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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 1
*Black Hole radio signals helping to unveil secrets of massive galaxies
A new study has confirmed that supermassive black holes at the hearts of some of the largest nearby galaxies are also often the brightest radio wave sources in the Universe.
*A close encounter with the volcanic world of Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just completed its closest ever encounter with the volcanic world of Io.
*China launches its top secret space plane
China claims it’s carried out another successful flight of its top secret Shenlong or Heavenly Dragon space plane.
*The Science Report
The World Health Organization has declared a new COVID-19 variant of interest, known as JN.1 Studies show that not all low-carb diets will help you keep the kilos off to the same degree. Researchers find Monarch butterflies use landmarks to remember the location of their favourite food.
Skeptics guide to whether or not we’re picking on UFO investigators

This week’s guests:
Associate Professor Michael Brown, from Monash University
Kirk Knobelspiesse, polarimetry lead scientist for the PACE mission at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Meng Gao PACE polarimetry Data Scientist and software lead at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
MURI Principal Investigator Philip Ely from Leonardo Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems
And our regular guests:
Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life
Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics

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