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*American’s fly into space from American soil for the first time in nine years
The SpaceX Demo two mission successfully blasted off from Space Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre at in the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were aboard the Crew Dragon two capsule for the historic Demo-2 mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket which successfully docked with the International Space Station 19 hours after lift-off.

*Astrobiologists put the technology of the new Mars rover to the test
NASA is slated to launch its Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover next month on a mission to search for signs of life on the red planet.

*Japan says farewell to its faithful old H2 rocket
The end of an era as Japan launches a cargo ship carrying four tonnes of supplies for the International Space Station using an H2 rocket for the last time.

*The Science Report
Studies show chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine offer no benefit for patients with COVID-19.
Satellite data shows climate change is turning Antarctica green.
The fastest ever internet data speed from a single optical chip.
Paleontologists discover a new Australian Dinosaur.
Woo-merchants and con-artists capitalizing on COVID-19 fear

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*Comet Swan swoops past Earth
It seems to be the case of another month means another new comet as C/2020 F8 Swan is currently making its closest approach to Earth passing some 85 million kilometres away.

*The Jovian ice moon Europa reveals new details
New high-resolution images of the Jovian ice moon Europa are providing scientists with fresh clues about how its frozen surface formed.

*The Mercury Telescope
India is building a new telescope – with a difference instead of the traditional polished glass primary mirror -- this observatory will use spinning liquid mercury as the reflecting surface.

*Kremlin launches top-secret Tundra military satellite
Russian military forces have launched one of their most highly classified spy satellites.
The EKS Tundra early warning surveillance satellite was launched aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow.

*The Science Report
Italian study shows a Kawasaki like disease increasing in kids with COVID-19.
880,000 people who don't smoke die prematurely every year from exposure to second-hand smoke.
Extreme environmental change most likely cause for the extinction of Australian megafauna.
T. Rex optimised for energy-efficient walking, rather than speed.
New technology to fight fake science

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*Queensland company wins Australian orbital rocket contract
The Australian Department of Defence Science and Technology has awarded Queensland-based Gilmour Space a contract to develop a new orbital rocket launch system.

*WFIRST Dark Energy Telescope renamed after Nancy Grace Roman
NASA has formally named its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope – WFIRST -- in honour of the agency’s first chief astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, who paved the way for space telescopes like Hubble to observe the universe from orbit – above the effects of Earth’s atmosphere.
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*Lunar tee pee
The European Space Agency has developed a new use for urine as a superplasticiser for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon.

*The Science Report
Autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19 show the virus is present in multiple organs.
New study shows COVID-19 can be passed from cat to cat but questions remain about dogs.
Global warming making cyclones and hurricanes stronger and more intense.
Scientists develop a new prototype quantum radar device.

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*Scientists create a new type of atom
Physicists have created a new never before seen exotic atom called Pionic Helium. Researchers created the particle to study the properties of a subatomic particle called a meson.

*The Sun is less active than most stars
A new study has found the Sun is at least five times less active than other similar stars. A report in the journal Science based on an analysis of 369 Sun-like stars shows that solar brightness variations are extremely weak – just 0.07 percent -- compared to other stars.

*Elongating blobs of molten metals causing Earth’s magnetic north to move
New data suggests a pair of giant elongating magnetic blobs deep below the Earth’s surface are causing the planet’s north magnetic pole to move at an ever-increasing rate from its current position in the Canadian arctic towards Siberia.
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*The Science Report
There have been positive early results from a phase 1 clinical trial of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.
Current greenhouse gas emissions could cause more frequent and longer dust bowl heatwaves.
Archaeologists discover rare 2000 year old coin at a dig site near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
New study finds Dr Google is usually wrong.
New naturopathic centre opens in Australia’s new age hippie capital.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 49
*Stunning new images from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu
Astronomers have released amazing new close up high-resolution images and video of the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.

*Claims an extraterrestrial protein has been discovered
Scientists have found what they think could be the first known extraterrestrial protein discovered inside a meteorite.

*Gas giants do form differently to brown dwarfs
A new study claims gas giant exoplanets located at the outer edges of their planetary systems are formed in a different way to brown dwarfs.

*A Russian rocket suddenly breaks up in orbit – and no one’s really sure why
The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos says one of its rockets has suddenly broken up in orbit above the Indian Ocean.

*The Science Report
COVID-19 virus can be present in the semen of patients with the illness.
Temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of COVID-19.
Iran carrying out cyber-attacks against the company making the COVID-19 drug remdesivir
Where do Southern Right Whales spend their summers?

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*New plan to intercept interstellar visitors
NASA has provided some seed funding for an idea to develop a fleet of prepositioned spacecraft to study interstellar asteroids and comets before they zoom out of the solar system.

*New evidence for watery plumes erupting on Europa
New computer simulations based on data from NASA’s 1990s vintage Galileo spacecraft are providing more evidence that the Jovian ice moon Europa erupts plumes of water deep into space from its massive subsurface ocean.

*Perseverance Rover placed in launch configuration for its flight to Mars
NASA scientists and engineers have placed the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover into its final launch configuration in preparation for its ride to the red planet.

*The Science Report
Why men are suffering worse outcomes from infection with COVID-19 than women.
How to correctly disinfect your face mask.
New study to examine how speed affect the metabolism of other drugs.
The U.S. Space Force has acquired its first offensive weapon.
Skeptics look at the latest Covid-19 conspiracy theories.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 47
*One of the oldest objects in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered an ancient globular cluster that appears to be a staggering 13.6 billion years old – making it one of the oldest known objects in the Milky Way galaxy.

