S26E88-90 Premium: In Plain Sight // Two-faced Star // Brightest gamma-Ray Burst
SpaceTime Patron Exclusive EditionsJuly 24, 202301:21:44112.23 MB

S26E88-90 Premium: In Plain Sight // Two-faced Star // Brightest gamma-Ray Burst

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 88*Astronomers find new type of stellar object hiding in plain sightAstronomers have discovered a new type of stellar object that challenges science's understanding of the physics of neutron stars and white dwarfs.*Perseverance samples ancient Martian RiverMartian riverNASA's Mars Perseverance rover has just collected its 20th core sample from the surface of the red planet.*First BepiColombo flyby of Mercury finds electron rain triggers X-ray aurorasThe joint European Space Agency and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency BepiColombo mission has discovered how electrons raining down onto the surface of Mercury can trigger high-energy x-ray auroras.*The Science ReportA new study warns most of the world’s population could be affected by water pollution by 2100.New data shows AIDS cases have stabilised in Australia,Data shows Copper Age farmers and steppe pastoralists interacted much earlier than previously thought.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 89*Two-faced star exposedAstronomers have discovered a strange two faced white dwarf star.*NASA’s Psyche Mission Enters Home Stretch Before LaunchEngineers and technicians at Cape Canaveral are preparing the NASA’s Psyche spacecraft for its launch slated for October 5th.*Pre-solar silicate grains found in Ryugu samplesScientists have discovered silicate grains older than the solar system in samples of the asteroid Ryugu.*The Science ReportScientists identify three new biomarkers for prostate cancer.A new report shows Chat GPT gives good medical advice.TikTok seen as a threat to national security and user privacy.Alex on Tech can threads beat twitter.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 90*Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detectedAstronomers believe they’ve just observed the brightest Gamma Ray Burst ever detected.*Two planets appearing to be in the same orbitAstronomers may have found a distant star system containing two exoplanets sharing the same orbit.*India’s latest mission to the MoonIndia has successfully launched its latest mission to the Moon.*The Science ReportWarnings that sea birds are being exposed to dangerous marine plastic pollution.New evidence that the people of ancient Iberia were governed by a female.Palaeontologists identify a new species of Iguanodon duck billed dinosaur in Spain.Skeptics guide Melatonin dose variability.This week’s guest:Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker from the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy ResearchAnd our regular guests:Tim Mendham from Australian SkepticsAlex Zaharov-Reutt from www.techadvice.life

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