73: Space Station leak was man made - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 21 Episode 73

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SpaceTime 20180914 Series 21 Episode 73

*Space Station leak was man made

It’s been revealed that the hole found in the hull of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft which allowed atmosphere from the International Space Station to vent into space was made by a drill.

*OSIRIS-Rex spots one of the most dangerous asteroids known

After a journey lasting almost two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has finally caught sight of its target – the near-Earth asteroid Bennu -- and is now beginning its final approach.

*Supermassive black hole discovered in Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole almost as big as the one at the centre of the Milky Way in an Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxy – just a fraction of the Milky Way’s size.

*The Science Report

Western and Indigenous knowledge combines to solve the mystery of declining Melaleuca forests.

French education authorities have banned school kids using mobile phones in class.

Growing fears UNESCO is about to turn its attention to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Most animals including your family pets tend to see the world far more blurry than people do.

Skeptic’s guide to P-hacking.

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