*Growing doubts about one of the universe’s fundamental constants
A new study suggests one of the fundamental constants of the laws of physics doesn’t appear to be quite so constant across the universe and seems to change depending on where you are.

*Australia and United States threatened by out of control Chinese rocket
Australia and the United States have escaped being hit by a deliberately out of control Chinese rocket.
It was the most massive object to have made an uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry since the 39-tonne Russian Salyut-7 spacecraft crashed in Argentina in 1991.

*China’s new capsule returns to Earth following its first test flight
China claims its new prototype manned spacecraft has returned safely to Earth following a three-day orbital test flight.

*The Science Report
Some kids with COVID-19 antibodies now showing signs of a new inflammatory multisystem syndrome.
The Chinese Military undertake a cyber attack on the Western Australian Government.
Palaeontologists discover the oldest known Homo sapiens remains in Europe.
Evidence that scientific advice was dismissed as part of the Adani Carmichael mine approval process.

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*Venus dominated by atmospheric tidal waves
A new study shows Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than the planet itself because of a thermal tide generated by solar heating on the planet’s dayside and corresponding cooling on its nightside.

*High speed turbulence preventing star birth in galactic centre
A new study claims high speed gas collisions suppress star formation along the central bar of barred spiral galaxies.

*X-37B Space Shuttle prepares for new mission
The US Space Force is about to launch one of its X-37B space shuttles back into orbit.  The classified OTV-6 mission is slated to fly on May 16 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from launch complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

*Test flight for China’s new manned capsule.
China claims it successfully launched a new prototype capsule which would eventually be used to fly crew to Beijing’s planned space station and eventually to the Moon.

*The Science Report
Nasal swabs have been found to have far higher concentrations of the COVID-19 virus than throat swabs.
How COVID-19 affects kids and adolescents.
Claims coins may be better than notes for paying cash without spreading bacteria.
Starting school an hour later may help our high school kids get a better night's rest.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 45
*Using colliding neutron stars to detect exotic quark-gluon plasma
New computer modeling has suggested an exotic substance called quark-gluon plasma generated by the merging neutron stars could be detected through gravitational waves.

*Jovian like cloud bands discovered on nearest Brown Dwarf
Astronomers have discovered that the nearest brown dwarf to Earth – has cloud bands similar to those seen around Jupiter.

*Ariane 6 still on track for maiden flight this year
Well despite setbacks caused by the global COVID-19 corona virus pandemic – the Maiden flight of the European Space agency’s new Ariane 6 rocket is still slated to take place before the end of this year – launching 30 small OneWeb broadband satellites into orbit.

*The Science Report
Scientists say hydroxychloroquine worth further study as a treatment for COVID-19.
Warnings that cell phones could be acting as ‘Trojan horses’ for coronavirus.
Logging found to have had a profound effect on the catastrophic Australian bushfires.
Discovery of the most complete crazy beast fossils ever found.
Iran’s fake coronavirus detector.

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*Discovery of the nearest black hole to Earth
Astronomers have discovered the nearest black hole to Earth located just 1120 light years away.
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*How galaxies grew so big so early
A new study suggests early galaxies first began growing big through their own internal gas reserves before they began consuming mass from other smaller nearby galaxies through galactic cannibalism.

*Asteroid out of know where
Astronomers have had a shock when an asteroid the size of a van suddenly swooped out of the darkness of space and streaking just 12 hundred kilometres above satellites.

*The Science Report
China, Russia and Iran engaged in cyber-attacks targeting research on COVID-19 vaccines.
The FDA authorizes use of the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir for emergency use.
The first case of COVID-19 has been detected in a family dog.
New fossil suggests the dinosaur Spinosaurus was far more at home in the water than on land.
Homeopathy banned from using CEASE treatment because it’s shonky and doesn’t work.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 43
*Three companies selected to develop lunar module concepts to return people to the Moon
NASA has selected SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics to further develop their concepts for the next generation of Lunar module.
 
*The US Navy releases its UFO videos
The US Department of Defence has now formally released those three navy videos showing encounters between F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and a series of unexplained aerial phenomena – what most people call UFOs.
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*Progress cargo ship launch
A Russian Progress cargo ship has docked successfully with the International Space Station following a two orbit three hour fast rendezvous flight.
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*May Skywatch
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower generated by Halley’s Comet is one of the highlights of May on Skywatch.
 
*The Science Report
The first results from seven studies looking at using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.
Nasal swabs found to have far higher concentrations of the COVID-19 virus than throat swabs.
Bringing together the available evidence on COVID-19 in kids.
Starting school an hour later may help our high school kids get a better night's rest.
 
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 42
*Plate Tectonics at least 3.2 billion years old
A new study has found that planet Earth was already experiencing tectonic plate movements 3.2 billion years ago and that the plates back then were moving at similar rates to what they are now.

*Hubble celebrates 30 years of science
The Hubble Space Telescope has just celebrated its 30th anniversary in space. It’s hard to believe, but for more than a generation now, the Earth orbiting observatory has been redefining our view of the universe providing a new understanding of the cosmos and humanity’s place in it.
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*The Sun’s magnetic poles reversing polarity with two solar cycles active at once
There’s been more evidence that the new solar cycle is taking hold on the Sun with magnetic map images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft showing two separate solar cycle sun spots on the solar disk at the same time.

*The Science Report
China threatens Australian exports over Canberra’s call for an independent enquiry into COVID-19.
Growing reports of young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, dying of strokes.
Claims 43 percent of COVID-19 sufferers show no symptoms at all.
A new study warns that global insect populations dropped 25% since 1990.
Oil and gas operations releasing the greenhouse gas methane at twice the average rate.
The healthiest way to brew a coffee.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 41
*Centaurs identified as permanent interstellar visitors in our solar system
Astronomers have identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system.

