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S26E82-84 Premium: It Shouldn't Exist // The Euclid Space Telescope // NASA's Parker Solar Probe
The Space News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 82*The planet that shouldn’t existAstronomers have discovered a planet that by all accounts, shouldn’t exist. Located some 520 light years away planet 8 Ursae Minoris b is orbiting a red giant which should have swallowed and destroyed it.*Sun releases another strong solar flareThe Sun has emitted a strong X 1 class solar flare. X-class are the most violent and intense type of solar flare,*Australia scraps billion-dollar satellite programAfter scrapping millions in funding for rocket launch facilities in Australia last month, the Albanese government has now axed a 1.2 billion dollar satellite Earth resources program.*Top Secret Spy Satellite launched on the second last Delta IV Heavy.The Penultimate Flight of the massive United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy has taken off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carry a top secret spy satellite.*The Science ReportThe World Meteorological Organization has formally declared that an El Niño is now underway.Planet Earth’s average temperature has set a new record reaching 17.18 degrees Celsius.One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen.Skeptics guide to how science is bringing an end to UFOlogySpaceTime Series 26 Episode 83*LIFT OFF – The Euclid Space Telescope heads for L2The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope is on its way to orbit in the La Grangian L2 position on the dark side of the Earth following a successful launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. from Cape Canaveral in Florida.*Ancient volcanic activity found of the far side of the MoonAstronomers have discovered a large granite formation below the lunar surface far side. The massive slab was likely formed by cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or chain of volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon’s history – possibly as far back as 3.5 billion years ago.*Ingenuity loses contact for two monthsNASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has suffered another communications blackout -- this one lasting for a record 63 days of radio silence.*NASA’s Perseverance rover discovers a doughnut-shaped rock on MarsNASA's Mars Perseverance rover has captured an image of a strange doughnut-shaped rock in Jezero Crater. The six-wheel car sized rover photographed the mysterious monolith from a distance of about a hundred metres using its Remote Microscopic Imager which is part of the SuperCam instrument.*The Science ReportThe growing threat of low crop yields due to worsening climate change.Dutch archaeologists have uncovered a 4000-year-old religious site.More calls for governments to step in and make sure that AI machines do not take control of society.Alex on Tech Telstra’s future direction.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 84*Another milestone for NASA’s Parker Solar ProbeNASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now completed its 16th close approach to the Sun. This 16th orbit included a perihelion on June 22 when the spacecraft flew with in 8 and a half million kilometres of the Sun’s visible surface travelling at 587 thousand kilometres per hour.*Discovery of Martian Gullies that could have been formed by recent meltwaterScientists have discovered Gullies on Mars that look like they might have been formed by recent liquid melt water. The findings reported in the journal Science offers new insights into how water from melting ice could have played a role in the formation of ravine-like channels that cut down the sides of impact craters on Mars.*New study claims Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocksThe ongoing debate about the origins of Earth water continues with a new study claiming the planet got its water after it had formed. This contradicts last week’s study which suggested that water was already present in the material from which the planet formed.*The Science ReportStudies suggest the precursors of life on Earth might have come about by meteors or volcanic eruptions.Having a high body mass index probably won't lead to an early death if you are otherwise healthy.Scent compounds from a person’s hands can be used to predict their sex with 96% accuracy.Skeptics guide to ghosts of Gracie MansionThis week’s guestst includes:Dr Ben Montet from the University of New South WalesAndreas Rudolph ESA’s flight operations director for EuclidSatoshi Miyazaki the director of Japan’s Superu telescopeParker Solar Probe lead Engineer Betsy Congdon….And our regular guests:Tim Mendham from Australian SkepticsAlex Zaharov-Reutt from www.techadvice.life
