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*Comet Swan swoops past Earth
It seems to be the case of another month means another new comet as C/2020 F8 Swan is currently making its closest approach to Earth passing some 85 million kilometres away.
*The Jovian ice moon Europa reveals new details
New high-resolution images of the Jovian ice moon Europa are providing scientists with fresh clues about how its frozen surface formed.
*The Mercury Telescope
India is building a new telescope – with a difference instead of the traditional polished glass primary mirror -- this observatory will use spinning liquid mercury as the reflecting surface.
*Kremlin launches top-secret Tundra military satellite
Russian military forces have launched one of their most highly classified spy satellites. The EKS Tundra early warning surveillance satellite was launched aboard a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow. 
*The Science Report
Italian study shows a Kawasaki like disease increasing in kids with COVID-19. 880,000 people who don't smoke die prematurely every year from exposure to second-hand smoke. Extreme environmental change most likely cause for the extinction of Australian megafauna. T. Rex optimised for energy-efficient walking, rather than speed. New technology to fight fake science
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*Queensland company wins Australian orbital rocket contract
The Australian Department of Defence Science and Technology has awarded Queensland-based Gilmour Space a contract to develop a new orbital rocket launch system.
*WFIRST Dark Energy Telescope renamed after Nancy Grace Roman
NASA has formally named its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope – WFIRST -- in honour of the agency’s first chief astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, who paved the way for space telescopes like Hubble to observe the universe from orbit – above the effects of Earth’s atmosphere. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/618688707026911232 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/618688812177096704 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/187935263898 
*Lunar tee pee
The European Space Agency has developed a new use for urine as a superplasticiser for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon. 
*The Science Report
Autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19 show the virus is present in multiple organs. New study shows COVID-19 can be passed from cat to cat but questions remain about dogs. Global warming making cyclones and hurricanes stronger and more intense. Scientists develop a new prototype quantum radar device.
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*Scientists create a new type of atom
Physicists have created a new never before seen exotic atom called Pionic Helium. Researchers created the particle to study the properties of a subatomic particle called a meson. 
*The Sun is less active than most stars
A new study has found the Sun is at least five times less active than other similar stars. A report in the journal Science based on an analysis of 369 Sun-like stars shows that solar brightness variations are extremely weak – just 0.07 percent -- compared to other stars.
*Elongating blobs of molten metals causing Earth’s magnetic north to move
New data suggests a pair of giant elongating magnetic blobs deep below the Earth’s surface are causing the planet’s north magnetic pole to move at an ever-increasing rate from its current position in the Canadian arctic towards Siberia. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/618359342940487680
*The Science Report
There have been positive early results from a phase 1 clinical trial of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Current greenhouse gas emissions could cause more frequent and longer dust bowl heatwaves. Archaeologists discover rare 2000 year old coin at a dig site near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. New study finds Dr Google is usually wrong. New naturopathic centre opens in Australia’s new age hippie capital.
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*Stunning new images from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu
Astronomers have released amazing new close up high-resolution images and video of the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
*Claims an extraterrestrial protein has been discovered
Scientists have found what they think could be the first known extraterrestrial protein discovered inside a meteorite.
*Gas giants do form differently to brown dwarfs
A new study claims gas giant exoplanets located at the outer edges of their planetary systems are formed in a different way to brown dwarfs.
*A Russian rocket suddenly breaks up in orbit – and no one’s really sure why
The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos says one of its rockets has suddenly broken up in orbit above the Indian Ocean.
*The Science Report
COVID-19 virus can be present in the semen of patients with the illness. Temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of COVID-19. Iran carrying out cyber-attacks against the company making the COVID-19 drug remdesivir Where do Southern Right Whales spend their summers?
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*New plan to intercept interstellar visitors
NASA has provided some seed funding for an idea to develop a fleet of pre-positioned spacecraft to study interstellar asteroids and comets before they zoom out of the solar system.
*New evidence for watery plumes erupting on Europa
New computer simulations based on data from NASA’s 1990s vintage Galileo spacecraft are providing more evidence that the Jovian ice moon Europa erupts plumes of water deep into space from its massive subsurface ocean.
*Perseverance Rover placed in launch configuration for its flight to Mars
NASA scientists and engineers have placed the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover into its final launch configuration in preparation for its ride to the red planet.
*The Science Report
Why men are suffering worse outcomes from infection with COVID-19 than women. How to correctly disinfect your face mask. New study to examine how speed affect the metabolism of other drugs. The U.S. Space Force has acquired its first offensive weapon. Skeptics look at the latest Covid-19 conspiracy theories.
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*One of the oldest objects in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered an ancient globular cluster that appears to be a staggering 13.6 billion years old – making it one of the oldest known objects in the Milky Way galaxy. 
