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The most distant world ever visited - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E01 & 02 Patreon Edition
Oops! Here's the correct version now...sorry about that.Happy New Year everyone! 2019 and we're into Season 22...so let's go...:)The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20190102 Series 22 Episode 01 *The most distant world ever visited NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has just completed the most distant flyby ever undertaken swooping down to just 3540 kilometres above the desolate frozen surface of the dark Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule. *A supernova could have wiped out marine mega fauna A new study suggests large marine species were wiped out in a supernova triggered mass extinction event about 2.6 million years ago at the dawn of the Pleistocene. *The CSIRO to operate ESA’s New Norcia deep space tracking station The European Space Agency has selected Australia's national science agency the CSIRO to take over operational support and maintenance for its New Norcia deep space tracking station. *How the Martian moon Phobos got its groove on A new study suggests strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free during an ancient asteroid impact. *Fourth test flight from new launch complex Russia has carried out another successful test flight of its Soyuz 2 rocket from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far Eastern Amur Region. *Long March-3C launches TJS-3 satellite A Chinese Long March 3 rocket has blasted into orbit carrying a new prototype telecommunications satellite. *The Science Report Russia’s new unstoppable nuclear missile system. Exposure to violence in early life linked to faster aging. New evidence that pterosaurs had primitive feathers just like dinosaurs. Tests show that animals really can tell the time. SpaceTime 20190104 Series 22 Episode 02 *Is our universe just fuzz on an expanding bubble in an extra dimension? Scientists have devised a new model for the Universe which may solve the enigma of dark energy. *NASA given data access from Israel’s up-coming lunar lander mission NASA has signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency giving it access to the data gathered by a new lunar lander expected to touch down of the Moon early this year. *New Zealand’s Electron Rocket blasts off on its third orbital mission An Electron rocket has blasted into orbit on its first dedicated mission for NASA. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181569349233 *January Skywatch We turn our eyes to the skies and check out the celestial sphere for January on Skywatch. *The Science Report Global warming partly responsible for increases in plant growth. New secrets revealed about our Neandertal cousins. Colourful bird’s eggs date back all the way to the dinosaurs. Glyphosate weed killers discovered in common brands of dog and cat foods.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), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etcRSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Help 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.Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.comEmail: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist
