SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 51*Queensland company wins Australian orbital rocket contractThe Australian Department of Defence Science and Technology has awarded Queensland-based Gilmour Space a contract to develop a new orbital rocket launch system.*WFIRST Dark Energy Telescope renamed after Nancy Grace RomanNASA has formally named its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope – WFIRST -- in honour of the agency’s first chief astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, who paved the way for space telescopes like Hubble to observe the universe from orbit – above the effects of Earth’s atmosphere.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/618688707026911232 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/618688812177096704 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/187935263898 *Lunar tee peeThe European Space Agency has developed a new use for urine as a superplasticiser for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon.*The Science ReportAutopsies of patients who died of COVID-19 show the virus is present in multiple organs.New study shows COVID-19 can be passed from cat to cat but questions remain about dogs.Global warming making cyclones and hurricanes stronger and more intense.Scientists develop a new prototype quantum radar device.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 52*Comet Swan swoops past EarthIt seems to be the case of another month means another new comet as C/2020 F8 Swan is currently making its closest approach to Earth passing some 85 million kilometres away.*The Jovian ice moon Europa reveals new detailsNew high-resolution images of the Jovian ice moon Europa are providing scientists with fresh clues about how its frozen surface formed.*The Mercury TelescopeIndia is building a new telescope – with a difference instead of the traditional polished glass primary mirror -- this observatory will use spinning liquid mercury as the reflecting surface.*Kremlin launches top-secret Tundra military satelliteRussian military forces have launched one of their most highly classified spy satellites.The EKS Tundra early warning surveillance satellite was launched aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow.*The Science ReportItalian study shows a Kawasaki like disease increasing in kids with COVID-19.880,000 people who don't smoke die prematurely every year from exposure to second-hand smoke.Extreme environmental change most likely cause for the extinction of Australian megafauna.T. Rex optimised for energy-efficient walking, rather than speed.New technology to fight fake scienceFor enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 180 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-dailyHelp support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you.
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