45: The windswept dunes of Pluto - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 21 Episode 45

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*The windswept dunes of Pluto 

Scientists have confirmed the existence of methane dunes on Pluto’s vast Sputnik Planitia ice plain. 

*Asteroid airburst 

An asteroid first detected on Saturday near the orbit of the Moon has exploded just a day later in a spectacular airburst over southern Africa. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174563371053 You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174624352068 

*Virgin Galactic flies again 

Virgin Galactic has carried out a second powered test flight of its VSS Unity space plane in the skies above California’s Mojave desert. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174559550038 

*Australian Sky and Telescope 

We look at Jupiter in opposition and explain how to determine cosmic distances across space. 

*The Science Report 

How the 5:2 diet could be doing you harm. 

A new lineage of Archaea discovered in Yellowstone’s hot thermal springs. 

Links between circadian rhythm disruption and a risk of depression or bipolar disorder 

Apple launching augmented reality tools for its i-phone. 

New study claims women are more attracted to men with longer legs. 

Skeptics guide to superstitions 

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