*Asteroid Flyby
A two kilometre wide potentially hazardous NEO or Near Earth Object has just flown past Earth space.

*Keeping track of Bepi Columbo
As the European Space Agency’s Mercury bound BepiColumbo spacecraft undertook its 30 kilometre per second flyby of Earth the other week scientists with the University of Western Australia were keeping a close eye on it – just to make sure things were going as planned.

*More Iranian rocket secrets revealed
New images of last week’s Iranian rocket launch are providing more details about the test and exactly what really happened.

*The Science Report
All the available data on how COVID-19 infects the human body.
Studies suggest warmer weather in the northern hemisphere may not curb the transmission of COVID-19.
COVID-19 now affecting research into global warming.
Study shows 56% of kids aged 8-12, and 69% of teens aged 13-18, watch videos online every day.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 40
*When worlds collide – the titanic collision of two asteroids
Astronomers have observed an expanding cloud of icy debris caused by the catastrophic collision of two asteroids in a distant star system.
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*Why NASA chose Jezero Crater for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
Preparations are continuing at the Cape Canaveral air force base for July’s planned launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The mission will study the local geology and search for signs of past life on the red planet – which is why Jezero Crater was chosen from more than 60 candidate locations.

*Belief in UFOs and alien abductions is falling because people have more things to worry about.
Belief in extra-terrestrial life and aliens visiting the Earth in flying saucers to engage in some late-night probing has been a mainstay of science fiction for well over a hundred years but belief in UFOs and alien abductions is falling because people have more important things to worry about.

*The Science Report
Growing concerns that COVID-19 is spreading simply through breathing and talking.
Paper towels are better at removing viruses that hot air hand dryers.
Amphibians including frogs and salamanders on the front line of extinction due to global warming.
Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050 due to climate change.
COVID-19 bringing out all the usual con-artists, shonks, and woo merchants.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 39
*Strongest evidence yet that neutrinos explain why the universe exists
The difference between Neutrinos and their anti-matter counterpart may provide scientists with their best evidence yet to explain why the universe exists.
 
*Possible second planet detected orbiting Proxima Centauri
Astronomers have received some tantalizing clues of a possible second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri – our nearest neighbouring star system.
 
*Cheops begins its science mission
The European Space Agency’s exoplanetary mission Cheops has successfully completed three months of in-orbit commissioning and is now ready to begin its science mission.
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*Expedition 62 returns home to a very different world
Three Expedition 62 crew members have returned safely to Earth following their seven month stay aboard the International Space Station.
 
*The Science Report
Growing international calls for an independent investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic.
New gene editing approach which can attack 90 per cent of coronaviruses, including COVID-19.
Aspirin linked to a significant reduction in the risk of developing cancers of the digestive tract.
Estuaries in south-eastern Australia warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere.
A significant step forward in understanding light–matter interactions of quantum systems.
 
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*Stars dancing around a monster black hole prove Einstein was right again.
*Interstellar comet21/ Borisov originated from a red dwarf.
*May 27 named as date for American's return to launching people into space.
*Iran launches military spy satellite
*The Science Report.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 37
*Discovery of superluminal jets generated by colliding galaxies
Astronomers have discovered jets of charged particles bursting out at close to the speed of light from a pair of merging spiral galaxies.

*First ever observation of rare helium white dwarf binary
Astronomers have for the first time ever detected a rare helium white dwarf binary.

*Is Interstellar Comet Borisov breaking apart
Comet Borisov – the Solar Systems second confirmed interstellar visitor is breaking apart.

*Final preparations continue for the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
Final preparations are continuing Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the July launch of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

*The Science Report
Studies show COVID-19 affects the brain and nervous system in around a third of all cases.
Smokers at greater risk from COVID-19.
Going to bed early may help reduce children’s risk of becoming overweight or obese.
New study shows cannabis can be addictive.
New research shows legalizing cannabis linked to an increase in psychotic episodes.
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 36
*Brightest supernova ever seen
Astronomers have discovered the brightest, most energetic, and likely most massive supernova ever seen.

*Bepi Columbo swoops past Earth at 30 kilometres per second
The European Space Agency Bepi Columbo spacecraft has just undertaken a close gravity assist flyby of the Earth – swooping down over the South Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of just 12,677 kilometres.
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*Fine threads of million degree plasma woven through the Sun’s atmosphere
A new study has revealed the Sun’s outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma.

*The Science Report
New studies suggest only 6% of COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Dying from COVID-19-associated pneumonia is highest in people aged over 65.
Identification of what might be the longest animal that ever lived.
The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its third coral bleaching event in five years.
China’s disease-ridden meat markets reopened.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 35
*The origins of Earth’s water
A new study claims Earth’s water was born with the planet and didn’t arrive later through asteroid or comet impacts.

*Parkes radio telescope upgrade
The CSIRO’s iconic Parkes radio telescope is getting an upgrade.

*Key pre-launch test for the James Webb Space Telescope
There’s been an important milestone in the development of NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope with a pre-launch test of its primary mirror being fully unfurled and deployed into the final configuration it will have once in orbit next year.
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*Comet Atlas breaks up
Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS which had promised to put on a spectacular display over the next few months has shattered both skywatchers expectations and itself – breaking apart into at least three or four major fragments.

*The Science Report
Scientists discover three distinct variants of COVID-19.
People previously cleared for COVID-19 found positive following a second round of testing.
Evidence people can infect their pets with COVID-19.
An ozone hole opening up over the Arctic.
Owner separation problems found in cats.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 34
*Revolutionary new images of a quasar
Astronomers have obtained their best view yet of a massive quasar blasting out from a monster black hole a third of the way across the universe.

