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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 113*Cosmic impact that destroyed a cityA new study claims the ancient bronze age Jordan Valley city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by an asteroid impact. In the same way that the biblical story of Noah’s flood could have originated in accounts of the ancient Mediterranean Sea’s inundation of the Black Sea -- was this the basis for the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah?*TESS finds its smallest planet yetNASA's TESS -- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered its smallest world so far – a planet between the sizes of Mars and Earth.*NASA’s new mission to monitor the EarthNASA has successfully launched the latest Landsat 9 environmental Earth observation satellite designed to monitor changes on the Earth’s surface.*The Science ReportFruit and veggies may be the key to preventing your child becoming a grumpy teen.Palaeontologists discover the earliest known Ankylosaur.Archaeologists unearth a vast second temple pe

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 112*Three Big Marsquakes rock the red planetNASA’s InSight lander has recorded a massive magnitude 4.2 Marsquake on the red planet which shook the spacecraft for nearly an hour-and-a-half.*NASA’s Mars fleet moves into solar conjunctionPlanet Earth’s invasion of Mars has hit the pause button as the red planet moves into solar conjunction.*NASA prepares for Arnhem Land rocket blast-offA team of key NASA personnel have been released from COVID-19 quarantine in Darwin to begin preparations for the agency’s rocket launch program from Equatorial Launch Australia’s new Arnhem Space Centre.*The Science ReportNew experimental anti-viral drug molnupiravir could cut halve COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations.Ground-breaking new research discovers a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease.Scientists create the world’s whitest paint.A new study confirms that the ancient Etruscans were actually Italians.Skeptic's guide to how big business exp

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 111*Have scientists detected dark energyA new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and reported in the journal Physical Review D, suggests that some unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment in Italy may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment was designed to detect.*A launch abort for Black Sky’s new sounding rocketThe maiden flight of Black Sky Aerospace’s new sounding rocket has had to be aborted due to technical issues.*Southern Launch wrapSouthern launch has confirmed that the TiSPACE Hapith I rocket was damaged beyond repair after catching alight during last week’s launch attempt.*Australian Sky and TelescopeA new issue of Australian Sky and Telescope magazine has hit the news stands looking at easy ways to begin back yard astronomy which could set you or your kids on course as a citizen scientist.*The Science ReportNew study warns that sea level rise likely to

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 110*A landing site chosen for NASA’s new VIPER lunar roverNASA has selected the western edge of Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole as the landing site for its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER mission slated to launch in 2023.*Was Mars too small to retain waterNew research suggests a fundamental reason Mars has no water may be that it’s just too small to hold onto large amounts of water.*New binary white dwarf system discoveredAstronomers have discovered a double white dwarf system located some 368 light years away.*Taikonauts return home after 90 days on China’s new space stationThree Chinese taikonauts have returned safely to Earth after completing the country's longest-ever manned space mission.*The Science ReportA new study suggests that if you’ve already had COVID-19, it’s still worth getting the vaccine.A new study shows the parents of kids with autism have less symmetrical faces than average

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 109*Super volcanoes discovered on MarsScientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period.*Uncovering the secret mushballs of Neptune and UranusMushballs – giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water – may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus that has been puzzling scientists.*461 new outer solar system objects found -- but no Planet 9The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 461 new outer solar system objects.Since 2013 the survey has been studying the properties of a mysterious force known as dark energy which is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.*Two Australian satellites included in the latest dragon cargo ship missionSpaceX have launched another Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Included in the pa

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 108*Time for a revision for the Milky Way galaxy’s formationScientists will need to rethink how the Milky Way galaxy formed and evolved after new observations showed the galaxy’s gases aren’t homogeneously mixed – as originally thought.*NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ready for launchAfter successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now being prepped for shipment to the launch pad.*A year since death of the Arecibo Radio TelescopeIt’s been a year since the iconic 305 metre Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico first began snapping support cables – a process that would ultimately lead to the collapse of the main dish on December first.*OneWeb’s constellation continues to growA Russian rocket has blasted off carrying another 34 OneWeb internet broadband communications satellites.*The Science ReportSmoke from Australia’s black summer bushfires spawned a massive phytoplankton bloom.Defiant X

