68: Steve's not an aurora after all - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 21 Episode 68

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*Steve is not an aurora after all

A new study claims the strange auroral streams collectively dubbed STEVE are not auroral after all -- but an entirely new celestial phenomenon.

*Solving the mystery of Jupiter’s cloud bands

A new study suggests Jupiter’s colourful and distinctive cloud bands are kept in place by the planet’s strong magnetic field.

*Aeolus wind satellite launched

The Earth Explorer Aeolus spacecraft has successfully blasted into orbit on a mission to study the planet’s atmospheric wind systems.

*China Long March 2C launch

China has launched two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan.

*Japan rocket startup ends in flames

A small Japanese space flight startup has suffered a spectacular failure exploding into flames just seconds after its launch.

*The Science Report

New research warns that Alcohol kills an average of 2.8 million people every year.

Higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may threaten human nutrition.

The 50 thousand year old, 13 year old girl.

Google is continuing to track its users even when they’ve turned off their location settings.

Alex on tech: Iran identified as responsible for concerted cyber attacks targeting scientific research.

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