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S26E154-156 Premium: Biggest Solar Flare // Martian Volcanism // Equatorial Launch Australia
The Space News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 154*Sun unleashes its biggest solar flare in yearsThe Sun has unleased its biggest solar flare in years, a massive X2.8 blast of energy which slammed into the Earth triggering two hours of deep shortwave radio blackouts over the Americas.*Webb takes another look at the ringed planet UranusNASA’s Webb Space Telescope has again trained its sights on the distant enigmatic world of Uranus.*Fermi creates a 14-year time-lapse of the gamma-ray skyScientists using NASA’s Fermi gamma ray space telescope have created a 14 year time lapse video of the gamma ray sky.*The Science ReportStudy shows humans have wiped out 1500 bird species over the last 100 thousand yearsThe human anti-fungal protein linked to auto immune diseases.Study shows people suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder process traumatic memories differentlySkeptic's guide to Science:SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 155*Recent Martian volcanism reveals a more active planetA vast, flat, "featureless" plain on Mars has surprised scientists by revealing a much more tumultuous geologic past than expected.*Betelgeuse EclipsedSkywatchers were focused on the constellation Orion on December 12 as the asteroid 319 Leona passed in front of bright star Betelgeuse.*Hubble looks at a late-type galaxyOne of the great misconceptions in astronomy is the term late-type galaxies to describe galaxies of a specific shape.*The Science ReportResearch shows photographs of children's retinas can be used to test for autism.Murray River whale fossil shows how large baleen whales evolved.People still don’t know how to check facts correctly on line.Alex on Tech: Intel joins the AI battleSpaceTime Series 26 Episode 156*Equatorial Launch Australia unveils its plans for new spaceport launch padsEquatorial Launch Australia has unveiled the final plans for its spaceport launch pads at the Arnhem Space Centre east of Darwin.*Rocket Lab back in spaceRocket Lab has returned to flight status successfully launching an electron rocket from its Mahia Peninsula space port on New Zealand’s North Island.*North Korea's launches its biggest ICBMNorth Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country's nuclear build-up after overseeing the launch of the solid-fuelled Hwasong-18 – Pyongyang's most powerful ballistic missile so far.*January SkywatchThe Earth enters perihelion, a look at Sirius the dog star and the brightest star in the night skies, and the Quadrantids Meteor Shower are among the highlights of the January night skies.This week’s guests:Fermi Deputy Project Scientist Judy Racusin from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.And our regular guests:Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.lifeTim Mendham from Australian SkepticsScience writer Jonathan Nally from Sky and Telescope Magazine
