Count Down for Australia’s Return to Orbit
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Count Down for Australia’s Return to Orbit

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 31*Count down for Australia’s return to orbitIf all goes according to plan -- in almost exactly a year from now Australia will officially become a space faring nation – again.*Interstellar visitors are more common than thoughtA new study suggests around seven interstellar visitors pass through our solar system every year.*Hubble emergency shutdownNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back on line after suddenly shutting down last week due to a software error in the orbiting observatory’s main computer.*Discovering a monster on the moveAstronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole moving through the universe.*The Science ReportEthical controversy erupts as scientists generate a model of a human embryo from human skin cells.U.K. variant of the COVID-19 corona virus is linked to an increased risk of death.New clues as to how life might have started on Earth.Palaeontologists discover the world’s first example of a fossilized dinosaur sitting on a nest of eggs.Skeptic's guide to the Dyatlov Pass incidentSpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 32*The discovery of Fast Radio bursts dating back ten billion yearsAstronomers have detected three of the most distant Fast Radio Bursts ever observed.*Have astronomers discovered hypothetical Boson StarsA team of scientists claim that the heaviest black hole collision ever observed may have been something even more mysterious: the merger of two so called boson stars.*NASA’s new Moon rocket passes a major milestoneNASA has just completed a successful test firing of the core stage of its new SLS Moon rocket. The 8 minute and 19 second hot fire main engine burn in the B-2 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is a critical milestone ahead of the Artemis I mission slated for November.*The Science ReportWhy some otherwise healthy people develop life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.Neanderthals might have died out in Europe far earlier than thought.Using facial recognition to pay your bills.Geologists identify a new mineral.Alex on Tech: The TGA approves new medical apps for smart watches.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 33*A gigantic jet from the early universeAstronomers have discovered one of the biggest quasars ever seen in the early universe.*The planet with two atmospheresAstronomers have found a planet orbiting a distant star that appears to have lost its atmosphere – only to have gained a new one through volcanic activity.*New Chinese rocket launches top secret satelliteIt was a case of second time lucky for China’s new Long March 7A rocket successfully carrying classified satellite in to orbit.*Photographing the space stationJonathan Nally editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine explains how to image the International Space Station.*The Science ReportScientists may have found a switch associated with the spreading of prostate cancers.Study shows people with college educations live longer.The next big thing in electronic communications could be your favourite jacket.North Korea using cyber-attacks to steal more than $316 million dollars in cryptocurrenciesSkeptic's guide to ghost busters vs the exorcist.Help SpaceTime become a completely listener supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. 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