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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 Arctic ice melt caused by global warming is changing ocean currents. Researchers say probiotic bacteria, commonly used in yoghurt 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. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190750490113 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188696969778 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567268193 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567347598
*Space Junk near miss
The growing problem of space junk has surfaced again with two disused satellites travelling 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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*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. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567549738 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567100048
*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. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190624308463
*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. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190567673973
*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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*Intriguing new results could crack the standard model of particle physics
Physicists at CERN the European Organisation for nuclear research have come up with some intriguing new results which if confirmed by follow up study could crack the standard model of particle physics – the foundation of sciences understanding of the universe.
*Dating a Milky Way feeding frenzy
A single bright star in the Southern Hemisphere constellation Indus has revealed new insights on the Milky Way galaxy’s cannibalization of the small dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus.
*More evidence that asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs
There’s been another study showing how asteroid impact rather than volcanic activity caused the mass extinction event 66 million years ago which killed 75 percent of all other life on Earth including the non-avian dinosaurs.
*Ariane 5’s first launch for 2020
The European Space Agency has carried out its first Ariane 5 launch for the year carrying two telecommunications satellites into geostationary orbit. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190309723403 
*China launches Galaxy 1
China has launched a new nano communications satellite.
*The Science Report
Damage to the ozone layer may be responsible for half of Arctic warming over the last 50 years. A little bit of good news amongst the ecological disaster of Australia’s mega fires. A link between fish oil supplements in improved sperm counts. Scientists culture the microorganisms from which all complex life might have descended. Have human body temperatures dropped since the 1860s. Fire hosing is the term given to the latest strategy designed to stop intellectual debate on issues.
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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. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190113830498
*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. New study finds pop culture evolves no faster than normal animal evolution.
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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
NASA is saying good bye to an old friend. One of the agencies four Great Observatories – the legendary Spitzer Space Telescope is being retired. 
*Russian spy satellite breaks up in orbit
There’s growing evidence a top secret Russian spy satellite has broken apart in orbit.
Great Melbourne Telescope back on public display
The Great Melbourne Telescope has gone on public display as part of celebrations marking its 150th Anniversary.
*Major milestone for Virgin Galactic’s second spaceship
Virgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceship has reached its "Weight on Wheels" milestone – in which all the major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the spacecraft is sitting on its landing gear for the first time. 
*Experimental satellite launched
China has launched a new experimental satellite into orbit.
*The Science Report
Australia’s devastating bushfires made drastically worse because of man-made climate change. Study claims menopause is affected by how often women have sex when as they get older. Moscow’s new Avangard hypersonic glide nuclear missile enters service. Palaeontologists discover new dinosaur fossils in Queensland’s Winton Formation. A new study into dogs ability to understand human voices and gestures.
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