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Seven billion year old star dust discovered in meteorite
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S23E07-08 Premium EditionThe astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20200122 Series 23 Episode 07*Seven billion year old star dust discovered in meteoriteScientists studying the famous Murchison meteorite which fell to Earth in Victoria in 1969 have discovered seven billion year old pre-solar grains – the oldest material ever found on Earth.*Farewell SpitzerNASA is saying good bye to an old friend. One of the agencies four Great Observatories – the legendary Spitzer Space Telescope is being retired.*Russian spy satellite breaks up in orbitThere’s growing evidence a top secret Russian spy satellite has broken apart in orbit.*Great Melbourne Telescope back on public displayThe Great Melbourne Telescope has gone on public display as part of celebrations marking its 150th Anniversary.*Major milestone for Virgin Galactic’s second spaceshipVirgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceship has reached its "Weight on Wheels" milestone – in which all the major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the spacecraft is sitting on its landing gear for the first time.*Experimental satellite launchedChina has launched a new experimental satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportAustralia’s devastating bushfires made drastically worse because of man-made climate change.Study claims menopause is affected by how often women have sex when as they get older.Moscow’s new Avangard hypersonic glide nuclear missile enters service.Palaeontologists discover new dinosaur fossils in Queensland’s Winton Formation.A new study into dogs ability to understand human voices and gestures.SpaceTime 20200124 Series 23 Episode 08*New type of object discovered at the galactic centreAstronomers have discovered four bizarre objects near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.*Tatooine like world discoveredNASA’s TESS spacecraft has discovered its first circumbinary exo-planet.*New instrument to weigh planetsA new instrument designed to measure the masses of exoplanets has received first light at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.*Solar wind is slowing beyond PlutoNew measurements by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has confirmed earlier data showing that the solar wind – the supersonic stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun – slows down the further away it gets.*China to undertake 50 rocket launches in 2020China says it will undertake up to fifty rocket launches this year – dramatically upping the anti from the 34 launches it carried out in 2019.*New Chinese sounding rocket test flightMeanwhile, the private Chinese company Space Trek has launched its Tansuo-1 commercial suborbital carrier rocket on a test flight.*The Science ReportWarnings that ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula may have been predisposed to collapse.One of the world’s largest fish has gone extinct due to overfishing and dam construction in China.New clues about the cause of autism.Finding out about the genetic history of the Cassowary.Claims drinking tea at least three times a week could help you live a longer.True confessions of a phone in astrologer.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 175 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 if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesz.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