*Growing doubts about one of the universe’s fundamental constants
A new study suggests one of the fundamental constants of the laws of physics doesn’t appear to be quite so constant across the universe and seems to change depending on where you are.
*Australia and United States threatened by out of control Chinese rocket
Australia and the United States have escaped being hit by a deliberately out of control Chinese rocket. It was the most massive object to have made an uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry since the 39-tonne Russian Salyut-7 spacecraft crashed in Argentina in 1991.
*China’s new capsule returns to Earth following its first test flight
China claims its new prototype manned spacecraft has returned safely to Earth following a three-day orbital test flight.
*The Science Report
Some kids with COVID-19 antibodies now showing signs of a new inflammatory multisystem syndrome. The Chinese Military undertake a cyber attack on the Western Australian Government. Palaeontologists discover the oldest known Homo sapiens remains in Europe. Evidence that scientific advice was dismissed as part of the Adani Carmichael mine approval process.
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*Venus dominated by atmospheric tidal waves
A new study shows Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than the planet itself because of a thermal tide generated by solar heating on the planet’s dayside and corresponding cooling on its nightside. 
*High speed turbulence preventing star birth in galactic centre
A new study claims high speed gas collisions suppress star formation along the central bar of barred spiral galaxies.
*X-37B Space Shuttle prepares for new mission
The US Space Force is about to launch one of its X-37B space shuttles back into orbit. The classified OTV-6 mission is slated to fly on May 16 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from launch complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
*Test flight for China’s new manned capsule.
China claims it successfully launched a new prototype capsule which would eventually be used to fly crew to Beijing’s planned space station and eventually to the Moon.
The Science Report
Nasal swabs have been found to have far higher concentrations of the COVID-19 virus than throat swabs. How COVID-19 affects kids and adolescents. Claims coins may be better than notes for paying cash without spreading bacteria. Starting school an hour later may help our high school kids get a better night's rest.
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*Using colliding neutron stars to detect exotic quark-gluon plasma
New computer modeling has suggested an exotic substance called quark-gluon plasma generated by the merging neutron stars could be detected through gravitational waves. 
*Jovian like cloud bands discovered on nearest Brown Dwarf
Astronomers have discovered that the nearest brown dwarf to Earth – has cloud bands similar to those seen around Jupiter.
*Ariane 6 still on track for maiden flight this year
Well despite setbacks caused by the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – the Maiden flight of the European Space agency’s new Ariane 6 rocket is still slated to take place before the end of this year – launching 30 small OneWeb broadband satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
Scientists say hydroxychloroquine worth further study as a treatment for COVID-19. Warnings that cell phones could be acting as ‘Trojan horses’ for coronavirus. Logging found to have had a profound effect on the catastrophic Australian bushfires. Discovery of the most complete crazy beast fossils ever found. Iran’s fake coronavirus detector.
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*Discovery of the nearest black hole to Earth
Astronomers have discovered the nearest black hole to Earth located just 1120 light years away. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/617425473426833408 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/617426176860880896
*How galaxies grew so big so early
A new study suggests early galaxies first began growing big through their own internal gas reserves before they began consuming mass from other smaller nearby galaxies through galactic cannibalism.
*Asteroid out of know where
Astronomers have had a shock when an asteroid the size of a van suddenly swooped out of the darkness of space and streaking just 12 hundred kilometres above satellites.
*The Science Report
China, Russia and Iran engaged in cyber-attacks targeting research on COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA authorizes use of the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir for emergency use. The first case of COVID-19 has been detected in a family dog. New fossil suggests the dinosaur Spinosaurus was far more at home in the water than on land. Homeopathy banned from using CEASE treatment because it’s shonky and doesn’t work.
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*Three companies selected to develop lunar module concepts to return people to the Moon
NASA has selected SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics to further develop their concepts for the next generation of Lunar module.
*The US Navy releases its UFO videos
The US Department of Defence has now formally released those three navy videos showing encounters between F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and a series of unexplained aerial phenomena – what most people call UFOs. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/616897100188368896 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/616896919795613696 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/616896643601760256
*Progress cargo ship launch
A Russian Progress cargo ship has docked successfully with the International Space Station following a two orbit three hour fast rendezvous flight. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/616559360153370624 
*May Skywatch
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower generated by Halley’s Comet is one of the highlights of May on Skywatch.
*The Science Report
The first results from seven studies looking at using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Nasal swabs found to have far higher concentrations of the COVID-19 virus than throat swabs. Bringing together the available evidence on COVID-19 in kids. Starting school an hour later may help our high school kids get a better night's rest.
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