April 30, 2021

A Big Win for SpaceX Starship

A Big Win for SpaceX Starship

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 48

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.

*SpaceX Starship to be the new lunar module

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide the lunar land landers that will carry crew and cargo between the Gateway space station and the Moon’s surface.

*The secret to Jupiter's strange aurora activity

New computer models suggest Jupiter’s spectacular auroral displays are unique in the solar system with a mix of different types of magnetic field lines.

*The mysteries of extremely luminous infrared galaxies

Astronomers have caught an extremely luminous infrared galaxy during a unique point in its evolution.

*Final hot fire test for one of the world’s most powerful rocket engines

The world's most powerful hydrogen-fueled rocket engine – the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A has completed its final hot-fire acceptance test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

*The Science Report

 

A new study has confirmed that wearing two masks is better than one.

Tropical species already finding the ocean too warm and are fleeing to cooler waters.

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be to earliest ever known map.

The dangers of energy drinks.

Skeptic's guide to 15 things you didn't know about Bigfoot

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