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S26E121-123 Premium: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed // Humans gone in 250 million years // Lightning strikes on Venus
The Space News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 121*The launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed againMission managers have rescheduled the launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to a metal asteroid for Thursday October 12th.*What causes Earth’s strongest lightningScientists have found that the planet’s most powerful lightning events – known as super-bolts -- are more likely to strike, the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface.*The FAA releases its report on Blue Origin’s crash and burnThe US Federal Aviation Administration report into the mid-air failure which destroyed a Blue Origin New Shepherd rocket has ordered a list of 21 corrective actions which need to be undertaken before the company can fly again.*The Science ReportThe 2023 Nobel Prizes in Physics chemistry and Medicine awarded in Sweeden.A new study is looking at people’s attitudes to Daylight SavingThe commercially available water additive that limits the reformation of plaque and tartar on dogs' teeth.Skeptics guide anti-vax disinformation.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 122*Humans and other mammals will be gone in 250 million years.A new study looking at how continental drift will change the face of the Earth into the future shows that the creation of the next super continent Pangea Ultima will probably cause humans and other mammals to become extinct – that’s assuming people haven’t already done so before then.*Strange mysterious planet like objects discovered in the Orion NebulaNew images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed strange planet-like structures in the Orion Nebula.*The link between Snowball Earth and complex lifeA new study suggests massive volcanic activity during the interglacial period between the planet’s snowball Earth phase may have helped the evolution of early and complex life.*The Science ReportEarth’s near-surface permafrost could be gone by the turn of the century.One in three people worldwide now have high blood pressure.Discovery of the earliest known use of wood for construction.Alex on Tech the new Pixel 8 and 8 pro and hot iPhone 15s raise concerns.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 123*New questions as to whether lightning strikes on VenusA new study has raised serious questions about whether the thick acidic cloud over which shrouds the planet Venus generates significant amounts of lightning.*Could Arrokoth’s Large mound structures have a common originScientists think mysterious mounds which dominate the distant Kuiper Belt world of Arrokoth may be the actual primordial building blocks of planetesimal construction.*NASA selects Lockheed Martin to help develop a nuclear-powered rocketNASA and the US military have selected Lockheed Martin to help them develop a nuclear-powered rocket for missions to Mars and beyond into deep space.*The Science ReportPeople who believe COVID-19 misinformation are also more likely to believe in conspiracy theories,People who smoke and vape have a higher likelihood of issues with their eyes.Scientists have unpeeled the origins of citrus fruit.Skeptics guide to the best Australian city to survive a zombie apocalypse.This week’s guests:This week’s talent includes:Chuan Huang from Curtin UniversityJim Bell Arizona State University NASA Psyche mission Image Instrument LeadLindy Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University NASA Psyche mission Principal InvestigatorMaria Zuber MIT NASA Psyche mission Gravity Science Investigation LeadHenry Stone JPL NASA Psyche mission Project ManagerDavid Oh JPL NASA Psyche mission Chief Engineer for OperationsAnd our regular guests:Alex Zaharov-Reutt from www.techadvice.lifeTim Mendham from Australian SkepticsListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
