SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 119
*NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 in interstellar space
NASA has re-established command control of the Voyager 2 spacecraft.  The Agency’s 70 metre Canberra Deep Space Network radio dish – the only antenna capable of contacting the 43-year-old spacecraft -- successfully sent a series of commands to the probe.
*The mystery of the Centaurs
Astronomers have discovered a rare active centaur in the dark expanse of the outer solar system.
*The meaning of a blue moon
This year’s Halloween occurred on a so-called blue moon.  Now anyone who bothered to look as twilight descended on All Hallows' Eve -- would have seen that the Moon didn’t really turn blue -- but remained its usual white-yellow colour.  So why call it a blue moon?
*The Science Report
2020 on track to be one of the warmest years on record.
COVID deaths could be significantly reduced if 95 percent of people wore a face mask in public.
A new study warns that multi-screening may be bad for your memory.
Scientists discover that platypus fur glows green under ultraviolet light.
Skeptics stories that are so bizarre and out there that they really do deserve a wider audience.


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SpaceTime 20201106 Series 23 Episode 118
*When we look at the stars is there anyone looking back?
Three decades after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap a picture of the Earth from billions of kilometres away -- resulting in the iconic Pale Blue Dot photograph -- two astronomers now offer another unique cosmic perspective.
*Another delay for Russian Space Station module
The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos says it now plans to launch its Nauka science module to the International Space Station in April next year.
*Congress warned about China’s new space station
The US Congress has been warned that it was crucial for America to maintain a significant presence in low Earth orbit once the International Space Station is decommissioned – in order to prevent China from gaining a strategic advantage.
*November Skywatch
The seven sisters, the Andromeda Galaxy, and three meteor showers highlight the night skies of November.


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SpaceTime 20201104 Series 23 Episode 117
*OSIRIS-Rex sample return capsule overflowing with regolith
Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission managers confirmed that the spacecraft collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission objectives -- acquiring at least 60 grams of the asteroid’s surface material.
*The best place in the universe to live isn’t Earth
A new study claims Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Astronomers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than the third rock from the Sun.
*Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system
The European Space Agency’s Galileo constellation is the most accurate satellite navigation system in the world.
*The Science Report
Young people who come out as bi are more likely to smoke.
The Atlantic Ocean has just experienced its hottest decade in three millennia.
Paleontologists discover a new species of Pterosaur in China.
Nearly a tonne of lead dust dropped within a kilometre of Notre Dame during the fire.
Alex on Tech: Road tests the new iPhone 12 and then we look at the next generation of VR headsets.


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SpaceTime 20201102 Series 23 Episode 116
*Lunar water is more abundant than previously thought
Astronomers have found that water may be far more abundant on the Moon than previously thought.
*The Milky Way’s clumpy galactic halo
A new study has concluded that our Milky Way Galaxy is surrounded by a lumpy halo of hot gases continuously being fed by material ejected by the birth and death of stars.
*Expedition 63 crew return safely to Earth
After 196 days aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 63 crew have returned safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-16 capsule.
*The Science Report
Confirmation that physical distancing measures can keep the COVID-19 coronavirus at bay.
Koala populations on the New South Wales north coast in a steady decline for decades.
New super white paint that will reflect more heat back into space.
Archaeologists discover a 2100-year-old image of a cat on Peru’s famous Nazca plateau.
Skeptics guide: study claims 61 per cent of Americans wouldn’t buy a house they thought was haunted.


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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 115
*BepiColombo undertakes its first Venus flyby
The BepiColombo mission has completed the first of two Venus flybys needed to set it on course with the Solar System’s innermost planet, Mercury.
*Problems worsen aboard the International Space Station
Russian mission managers say the International Space Station is working normally with no threat to the safety of the crew despite a string of problems and equipment failures.
*China carries out its first sea launch
China has carried out its first ocean space launch sending a Long March 11 rocket into orbit from a floating launch pad in the Yellow Sea.
*Amateur Astronomy growing in popularity
Amateur Astronomy has always been popular – and that popularity has been growing over recent months thanks to the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
*The Science Report
This year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic is one of the largest and deepest in recent years.
Extracting drinking water out of thin air.
Study claims drinking green tea and coffee may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer.
Looking at the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the human heart.
Skeptics guide: Did COVID-19 come from outer space?
 