*All systems are go for Vega-C maiden flight
The European Space Agency says all systems are go for the maiden flight of Europe’s new Vega-C launch vehicle.

*Expedition 63 launch
The new Expedition 62/63 crew have arrived safely aboard the International Space Station following a rapid rendezvous four orbit flight from the Earth.
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*Final flight for Dragon 1
A Dragon 1 capsule has returned to Earth for the final time. SpaceX mission CRS-20’s splashdown in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California marked the end of NASA’s first Commercial Resupply Services contract, and the retirement of SpaceX’s first generation Dragon cargo ships.

*Another Starship failure
SpaceX’s latest prototype Starship test article -- SN3 --experienced a major failure – collapsing during a pressurized cryogenic fuel test.

*The Science Report
New questions about corruption at the top of the World Health Organization.
A look at the links between a heightened risk of COVID-19 and heart issues.
A new warning that global warming could destroy ecosystems within the decade.
A new study claims having thick thighs may save lives.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 33
*Are gamma ray bursts powered by a star’s collapsing magnetic fields?
New research suggests gamma ray bursts -- the most powerful explosions in the universe since the big bang – may be caused by the collapse of a dying star's magnetic field.

*The mysteries of Uranus
A new study says the strange axis of rotation of the planet Uranus and the unusual properties of its moons and ring system was most likely caused by an ancient collision with another planet up to three times the size of Earth billions of years ago.

*Boeing to fly second unmanned Starliner orbital test flight
Boeing will undertake a second unmanned orbital test flight of its new CST100 Starliner spacecraft.

*The Science Report
More than fifty potential COVID-19 vaccines now being tested around the world.
Scientists say there’s no evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted through eating food
New study looks at how COVID-19 affects young and middle aged adults.
They’re like taxis -You wait ages for a pterosaur and then suddenly four new species come along at once.
The new smart toilet that checks your health while you go.
Flat Earther dies in steam powered rocket crash.

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*Claims the expansion of the universe could be different in different directions
One of the fundamental pillars of cosmology is the understanding that the universe is 'isotropic – in other words everything looks the same in all directions -- if you look over large enough distances. But now new observations are questioning that.
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*The importance of a planetary magnetic field for life
Astronomers searching for planets capable of supporting life –look for terrestrial worlds orbiting in the habitable zones of their host stars.

*Strange gravity on asteroid Bennu
Astronomers studying data from the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Bennu have discovered strange gravity effects on the 484 metre wide space rock.
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*The Science Report
More confusion about whether you should wear face masks in public to fight COVID-19.
The CDC says wear the masks.
But South Korean studies say they don’t help.
Scientists have mapped the genome of the German shepherd.
A new study has found that male drivers pose a higher risk to other people.

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*A new theory to explain how magnetars are made
New computer simulations have shown astronomers how Magnetars – stellar corpses with the strongest magnetic fields in the known universe – could have evolved.

*Japan’s Mission to the Martian moon Phobos
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA is planning a sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos.

*New worlds found beyond Neptune
Astronomers have discovered more than 300 new minor planets beyond Neptune.

*Long March 7A failure
China has failed to place a newly classified military spy satellite into orbit using its new-generation Long March 7A rocket.

*The Science Report
Heart damage common among patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
More evidence suggesting bats were the most likely source for the coronavirus.
Warnings COVID-19 may be able to spread in swimming centres.
Discovery of three new species of fish-eating toothed pterosaurs.
A new technique to ‘build’ meat grown in a laboratory.
Homeopath accreditation being challenged in the British high court.

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Best evidence yet for intermediate-sized black holes.
Astronomers have their best evidence yet for the existence of intermediate-sized black holes -- a long sort after missing link in black hole observations.

*A new planetary defense mission to smash an asteroid
The European Space Agency and NASA are teaming up for a mission to smash into as asteroid as part of a planetary defense test.

*Solar wind is slowing beyond Pluto
New measurements by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has confirmed earlier data showing that the solar wind – the supersonic stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun – slows down the further away it gets.

*First launch for the new U.S. Space Force
The United Launch alliance has carried out its first mission for the newly constituted United States Space Force launching the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency- or AEHF satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket.

*The Science Report
Claims that some COVID-19 patients who appear to have cleared the virus may still be harbouring it.
Evidence that Beijing’s coverup of COVID-19 allowed it to stockpile medical supplies from other countries.
East and West Antarctic ice sheets losing mass at unprecedented rates.
While they can't pick out precise numbers, animals can comprehend that more is, well, more!
COVID-19 What’s in a name.

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*NASA Canberra upgrade to affect the Voyager 2 spacecraft
NASA is undertaking a critical upgrade of its 70 metre Deep Space Network radio antenna near Canberra (Australia).

*A whole new generation of European Launch Vehicles about the fly
The European Space Agency is preparing to begin flights with two new rocket launch systems this year the Ariane 6 and the Vega-C.

*A new mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms
NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather events - known as solar particle storms.

*More Chinese military spy satellites launched
China has launched another three Yaogan-30 signet intelligence-gathering reconnaissance satellites.

*The Science Report
Claims 42,000 people have died in Wuhan from COVID-19 rather than the 3,300 claimed by Beijing.
Studies show the number of intensive care COVID-19 patients in Italy increased exponentially for 18 days.
20 percent of people over 80 infected with COVID-19 likely to require hospitalization.
Discovery of a new species of velociraptor in New Mexico.
Could Australia have the longest continuous cliff line in the world?

