*Alien asteroid likely came from a binary star system New research suggests that Oumuamua, the rocky object identified as the first confirmed interstellar asteroid, very likely came from a binary star system. *New details of the alien star system that passed through our solar system A new study has confirmed that an alien binary star system which passed through our solar system 70 thousand years ago would have affected the orbits of distant comets sending them towards the inner solar system and the Earth. *Data from three satellites help scientists model the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejections Scientists have combined data from three satellites observing the Sun to develop new models of violent stellar explosions known as Coronal Mass ejections or CMEs. *First manned space flight for 2018 Three new Expedition 55 crew members have docked with the International space station two days after launching aboard their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPavF8A_hU  *China’s eighth launch this year China has launched another spy satellite. *JAXA launches SS-520-5 sounding rocket on an orbital mission Japan has successfully used a modified SS-520 sounding rocket to launch its TRICOM 1R cubesat into orbit. *The Science Report The new diabetes drug that may help people with obesity lose weight. Warmer Arctic climates caused by global warming driving extreme winter weather further south. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be up to 16 times bigger than previously estimated. Another major trial of driverless cars begins just as a pedestrian is killed during another driverless test. Alex on tech looks at Facebook lite.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, 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 etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary 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 audio book 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.com Email: [email protected] Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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