S27E67: Solar Superstorms and the Quest to Mars: SpaceX's Starship Prepares
SpaceTime Patron Exclusive EditionsJune 10, 202400:35:3332.6 MB

S27E67: Solar Superstorms and the Quest to Mars: SpaceX's Starship Prepares

SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 67*Last month’s powerful solar storm returnsThat spectacular Sunspot region which triggered the most violent solar storm activity in decades has returned. After disappearing around the southwest limb of the Sun two weeks ago -- active region AR3664 now newly numbered as AR3697 is back and has brought more geomagnetic storms with it.*Next test flight for world’s biggest rocket set for June 5SpaceX says Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket will undertake its next test flight on June 5. The flight from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas will follow a similar trajectory as the last three missions – launching over the Gulf of Mexico with the superheavy booster stage undertaking a controlled landing in the water – while the upper stage starship will attempt to achieve orbit and eventually a controlled re-entry and soft splashdown landing in the Indian Ocean.*Astronomy shown to be set in standing stoneBack in 2017 scientists at the University of Adelaide were for the first time ever able to statistically prove that the earliest standing stone monuments of Britain, the great circles, were constructed specifically in line with the movements of the Sun and Moon, 5000 years ago. The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports changed our understanding of these great ancient monoliths forever.*The Science ReportA new study has shown that the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in Australia are still effectiveFlinders University researchers have uncovered the skull of Australia’s 2 metre tall giant goose.An Iranian politician claims the Islamic republic has developed nuclear weapons.Skeptics guide to the CIA’s project stargate

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