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*Jupiter’s great red spot continues to shrink
A new study has confirmed that Jupiter’s iconic great red spot is continuing to shrink.

*New evidence showing Earth’s days are getting longer
A new study has used fossil mollusc shells to provide a new way of confirming the days are getting longer as the Earth’s rotation continues to slow down.

*New comet getting really bright really quickly
A new comet first discovered in the closing days of 2019 looks like it could put on a spectacular celestial light show over the next few months.

*April SkyWatch
Our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross constellation are highlights of the April night skies.

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*Quasar Tsunamis rip across galaxies
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered massive tsunami-like energy outflows from distant quasars tearing across interstellar space and wreaking havoc on the galaxies in which they originate.
 
*The Mars Curiosity rover’s climb up the red planet’s Mount Sharp
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is preparing for the next stage in its accent of Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp.
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*NASA gets the Mars Insight Lander’s drill to start working again
Well, after spending almost a year trying to get the drill aboard NASA’s Mars Insight Lander to work – mission managers may have fixed the problem – the old-fashioned way – by giving it a good bash with a shovel.
 
*New Australia rocket engine test-fired
Valiant Space has successfully test-fired its new locally developed liquid-fueled rocket engine.
 
*Long March-3B launches new BeiDou-3 satellite
China has successfully launched another BeiDou-3 navigation satellite into geostationary orbit.
 
*Soyuz launches GLONASS-M navigation satellite
Russia has launched a new Glonass-M navigation satellite.
 
*The Science Report
New study shows 95% of COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided.
A 5th Wuhan doctor arrested by Beijing after trying to warn the world about COVID-19 has died.
A sudden loss of smell could be the first sign that you’ve been infected with COVID-19.
East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometres in the past 22 years.
Boys hitting puberty at an early age are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults.
 
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 26
*Biggest explosion since the big bang
Astronomers have detected the biggest explosion ever recorded anywhere in the universe – other than the big bang itself.

*Could fragments of the planet Theia be buried under the lunar surface
A new study claims fragments of the planet that hit the Earth to create the Moon may still be present below the lunar surface.

*More Near-Earth Objects detected
The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Objects co-ordination centre has added another 202 asteroids to its list of potentially hazardous objects that pass close to the Earth.

*Soyuz launches more internet satellites
Russia has launched another 34 OneWeb broadband internet satellites into orbit for Arianespace.

*The Science Report
Growing calls for an international investigation into Beijing’s cover-up of the true extent of COVID-19.
New data shows social distancing measures are working to reduce the number of cases of COVID-19.
The first phase I clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine has begun in Seattle.
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine showing interesting results in the battle against COVID-19.
Australia’s recent mega bushfires were responsible for over 400 deaths.

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*New kind of magnetic explosion on Sun
Scientists have detected a magnetic explosion on the Sun -- the likes of which has never been seen before.
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*How planets and planetesimals were formed
Data from NASA’s New Horizons mission is providing new insights into how planets and planetesimals -- the building blocks of the planets -- are formed.

*SpaceX to send tourists to the International Space Station
SpaceX is to  start flying rich tourists to the International space station before the end of next year.

*Captain James Cook the navigator
While most people know Cook as the first European to circumnavigate the east coast of Australia in His Majesty’s Royal Navy Bark Endeavour -- and claim Australia in the name of mother England in 1770 – Cook was also a highly accomplished navigator – undertaking three major voyages of exploration across the largely uncharted Pacific Ocean.

*The Science Report
Average global temperatures now 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels.
Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets now losing ice six times faster than they were in the 1990s.
Gay and lesbian teens still primary victims physical or sexual assault.
Scientists successfully control the nucleus of an atom using only electric fields.
The oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found.
Why people go for alternative medicines.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 24
*New type of pulsating star discovered
Astronomers have discovered an unusual star that pulsates on just one side. The strange tear-drop shaped star reported in the journal Nature Astronomy is part of a binary system located some 1500 light-years away.
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*SpaceX to fly astronauts to the Space Station in May
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX will fly astronauts to the International Space Station in May using a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon 2 capsule. The historic flight will be the first manned mission launched from American soil since the mothballing of the Space Shuttle fleet following STS-135 in 2011.

*New satellite tracking station for Alice Springs
Arianespace is to develop a new satellite tracking station at a technology centre near the outback town of Alice Springs.

*ExoMars mission delay till 2022
The European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet until 2022.
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*SpaceX Starlink launch
Drama has surrounded SpaceX’s latest launch of another 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit.

*The Science Report
A special report wrapping up what we now know about the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 23
*Could dark matter be made up of strange particles called d-star hexaquarks
Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the 'dark matter' in the Universe during the Big Bang.

*Rare white dwarf merger
Astronomers have identified an unusually massive white dwarf which may be the result of a rare merger between smaller two white dwarfs.

*New in orbit satellite salvage spacecraft begins operations
Northrop Grumman have undertaken their first in orbit satellite refuelling operation successfully linking up with an aging telecommunications satellite in geostationary orbit 36 thousand kilometres above the equator.

*Choosing the right telescope
Jonathan Nally from Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine tells us how to know what’s the best beginners telescope to buy.

*The Science Report
The Sun not responsible for global warming.
Man-made climate change made Australia’s bushfires 30% more likely to occur.
Fish oil supplements may be linked to a lower risk of death.
Claims saffron can enhance the quality of sleep.
A new study claims men can distinguish between the scents of sexually aroused and non-aroused women.
Fake news on the Covid-19 Chinese corona virus continues to grow.

