S02E30: Voyager's Triumph // Bubbletrons // The Wonders of Graphene

Astronomy Daily: Space News Updates

  • **Date:** 7th August 2023- **Host:** Steve Dunkley
    **Main Topics Covered:**
    1. **Personal Updates:** -     Steve celebrated his son and his partner Kate's birthdays in Sydney. - Lunch at a famous Australian landmark.
    2. **SpaceX News:** -     SpaceX tests their new booster. - Static fire test conducted for the Starship First Stage prototype, Booster 9.
    3. **Graphene in Space:** -     The wonder material graphene is being researched for use in space building and development. - Scientists from the Italian Space Agency discuss graphene's potential role in space exploration. - Up to 1.9% of interstellar medium carbon is made of graphene.
    4. **Voyager 2 Update:** -     NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2. - Voyager 2's history and its journey through the solar system. - Voyager 1 and 2 carry golden records with information about Earth.
    5. **Bubbletrons:** -     A phenomenon from the early universe where massive bubbles may have emerged and collided. - These bubbles could have been responsible for the creation of dark matter particles and microscopic black holes. - The bubbles' expansion and collision might have created gravitational waves.
    6. **Other Space News:** -     Discovery of an unusual Jupiter-sized planet, T-O-I-G-4860B, orbiting a low mass star. - NASA's collaboration with Axiom Space for private astronaut missions. - NASA announces crew members for SpaceX Crew 8 mission to the International Space Station.
    **Closing Remarks:**    Steve and Halley, the digital reporter, wrap up the episode, touching on the incredible properties and potential of graphene in space technologies.
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  • **Date:** 7th August 2023- **Host:** Steve Dunkley
    **Main Topics Covered:**
    1. **Personal Updates:** -     Steve celebrated his son and his partner Kate's birthdays in Sydney. - Lunch at a famous Australian landmark.
    2. **SpaceX News:** -     SpaceX tests their new booster. - Static fire test conducted for the Starship First Stage prototype, Booster 9.
    3. **Graphene in Space:** -     The wonder material graphene is being researched for use in space building and development. - Scientists from the Italian Space Agency discuss graphene's potential role in space exploration. - Up to 1.9% of interstellar medium carbon is made of graphene.
    4. **Voyager 2 Update:** -     NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2. - Voyager 2's history and its journey through the solar system. - Voyager 1 and 2 carry golden records with information about Earth.
    5. **Bubbletrons:** -     A phenomenon from the early universe where massive bubbles may have emerged and collided. - These bubbles could have been responsible for the creation of dark matter particles and microscopic black holes. - The bubbles' expansion and collision might have created gravitational waves.
    6. **Other Space News:** -     Discovery of an unusual Jupiter-sized planet, T-O-I-G-4860B, orbiting a low mass star. - NASA's collaboration with Axiom Space for private astronaut missions. - NASA announces crew members for SpaceX Crew 8 mission to the International Space Station.
    **Closing Remarks:**    Steve and Halley, the digital reporter, wrap up the episode, touching on the incredible properties and potential of graphene in space technologies.
For more Astronomy Daily visit www.spacenuts.io

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