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New clues about mysterious Fast Radio Bursts - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S21E04-05 Patreon Edition
Hi Patrons,Here we go with your special double edition of SpaceTime. No commercials, you're getting it first and there's extended interview content. Enjoy! Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).SpaceTime 20180117 Series 21 Episode 04:*New clues about mysterious Fast Radio BurstsAstronomers have discovered new clues about mysterious cosmic blasts called Fast Radio Bursts – finding they originate from an environment bathed in extreme magnetic fields. While the new findings don’t shed any fresh light on what causes them – the research has provided some new insights to the deep space environment in which they occur.*Underground Martian water ice deposits exposedNew images have revealed eight sites on Mars where thick subsurface deposits of water ice have been exposed on the cliff faces of eroding slopes. As well as holding clues about the red planet’s climate history – the findings also show how frozen water may be far more accessible for future missions to Mars than previously thought.*The universe has far more massive stars than expectedAstronomers have discovered an excess of massive stars being formed in a giant stellar nursery in our neighbouring galaxy -- the Large Magellanic cloud. The findings are based on observations of 30 Doradus -- the Tarantula nebula –the biggest star-forming region in our part of the universe and host to some of the most massive stars ever found.*Tabby’s star just dustyNew research has supported earlier studies indicating strange uneven and sporadic variations in the light coming from a distant star is most likely just dust. For the last few years astronomers and the general public have been captivated by the mysterious changes in brightness coming from the star now commonly referred to as Tabby’s Star.*The Science ReportNew figures confirm 2017 was Australia’s third hottest year on record.A new study warns ibuprofen pain killers can affect male fertility.The probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri has the potential to provide an effective treatment for colic.Scientists have finally proved something women have always known – baby brain is real.Alex on Tech covers CES -- the world’s largest Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.SpaceTime 20180117 Series 21 Episode 05:*Dragon docks with the International Space StationA dragon cargo ship loaded with fresh supplies has successfully docked with the International Space Station two days after launching aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off into clear blue skies with the first stage returning to the launch facility following MECO main engine cut out and stage separation.See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdF5d0UwSJJunRcRVzP1uDg *Blue Origin test flightBlue Origin has conducted a successful test flight of its new reusable New Shepard launch system. The flight saw the spacecraft blast off from the company’s West Texas launch pad on a ballistic sub orbital trajectory*Arianespace launches four new Galileo satellitesAn Ariane 5 rocket has successfully carried four European Galileo navigation system satellites in to Orbit.See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThcAxOaU6g *China launches new spy satelliteBeijing has successfully launched another LKW or Yaogan Weixing-32 series Earth observation reconnaissance satellite for the Chinese Military.*SpaceX Iridium launchSpace X capped off a busy 2017 with the launch of ten more Iridium-NEXT communications satellites. The mission gave SpaceX a record 17 launches for the year – more than half of all 29 flights carried out by the United States in 2017.See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZvUjKhvBw *Japan launches new climate change satelliteJapan has launched an H-IIA rocket carrying a spacecraft designed to monitor the planet’s worsening problem of global warming.See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOtQ_k3aSmI *Oops another Russian satellite suddenly goes silent!The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos says it’s re-established contact with a telecommunications satellite that suddenly went quiet a day after launch. However, ground stations lost all communications with the satellite shortly after its deployment from the launch vehicle.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesSubscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), audioBoom, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker etcRSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rssWould 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. 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