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*A warp in the Milky Way Galaxy
A new study suggests that a warp in the disk of the Milky Way galaxy is probably caused by an ongoing collision with another galaxy.
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*Mars 2020 rover officially named Perseverance
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has been officially named Perseverance.

*Lagrange mission to provide solar warning
The European Space Agency is planning a new mission to provide early warning of geomagnetic storms – or space weather events heading towards Earth.
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*Last flight of the original SpaceX Dragon
SpaceX has launched its 20th and final Dragon cargo ship in its original configuration to the International Space Station.
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*The Science Report
COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus fatality risk factors.
New links between early menopause and later health problems.
Social media and smartphone use linked to mental health issues among young people.
Microbes found on space station not considered harm full.
Scientists observe a new state of matter.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 21
*Rewriting the history of star formation at the heart of the Milky Way
New observations have rewritten the history of star formation at the centre of the Milky Way.
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*ASA HQ officially opened
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has officially opened the fledgling Australian Space Agency’s new headquarters in Adelaide.

*New Russian military satellite launched
Moscow has launched a new military satellite into orbit for the Russian Ministry of Defence.

*March Skywatch
The March equinox -- important in astronomy because it’s used to define the celestial co-ordinate system of right ascension and declination -- which will take place at 14:49 on the afternoon of Friday March 20th Australian Eastern Daylight time -- that’s 23:49 on the evening of Thursday March 19 US Eastern Daylight Time and 03:49 in the morning of Friday March 20th Greenwich mean time. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 20
*Volcanically active Vesta
New evidence shows the asteroid 4 Vesta remained volcanically active far longer than it should have.
*South Australia back in space flight this year.
It’s been many decades since the last spacecraft were launched into orbit from the Woomera rocket range in South Australia’s far north.
*Phantom Express project scrapped
Boeing has withdrawn from the Phantom Express Experimental Spaceplane Program.
*Russia launches 34 satellites on Soyuz
A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into orbit carrying 34 new internet telecommunications satellites.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 19
*Mars: rocking and rolling on the red planet
New data has revealed that Mars is very geologically active with regular marsquakes occurring across the red planet.
*Understanding the birth of atoms
A new study will use new three-dimensional supercomputer simulations to recreate the evolution of different types of stars to better understand the origin of the first atoms and elements on the periodic table.
*Looks like Betelgeuse has stopped dimming – at least for now
Weeks of speculation over whether the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is about to go supernova has finally been answered – with a firm no – at least for now.
*Earth’s new second moon
The Earth has a new moon. That’s in addition to our regular 3475 kilometre wide Moon Luna which is orbiting some 384,400 kilometres away.
*Fifth Starlink launch
SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites.
*Long March 2D launches four satellites
A Chinese Long March-2D rocket has carried four new technology test satellites into space.
*The Science Report
Growing fears that the Covid-19 coronavirus is about to be declared a global pandemic.
Australia’s devastating bushfire catastrophe burnt out over 21 percent of Australian forests.
Does the tendency to have boys or girls run in families?
The giant bacteriophages that blur the line between viruses and bacteria.
New study says Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Introducing Life’s Little Mysteries
Life's Little Mysteries is the newest Audioboom original podcast and co-production with Live Science.
This podcast is for everyone and anyone who loves science and wants to know more about everything around us.
Join hosts Mindy Weisberger and Jeanna Bryner of Live Science every Monday as they give you the low-down on all things big and small that truly make you wonder.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 18
*Studying Jupiter’s water content
NASA’s Juno mission has provided its first science results on the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
*Building a universe without dark matter
Scientists have for the first time replicated a functioning universe without using dark matter.
*Where are we now at - over the idea of Life on Mars?
The possibility of life on Mars has long been a subject of significant speculation among astronomers -- especially those interested in planetary science or astrobiology. So where are we really at?
*13th Cygnus Cargo ship docks with space station
The thirteenth Cygnus Cargo ship carrying fresh supplies and experiments has successfully docked with the International Space Station 414 kilometres above the western Pacific Ocean.
*The Science Report
Warnings that ice loss in Antarctica could contribute another 58 cm to sea level rise this century.
Eating a Mediterranean diet boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ ageing.
Discovery of a new species of Tyrannosaur dinosaur.
More evidence linking whale strandings to the use of military sonar.
Well it’s now official – new research has shown that junk food can mess with your brain.
Separating the good science news from fake news.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 17
*Mars could have liquid water on its surface
A new study suggests that Mars might have liquid salty water on its surface for a few days every year.
*New exoplanetary discovery
Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a new exoplanet located some 250 light years away.
*Discovery of a stellar aurorae
Astronomers have detected auroral activity around a star for the first time.
*Iran’s fake manned space program
Straight out of 'the you couldn’t make this stuff up' category comes news that Iran’s Information and technology minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi has tweeted a photo of the islamic republic’s new high tech space suite developed for the nation’s manned space program. -- Trouble is he lifted the image straight out of the Amazon fashion catalogue for kids Halloween costumes. 
*Second Ariane 5 launch for 2020
Arianespace has carried out its second Ariane 5 launch for the year placing the new Geo-Kompsat-2B environmental observation satellite into orbit.
*The Science Report
Crude from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill found far beyond the slick’s known satellite footprint.
Fears a third of planet Earth’s plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years.
Changing your intestinal microbiome to cut your risk of heart disease.
Australia’s first plant foods discovered in the Northern Territory’s Arnhem Land.
A history of ten or more lifetime sexual partners linked to an increased risk of cancer.