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107*The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian historyNASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the Jezero Crater region of the red planet.*ExoMars 2020 on track for launch a year from nowWell, it was slated to fly in 2020, but ongoing technical delays and the COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic forced the ExoMars 2020 mission to miss its original launch window.*The Hapith I rocket in flames on its Whalers Way launch padTaiwanese company TiSpace’s attempt to launch its new Hapith I rocket has ended in flames with the rocket catching alight on the launch pad.*SpaceX 16th launch of the yearSpaceX has successfully launched another 51 Starlink broadband internet satellites aboard one of its Falcon 9 rockets.*China’s 33rd launch for the yearChina has successfully launched a new direct broadcast telecommunications satellite.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 106*A new look at planet changing super volcanos A new study warns that super volcano eruptions can continue with follow up events for thousands of years after the main blast.*Work underway on the Moon capsuleWork is now underway at Lockheed Martin on the Orion spacecraft that will be used on the Artemis III mission to return people to the lunar surface.*SpaceX Inspiration4 missionFour space tourists have undertaken a three day voyage in orbit. The Inspiration 4 flight aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule Resilience launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.*Australia’s new trilateral defence deal with America and BritainAustralia, the United States and the United Kingdom have entered into a new defence agreement designed to counter what’s euphemistically referred to as the growing military threats facing the Indo-Pacific theatre.*The Science ReportThe world has a new COVID-19 variant --

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 105*Astronauts smell smoke and burning on Russian Space Station moduleThere have been more problems aboard the Russian section of the International Space Station with the smell of burning plastic triggering a smoke alarm in the Zvezda service module.*NASA set to extend the life of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter indefinitelyNASA mission managers are so pleased with the performance of their tiny Mars Ingenuity helicopter – they’re planning an indefinite mission extension.*The history of constellationsA constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived outline or pattern, typically representing an animal, mythological person or creature, or some inanimate object. Today there used to identify a specific region in the sky – but they originally started out as a way for prehistoric people to relate stories about their beliefs, experiences, creation, or mythology.*Another Chinese Ea

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The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 103*First evidence for a new type of supernovaAstronomers have gathered evidence of what appears to be a new type of supernova.*Cosmic filament discovery supports Lambda Cold Dark Matter hypothesisAstronomers have discovered the longest intergalactic filament ever seen. The discovery strongly supports the Lambda Cold Dark Matter model explaining the evolution of the universe over the past 13.82 billion years since the big bang.*More than a million near Earth objects now detectedThe European Space Agency’s Planetary defence office catalogue of asteroids with good orbital information has now surpassed a million.*Virgin Galactic grounded by FAAThe US Federal Aviation Administration -- the FAA -- has grounded Virgin Galactic as it investigates why its last flight to the edge of space deviated from its planned trajectory.*The Science ReportDelta variant of COVID-19 is eight times less sensitive to the antibodies generated by vacc

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 102*Perseverance collects its first samples of the red planetIt was a case of second time lucky as NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover successfully collected a sample of red planet rock for the first time.*Curiosity celebrates nine years on MarsNASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover has just drilled its 32nd hole into the surface of the red planet marking nine years of exploration in Gale Crater.*Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?Once you have all the technical issues ironed out – the biggest problem facing humans return to the Moon or for that matter undertaking the far longer journey to the red planet Mars will be radiation.*September SkywatchThe September Equinox, the constellation Capricorn and the Aurigids and Epsilon Perseids meteor showers are among the highlights of the September night skies.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 101*A new study of stellar streams in the Milky WayA new study of 23 stellar streams in the Milky Way galaxy suggest that the vast majority originated in other galaxies.*The weird, metallic star hurtling out of the Milky WayAstronomers have spotted a remnant fragment of a white dwarf star being flung out of the galaxy.*More cracks in the Russian part of the space station There are growing concerns about the safety of the Russian segments of the International Space Station following the discovery of cracks in the Zarya module – one of the orbiting outpost’s first components.*Another New Shepard test flightHot on the heels of July’s successful first space tourism flight -- Blue Origin has launched New Shepard on its 17th mission -- this time carrying experiments for NASA and various universities.*The Science ReportWarnings that once every century extreme sea level events will soon take place every year.Moderna is about to start Phase I clinical trials a new HIV vaccine candidate. bas

