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S26E124-126 Premium: Australia’s first nuclear fusion reactor / Carbon and Water discovered in Bennu samples / Hunt for ninth planet
The Space News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 124*Australia’s first nuclear fusion reactor.The University of New South Wales is to develop Australia’s first nuclear fusion tokamak.*Earth’s largest ever solar stormScientists have discovered evidence of what may have been the largest ever solar storm to hit the Earth.*Russian ISS segment springs third leak in under a yearThe Nauka multipurpose logistics laboratory module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station has sprung a coolant leak.*The Science ReportEarth has just had its hottest September on record.A new study claims eating grapes is good for eye health.Scientists discover that cats purr differently than previously thought.Skeptics guide to foolish fact checkersSpaceTime Series 26 Episode 125*Carbon and Water discovered in Bennu asteroid samplesAn initial examination of the regolith samples returned to Earth from the asteroid Bennu by the Osiris Rex mission are showing evidence of high-carbon content and water.*When worlds collideAstronomers have captured the first-ever afterglow of a huge planetary collision between worlds in deep space.*Spain reaches for the stars with a successful new rocket launchSpain has launched its first locally developed rocket – an important step in establishing its own orbital launch system.*The Science ReportClaims that drinking dark tea every day may help to mitigate type 2 diabetes risk.Study shows renting has a stronger link to faster 'biological ageing' than unemployment or smoking.The oldest known human footprints in the Americas.Alex on Tech: new warnings about lithium-ion batteries.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 126*Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planetA pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet at the outer edge of the solar system might instead be evidence of a modified law of gravity originally developed to understand the rotation of galaxies.*New clues on planetary formationAstronomers have discovered the youngest hot Jupiter ever seen.New insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanetAstronomers have failed to find any signs of an atmosphere around the Earth like exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b*The Science ReportKoala populations decimated by bushfires in recent years.Study shows 40% of amphibian species around the world are currently under threat.Scientists have now discovered around 125 mammal species that glow under Ultra Violet light.Skeptics guide to riding the Sasquatch expressThis week’s guests:Patrick Burr from the University of New South WalesNASA Administrator Bill NelsonLisa Prato from the Lowell ObservatoryAnd our regular guests:Alex Zaharov-Reutt from www.techadvice.lifeTim Mendham from Australian Skeptics