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*Magellanic Cloud stars discovered in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered stars made out of material from two nearby dwarf galaxies known as the Magellanic Clouds in the Milky Way.
*Space Travel brain damage study
A study reported in the journal eNuro has found that exposure to chronic, low dose radiation - the conditions present in deep space – would cause neural and behavioural impairments in astronauts.
*Soyuz returns Expedition 61 crew
Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 61 crew have returned safely to Earth aboard their Soyuz MS-13 capsule.
*Iran satellite failure
Iran has failed in its latest attempt to launch a satellite into orbit – but the launch was very successful as a missile test.

*Preserving the night sky
One of the great sights in the southern nights’ skies is the iconic constellation of the Southern Cross.
*The Science Report
A new study warns that the Arctic ice melt caused by global warming is changing ocean currents.
Researchers say probiotic bacteria, commonly used in yogurt could help inflammatory disorders.
A new study has found teens are struggling to control their impulses online.
Ancient virus and bacteria found in ice core drill samples from Tibet.
New research claims a dog’s tendency to yawn when you do doesn’t mean they like you.
72 percent of people have used Dr Google rather than a real doctor at least once.

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*The vampire star
Astronomers have found a ‘vampire’ star in the midst of a feeding frenzy.
 
*Solar Orbiter launches to the Sun
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission has blasted into space on its historic mission to image the Sun’s polar regions, and study its magnetic fields and its heliosphere – the Sun’s extended atmosphere created by the solar wind which fills and encircles the entire solar system.
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*Space Junk near miss
The growing problem of space junk has surfaced again with two disused satellites traveling at 28 thousand kilometres per hour missing each other by metres.

*The Science Report
The latest news on the coronavirus Covid-19.
The Pangolin now thought to be a vector for Covid-19.
Is China being truthful about what it knew about Covid-19 and when.
Antarctica has experienced its hottest ever recorded temperature.
New study shows smoking dope doesn’t just get you stoned – it can also give you false memories.

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 14
*New type of aurorae discovered
A new type of aurora called the dunes has been discovered in the skies above Finland.

*Rare Atiras asteroid discovered
Astronomers have discovered a rare asteroid orbiting inside the orbit of Venus.

*Astronauts wrap up refurbishment of cosmic ray detector
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully completed their fourth spacewalk designed to refurbish the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

*Orion spacecraft under test
NASA’s new manned spacecraft for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond is now undergoing testing at the Plum Brook facility in Ohio.

*Skywatch
We check out the night skies of February on Skywatch

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*Giant galactic structure hiding nearby in plain sight
Astronomers have discovered a massive wave of interconnected stellar nurseries forming one of the largest coherent structures in the Milky Way Galaxy.

*New estimates for the age of part of the Milky Way
Astronomers have determined that one of the Milky Way Galaxy’s primary structures – its thick disk – is about ten billion years old.

*New evidence of frame dragging shows Einstein was right (again)
Astronomers tracking the orbit of an exotic binary star system have discovered new evidence of frame dragging – the process by which the rotation of a massive celestial object can cause the fabric of spacetime to twist.

*Rocket Lab launches American spy satellite
Rocket Lab has successfully launched a new spy satellite for America’s National Reconnaissance Office from its New Zealand launch pad..

*Calls for Australia to develop its own space command
Russia and China have had them for years and the United States has just set up its own – now the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the Australian Defence Force needs its own space command within the air force.

*The Science Report
A new study has confirmed a significant link between eating meat and heart disease.
Rare dolphins under threat from exposure to increasing amounts of water contamination.
New technology from the CSIRO to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
The ancient temple that could provide a glimpse of what the great Temple of King Solomon was like.
A new way to provide age estimates for Aboriginal rock art.

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*NASA working to try and save Voyager 2
Mission Managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California are trying to restore systems after all five of Voyager 2’s science instruments suddenly stopped working.
*Solar Orbiter ready to launch on a mission to the Sun
It’s all systems go for this month’s launch of the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission to the Sun.
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*The most detailed high resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s surface
Astronomers have released the most detailed high-resolution images ever taken of the photosphere – the visible surface of the Sun.
*New study on alien invasion
Science fiction writers often portray alien invasions attacking Earth and humanity. Well there is a strongly held hypothesis known as panspermia which suggests that microbes could be transported from one world to another as hitchhikers inside asteroids, comets and meteors.
*Another 60 Starlink satellites launched
SpaceX has launched its fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites.
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*The Science Report
Fermented soy products, like miso and natto, linked to a lower mortality rate.
Kids rice snacks found to have arsenic at levels above safety guidelines.
Study warns that sunscreen chemicals are being absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream.
The new cell phone that sweats to keep cool.
Scientists have released the Kraken – or at least its genetic code.
Woo entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow’s new series promoting pseudoscientific products on Netflix.

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*Growing evidence for a second planet around Proxima Centauri.
Astronomers are finding growing signs of a possible second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri.
*Discovery of the oldest dated asteroid impact crater
Outback Western Australia’s Yarrabubba crater has set a new date record for the Earth’s oldest discovered asteroid impact structure.
*Could Saturn’s moon Enceladus be habitable
Analysis of a plume of gases and frozen sea spray ejected into space from the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus suggests its interior is far more complex than previously thought.
*CHEOPS science instrument activated
The European Space Agency has activated the primary science instrument aboard their Characterising Exoplanet Satellite – CHEOPS to begin the mission's in-orbit commissioning phase.
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*The Science Report
Australian scientists recreate the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in the laboratory.
102 genes found to be associated with risk for autism.
Scientists date the kingdom Fungi to at least 800 million years ago.
Discovery of a new species of the deadly meat-eating dinosaur Allosaurus.
How to make the perfect espresso.