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 100*Possible detection of a new type of gravitational waveScientists using a ground-breaking new high frequency gravitational wave detector have made two possible detections which are sparking a lot of excitement.*A break discovered in one of the Milky Way’s spiral armsAstronomers have discovered what appears to be a break in one of the Milky Way galaxy’s majestic spiral arms.*The fastest asteroid ever seenAstronomers have discovered the fastest asteroid ever seen. The kilometre wide space rock named 2021 PH27 – takes just 113 days to complete each orbit of the Sun.*Martian snow is dustyA new study has confirmed that Martian snow is very dusty. The findings reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets looked at the grain size of the dust in the red planet’s snow cover.*The Science ReportScientists have reported a potential new COVID-19 variant.A new study claims people can change their sexual orientation after fi

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 99*Space junk destroys satelliteIt now looks like space junk from a 1996 Russian rocket may be behind the destruction of China’s Yunhai 1-02 weather satellite earlier this year.*More delays could push Starliner’s launch to next yearThe long awaited second orbital test flight of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station may be delayed until next year following discovery of a critical technical issue with the spacecraft while it was on the launch pad preparing to blast off.*New study says Warp drive to remain science fictionThe idea of faster than light travel has been a key feature of science fiction for decades. It’s the “Given” needed to make most sci-fi stories work. After all, without warp drive Kirk and Picard could never boldly go where no one has gone before – and the Enterprise would take four and a half years just to reach Alpha Centauri.*Vega’s second launch of the yearA Vega rocket has blast

For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monda

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 97*New observations say Saturn’s core is fuzzyA new study has concluded that Saturn’s core is a fuzzy diffuse soup of ice, rock, and metallic fluids rather than a solid ball of rock.*Extraterrestrial radioactive isotopes discovered on EarthScientists are needing to rethink the possible origin of some of the heaviest elements on the periodic table following the discovery of plutonium-244 alongside radioactive iron-60 in oceanic crust.*Moon mission delayed by at least a yearNASA’s hopes of sending humans back to the lunar surface in 2024 have just been dashed because of delays in the new spacesuits being developed for the mission.*We’ve just had a Blue Moon – or did we?In case you missed it – the full moon on Sunday, August 22nd was a "Blue Moon" according to the original - but not the most popular - definition of the term.*The Science ReportJuly had gone down in history as the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.A new study

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 96*Red Dwarfs less harmful to exoplanets than previously thoughtA new study suggests planets orbiting around red dwarf stars may be more habitable than previously thought.*Space Station mishap worse than thoughtMission managers at NASA have revealed that the Russian module malfunction which sent the International Space Station out of control for 47 minutes, spun the orbiting outpost around on its axis one and a half times affecting communications and power collection.*Rocket Lab launches US Space Force payloadRocket lab has successfully launched a new mission for the United States Space Force. The mission was the first since a rocket failure two months ago.*China’s busy launch schedule continuesChina has launched a new military communications satellite – its fourth launch in a week.*The Science ReportThe Gulf stream losing stability.The human race is now in a better position to eradicate COVID-19 than it was for polio.Local

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 95*Odds of Bennu hitting the Earth get worseA new study suggests the hazardous Near Earth Asteroid Bennu now has a one in 1,750 chance of slamming into the Earth between now the year 2300.*Countdown to the Europa clipper missionNASA’s Europa Clipper mission to the Jovian ice moon Europa may find evidence that fundamentally alters our understanding of the solar system.*A major failure for India’s space programAn Indian GSLV rocket has failed to place a new weather satellite into orbit after an upper stage failed to ignite.*Virgin Galactic reopens space tourism ticket salesVirgin Galactic has reopened ticket says for space tourism flights aboard its winged rocket planes – but the price has skyrocketed from the original quarter million dollars up to a new starting price of around half a million dollars per seat.*The Science ReportGrowing ice loss in the Russian arctic.COVID-19 may have knocked nine years off the average life sp

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 94*Mars rover comes up empty after first sample collection attemptNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their first attempt to collect a rock and regolith drill sample failed to get anything in to the sample tube.*Earliest moments of supernova explosion captured for the first timeAstronomers have for the first time captured the first moments of a supernova – the explosive death of stars.*SpaceX build the world’s biggest rocket -- brieflySpaceX has briefly assembled the largest rocket ever made placing the SN20 Starship spacecraft on top of its super heavy booster – in the process creating a giant 122 metre tall launch vehicle – 13 metres higher than NASA’s mighty Saturn V Apollo moon rocket.*Long distance Pizza delivery to the Space Station The Cygnus NG-16 cargo ship has successfully docked onto the International Space Station carrying a precious cargo of pizza.*The Science Re