SpaceTime with Stuart Gary | S24E05

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.

​*How the solar wind has stripped away the Martian atmosphere
Five years after NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere.

​*Giant X-ray bubbles detected in galactic halo
Astronomers have discovered giant X-ray bubbles extending some thousands of light years above and below the central region of the Milky Way.

​*New supercluster discovered by astronomers
A new supercluster consisting of a chain of eight galaxy clusters discovered five billion light years away.

​*Griffith University to develop a new satellite with Gilmour Space
Gold Coast rocket company Gilmour Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Griffith University to develop satellites for launch into low Earth orbit in 2023. 

​*The Science Report
The FDA rejects the British plan to delay giving the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines.
Platypus now extinct in five Brisbane waterways.
Crops grown near Chernobyl still contaminated due to the 1986 nuclear accident.
A new study claims having some Avocado every day is good for intestinal health.
Alex on Tech: The end of the line for flash player and do you suffer from nomophobia.

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