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*A new view of the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers have been shown a new never before seen glimpse of the centre of the Milky Way revealing regions of star birth and what appears to be an accretion ring of debris surrounding the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole.  
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*Supernova 1987A opens a new window in astronomy
Scientists have managed to peer deep into the past of supernova 1987A – the first nearby supernova that astronomers have been able to study in modern times.
 
*An eighth target for the Lucy Jovian trojan asteroid mission
Astronomers have found an eighth target for NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter’s trojan asteroids.
 
*Dragon passes its final test before manned space flights begin
NASA and SpaceX have successfully carried out their final major test flight of the Crew Dragon Two capsule prior to it being cleared to transport crew to the International Space Station.
 
*Boeing’s Starliner passes inspection following first space flight
Meanwhile, Boeing says an assessment of the Starliner capsule used for last month’s test flight shows the spacecraft has survived its journey into space and back with only minimal refurbishment needed before its next flight.
*First spacewalk for 2020
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have carried out their first spacewalk for the year.
*The Science Report
The growing global threat from a new coronavirus out of China.
2019 tops off Earth’s the warmest decade on record.
A breakthrough in laser-based weapons.
The iconic Platypus is on brink of extinction.
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*New type of object discovered at the galactic centre
Astronomers have discovered four bizarre objects near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

*Tatooine like world discovered
NASA’s TESS spacecraft has discovered its first circumbinary exo-planet.

*New instrument to weigh planets
A new instrument designed to measure the masses of exoplanets has received first light at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

*Solar wind is slowing beyond Pluto
New measurements by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has confirmed earlier data showing that the solar wind – the supersonic stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun – slows down the further away it gets.

*China to undertake 50 rocket launches in 2020
China says it will undertake up to fifty rocket launches this year – dramatically upping the anti from the 34 launches it carried out in 2019.

*New Chinese sounding rocket test flight
Meanwhile, the private Chinese company Space Trek has launched its Tansuo-1 commercial suborbital carrier rocket on a test flight.

*The Science Report
Warnings that ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula may have been predisposed to collapse.
One of the world’s largest fish has gone extinct due to overfishing and dam construction in China.
New clues about the cause of autism.
Finding out about the genetic history of the Cassowary.
Claims drinking tea at least three times a week could help you live longer.
True confessions of a phone in astrologer.

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*Seven billion year old star dust discovered in meteorite
Scientists studying the famous Murchison meteorite which fell to Earth in Victoria in 1969 have discovered seven billion year old pre-solar grains – the oldest material ever found on Earth.
*Farewell Spitzer
*Russian spy satellite breaks up in orbit
*Great Melbourne Telescope back on public display
*Major milestone for Virgin Galactic’s second spaceship
*Experimental satellite launched
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*Evidence of the first stars
Astronomers have discovered evidence of the universe’s very first stars.
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*A third more near-Earth objects detected over the past year
The European Space Agency says there’s been a record-breaking 30 percent increase in the number of near-Earth objects discovered over the past year.

*NASA’s new planet hunter finds its first Earth-sized habitable zone world
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS -- has discovered its first Earth-size habitable zone planet.

*Is dark energy real
A new study is raising questions about the existence of dark energy – the hypothetical force used to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe.

*The Science Report
Climate change may be responsible for the mass death of Puffin’s in the Bering Sea.
New study warns that 80% of 2-year-olds and 95% of 3-year-olds don’t meet screen time guidelines.
Eating more nuts in place of junk food could help you avoid putting on the pounds.
Growing evidence that China is behind Havana syndrome.
New findings about the origins of the Bayeux tapestry.
The woke generation’s love of woo.

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SpaceTime Series 23 Episode 05
*The birth of a black hole witnessed in gravitational waves
Astronomers have confirmed another gravitational wave detection of neutron stars merging to create a black hole.
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*Fast Radio Bursts get even more mysterious
One of the universe’s unsolved mysteries has just become even more puzzling.
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*Evidence of active volcanism on Venus
For years astronomers have speculated that Venus has active volcanism – but while there have been lots of signs supporting that hypothesis – proof has been lacking – until now.
 
*Ground current event hits Norway
Scientists have detected a ground current event across Norway.
 
*Another 60 Starlink satellites launched
SpaceX has launched its third batch of 60 Starlink mini-satellites into orbit.
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*The Science Report
New data shows that 2019 was Australia’s hottest and driest year on record.
Claims late nights and lie-ins, along with being more of a night owl, could influence your weight.
New revelations about T-Rex.
Discovery of a two thousand-year-old stone measuring table at a dig site in Jerusalem.
Iran says it will no longer abide by restrictions on its nuclear program. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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*New study changes the understanding of galactic evolution
Astronomers have discovered that galactic evolution may have begun much earlier than thought.
 *CHEOPS launches into orbit
The European Space Agency’s CHEOPS spacecraft has successfully blasted into orbit on a mission to study exoplanets – world’s orbiting stars other than the Sun.
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*Solar spicules caused by magnetic reconnection
New observations suggest structures on the surface of the Sun known as solar spicules may be caused by a process called magnetic re-connection.
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*The hottest exoplanet ever discovered
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet so hot its atmosphere is composed of vaporized heavy metals.
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*Final Rokot flight
Russia has carried out its final launch of a Rokot rocket.
*The Science Report
A 35-year data record charting sea-temperature changes.
The so-called love hormone - oxytocin - may have a role to play in sex addiction.
New study finds Australia's oldest flowering plants are 126 million years.
Iran about to unveil a new generation of uranium enrichment centrifuges.
New breeding and conservation program to try and save the endangered Sydney seahorse.
Wellington City Council wins New Zealand’s bent spoon award for pseudo-scientific piffle.
 
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