The Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Past Year | SpaceTime S25E01 Premium
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The Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Past Year | SpaceTime S25E01 Premium

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetimeThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 1*The biggest scientific discovery of the past year - first black hole-neutron star mergersOne of the unquestionable highlights of the past year in scientific research was the historic confirmation that one of the densest objects in the universe – a neutron star had been consumed by a black hole – the only thing even denser.*Discovery of a huge new population of free-floating planetsAstronomers have discovered at least seventy free floating planets – worlds not orbiting host stars – in our part of the galaxy.*Iran continues its nuclear weapons campaignIran has moved a step closer to developing a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it with the launch of another missile in what military experts are describing as a thinly disguised rocket launch.*New Dragon docks to the space stationThe SpaceX CRS-24 cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station 418 kilometres over the South Pacific Ocean.*China ends 2021 with more than fifty orbital missionsChina has ended the year 2021 with a flurry of rocket launches as it continues what Beijing describes as preparations for war.*The Science ReportNew studies claim Moderna is slightly more effective at preventing COVID-19 infection.Pollutants in the air linked to changes to the sex ratio of births.Australia to replace its troubled Taipan helicopters with more Blackhawks.An ancient synagogue older than Christianity and Islam discovered in Galilee.Skeptic's guide to bogus allergy testsThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 2*Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System materialA new study has confirmed that the Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated in the inner Solar System – with only a tiny few percent originating beyond Jupiter's orbit.*Black holes carve out gigantic bubbles in a massive galaxy clusterAstronomers have found four enormous cavities, or bubbles, at the centre of a galactic cluster which appear to have been carved out by a pair of erupting supermassive black holes closely orbiting each other.*France launches its new signet spy satellitesArianespace has successfully launched a Vega rocket carrying three new French spy satellites into orbit.*A Turkish delight in orbitSpaceX have launched a new Turkish telecommunications satellite.*The Science ReportWarnings that the Thwaites Glacier could shatter part of the Antarctic ice shelf within five years.The top 10 government-subsidised medicines prescribed in Australia.The Australian Army to build self-propelled 155 mm howitzers.How smart are brain surgeons and rocket scientists really.Alex on Tech your digital footprintThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 3*Solar Orbiter publishes a wealth of science results from its cruise phaseScientists are busy sifting through a wealth of data from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission which is studying our local star – the Sun.*How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Making Mars Safer for AstronautsA radiation sensor aboard NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is providing scientists with key data to help prepare humans for life on the red planet next decade.*Electrons big brother – the neutron rocketRocket lab are developing a new launch vehicle designed to carry far bigger payloads than the company’s current two stage Electron rocket.*Starlink under fire for crowded skiesBeijing has slammed Elon Musk and SpaceX following two close encounters between China’s new Tiangong space station and Starlink’s ever growing constellation of broadband internet satellites.*The Science ReportHow global warming is impacting tropical rain forest bird populationsClaims a malicious code was discovered embedded in a Huawei software update.An exquisitely preserved fossilized dinosaur embryo discovered in southern China.A new study claims wine grapes may have originated in western Asia.Skeptic's guide to Science:For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQIf you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…

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