SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

A Total Solar Eclipse Over South America

12.18.2020 - By Stuart GaryPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 136*A Total Solar Eclipse Over South AmericaThe good citizenry of Chile and Argentina have experienced a total solar eclipse.*The space station gets a new air lockA new Air lock has arrived aboard the International Space Station. The equipment was flown up on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the latest resupply mission to the orbiting outpost.*Golden Wattles fly into orbitThe latest Dragon cargo mission to the space station also took on a bit of Australian flavour with Australian Golden Wattle seeds included in the payload.*The stunning images of Earth seen from spaceNASA’s Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit guide the astronauts as they observe and document changes on Earth -- then make those photographs accessible to scientists and the public.*Chuck Yeager dies at 97The first man to break the sound barrier Chuck Yeager has passed away aged 97.*The Science ReportAustralia’s threatened native plant species suffer catastrophic 70 percent decline in population numbers.Restricting meat consumption linked to greater cardio benefits than a traditional Mediterranean diet.Being obese for longer periods of time is associated with a higher risk of disease.Echidnas, wombats and bilbies join platypus in having biofluorescent fur.Skeptic's guide to Science: The World Health Organisation trashing what’s left of its reputation. Show Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our GoalsGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN...Rated No.1 by TechRadar...and as used by us. For three months free when you sign up for any 12-month package just visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show. The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For your 14 day free trial of the entire library, please visit www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimewithstuartgaryRSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: [email protected] 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-daily Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime"...

More episodes from SpaceTime with Stuart Gary