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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E95 & 96 Patreon EditionThe astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20191225 Series 22 Episode 95*Boeing’s new Starliner fails to reach the International Space StationBoeing has failed in its first attempt to send its new CST-100 Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station – instead getting the spacecraft stranded in a useless orbit.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189785819133 *The largest stellar mass black hole ever detectedAstronomers have observed the largest stellar mass black hole ever detected. The black hole catalogued as LB-1 has about 70 times the mass of the Sun – more than twice the size of any previously detected stellar mass black hole.*Scientists select a site on asteroid Bennu for a sample collectionNightingale has been selected as the primary collection site for NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission on the surface of the boulder-strewn asteroid Bennu.You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=M9NrzyTKaCE&feature=emb_logo *The Science ReportDeadly mega-wildfires surrounding Sydney.Pollution by China is preventing the ozone hole over Antarctica from healing over.A new study on the wellbeing of Australian children.Homo-erectus – a close ancestor of modern humans -- went extinct around 108 thousand years ago.A new study has shown that dogs may have a sense of numbers.SpaceTime 20191227 Series 22 Episode 96*How galaxies get their iconic spiralsA new study claims galactic magnetic fields could play an important role in shaping the elegant sweeping arms of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way.*Best ever pulsar maps and measurementsAstrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar's size and its mass, as well as the first-ever map of hot spots on its surface.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189736850098 *US Space Force is now a thingU.S. President Donald Trump has formally signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act which officially establishes the United States Space Force as a new sixth branch of the American armed services.*Third AMS spacewalkCrew aboard the International Space Station have carried out the third of four planned spacewalks to service and upgrade AMS-02 – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- a device designed to capture cosmic rays and antimatter particles -- and to hunt for signs of mysterious dark matter.*India spy satellite launchIndia has launched a new spy satellite into orbit.*Third flight in a row for same Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX has successfully launched the new JCSAT-18/Kacific1 telecommunications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189713545878 *China’s space launch blitz continuesIt may be the end of year holiday season but China’s space blitz is continuing with the launch of two more BeiDou-3 navigation satellites followed by a new Sino-Brazilian Earth observation satellite.*Russia launches new navigation satelliteRussian space forces have launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportNow impossible for the Earth not to increase average temperatures by two degrees in coming years.Research warns global warming makes it more difficult to predict year-to-year global climate variations.Excess salty water discharge from the Sydney Desalination Plant is attracting lots of fish. Eating ultra-processed foods linked to an increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes.How cats use marks on their ears to communicate.SBS wins Australian Skeptic’s 2019 bent spoon award for the worst pseudo-scientific piffle of the year.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 170 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesz.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist
