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NASA launches its latest planet hunting spacecraft - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S21E32-33 Patreon Edition
Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).SpaceTime 20180425 Series 21 Episode 32*NASA launches its latest planet hunting spacecraft.The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS has blasted into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. TESS will follow on from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which helped scientists identify over two thousand six hundred exoplanetary candidates orbiting distant stars.You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfZ2y3-2tc0Non premium edit starts at: 13:51 (FW: How do you sort…..) and ends at: 14:59 (LW: ….more than that.)*Tunguska class asteroid near missA Tunguska class asteroid has just come within a few hours of crashing into the Earth. Even more concerning – the massive space rock was only spotted 21 hours before its closest approach to the Earth.*A new era of antimatter studiesPhysicists have undertaken the most precise measurement ever done on antimatter. Scientists with the ALPHA collaboration at CERN -- the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- successfully conducted the most accurate ever measurements revealing the spectral structure of the antihydrogen atom in unprecedented detail. *The Science ReportA new study claims eating nuts could help avoid atrial fibrillation.Fears the 2016 marine heatwave means the Great Barrier Reef may never fully recover.Human migration out of Africa coincided with a dramatic reduction in the size of mammals and it’s still happening.Palaeontologists discover ichthyosaur as large as a blue whale.SpaceTime 20180427 Series 21 Episode 33*The most sensitive ever Dark Matter search gets underwayScientists have begun their most sensitive ever search for a possible Dark Matter candidate called the Axion.*How humans touched the edge of spaceWhy high altitude balloons still plan a important role in space sciences*How man has touched the edge of spaceMan’s first attempts to touch the edge of space was a two pronged effort. Captured NAZI V2 rockets allowed scientists to get brief glimpses of space and the curvature of the Earth as these missiles travelled along ballistic trajectories. But for longer duration scientific studies – researchers relied on high altitude balloons to carry scientific payloads and even people to the edge of space.*Studying the gamma ray skiesGamma rays are the most energetic forms of electromagnetic radiation and are emitted by some of the most powerful events in the universe. Now, a team of astronomers have published 14 papers in a special issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics covering some fifteen years of gamma ray observations of the Milky Way.*Atlas V 551 flexes it muscles on air force launchThe most powerful version of the Atlas V rocket equipped with now fewer than five strap-on solid rocket boosters was needed to provide enough thrust to lift the United States Air Force Space Command’s AFSPC-11 mission into orbit.You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOzEhhnnUlk*Russia launches new military satelliteRussia’s Proton-M rocket has made its first flight in half a year placing a new military telecommunications satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportThe Northern Territory Government lifts its ban on fracking.The high fat diet that may help in the fight against a deadly mange killing off wombat populations in Tasmania.Why Neanderthals got their distinctive long face and rugged looks.How increased carbon dioxide levels will affect plant growth.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesSubscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), audioBoom, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer etcRSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rssHelp support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. 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