95: Starliner Fails

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Boeing’s new Starliner fails to reach the International Space StationBoeing has failed in its first attempt to send its new CST-100 Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station – instead getting the spacecraft stranded in a useless orbit.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189785819133  *The largest stellar-mass black hole ever detectedAstronomers have observed the largest stellar-mass black hole ever detected.  The black hole catalogued as LB-1 has about 70 times the mass of the Sun – more than twice the size of any previously detected stellar-mass black hole. *Scientists select a site on asteroid Bennu for a sample collectionNightingale has been selected as the primary collection site for NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission on the surface of the boulder-strewn asteroid Bennu.You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v;=M9NrzyTKaCE&feature;=emb_logo  *The Science ReportDeadly mega-wildfires surrounding Sydney.Pollution by China is preventing the ozone hole over Antarctica from healing over.A new study on the wellbeing of Australian children.Homo-erectus – a close ancestor of modern humans -- went extinct around 108 thousand years ago.A new study has shown that dogs may have a sense of numbers. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 170 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesz.supercast.tech/ RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Email: [email protected] To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.