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SpaceTime with Stuart GarySeries 23 Episode 114
*OSIRIS-REx successfully touches down on asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully touched down on the surface of the boulder-strewn asteroid Bennu – collecting samples of the space rocks regolith before returning to orbit.
*Pluto’s snow-capped mountains
In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft discovered spectacular snow-capped mountains on Pluto, which are strikingly similar to mountains on Earth.
*Another space junk near miss
A disused Soviet Union era satellite and a spent Chinese rocket upper stage have narrowly missed a major orbital collision in the skies south of New Zealand.
*The Science Report
Global warming is now increasing temperatures even at the very bottom of the oceans.
Healthy life expectancy increasing -- but not enough to match overall life expectancy.
Australia’s new Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft to fly before the end of the year.
A new study has found that cows prefer a face-to-face chat with people.
Alex on Tech social media Twit-Face political bias exposed.


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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 113
*Betelgeuse closer and smaller than thought
A new study has found the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is closer and smaller than previously thought.
*Thunderbolts and lightning very very frightening
Two extreme bolts of lightning have smashed previous records for duration and distance.
*Dream chaser getting closer to its maiden flight
Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed its wind tunnel testing as it moves closer to its planned first mission to the International Space Station which is less than a year away -- currently slated for September 2021.
*The Science Report
Great Barrier Reef coral populations down by over 50 per cent since the mid-1990s.
A new study warns that babies are consuming up to 16 million microplastic particles in each litre of formula.
Scientists have set a new superconductivity temperature record.
Letting your kids play in dirt may be good for their immune systems.
Australian Skeptics 2020 Bent Spoon Award


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*Nearby supernova exploded just two and a half million years ago
Scientists have found telltale chemical signatures of a massive star between 11 and 20 times the mass of our Sun going supernova just two and a half million years ago in our stellar neighbourhood.
*A successful 13th test flight for New Shepard
Blue Origin has successfully completed its13th and latest test flight of its New Shepard spacecraft which will eventually carry tourists to the edge of space.
*New top-secret satellite ground station begins operations
A new highly classified Satellite Ground Station for the Wideband Global Satellite Communications system has now gone operational near Geraldton in Western Australia.
*The Science Report
Smartphone abuse linked to suicidal behaviour in teens.
Trying to save the endangered sawfish.
The new solar panel design which could increase light absorption by 125%.
Purr-fecting the art of bonding with cats.
Skeptics guide to Northern Territory politics.
 
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*The Neutron Star collision that’s still producing X-rays three years later
Astronomers are still detecting X-rays being emitted from where two neutron stars collided three years ago.
*Record-setting flight to the space station
The expedition 64 crew has safely arrived aboard the International Space Station following a record-breaking two-orbit fast rendezvous flight aboard their Russian Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft.
*Crew fail to fix air leak on the space station
The crew aboard the International Space Station have finally found the leak which has been venting atmosphere into space from the orbiting outpost for more than a year now.
*The Science Report
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection in the United States.
Levels of the greenhouse gas Nitrous-Oxide jump by 30 per cent.
Blood pressure treatments linked to cognitive decline in older people.
Tasmanian Devils reintroduced to the Australian mainland for the first time in 3000 years.
Alex on Tech reviews the new iPhone 12 range


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*One of life’s building blocks produced faster than thought
A new study has found that stars produce carbon – one of the key building blocks of life as we know it -- 34 per cent faster than previously thought.
*OSIRIS Rex about to touch down on asteroid Bennu
The final countdown is now underway in preparation for NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft to touch down onto the surface of the asteroid Bennu to collect samples for eventual return to Earth.
*North Korea’s monstrous new missile
The world got a wake-up call this week when North Korea unveiled its monstrous new intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade in Pyongyang celebrating the dictatorships 75th anniversary.
*The Science Report
New studies show COVID-19 can survive for up to 28 days on some common surfaces.
Claims moderate exercise is just as effective as high-intensity exercise in keeping older people healthy.
Scientists focus on decimated fish populations in the Murray Darling river system.
A new species of mosasaur discovered in northern Morocco.
Skeptics guide to preparing yourself for Halloween and the spirit world.


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