally expected to be deorbited in 2028..*The 2022 Australasian sky guide launchedThe Powerhouse Museum Sydney Observatory has launched the 32nd and latest edition of its popular Australasian sky guide -- providing stargazers and the general public with an easy to follow tour of the majestic southern night skies.*China tops 2021 in orbital launchesChina ended 2021 with a record 55 orbital rocket launches – more than any other nation and ten more than the United States.*The Science ReportClaims cyclones and hurricanes have intensified over recent decades, and it's going to get worse.Russia begins upgrading its air defence systems to the new S-550.Chilean researchers have discovered a new species of ankylosaur in the subantarctic tip of Chile.Skeptic's guide to the science of ghostsFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQIf you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…

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