Black Hole Jets Dance, MAVEN's Mars Mission Ends, and Earth's Rare Blue Micro Moon

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This episode discusses black hole jets, the end of NASA's MAVEN Mars mission, and the occurrence of a rare blue micro moon.

Sponsor Link: This episode of SpaceTime is broughtto you by NordVPN , where your online security starts. To check out our special discount with bonuses offer, simply visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 68 *How black holes shape the cosmos A new study has revealed how powerful jets generated by black holes shape the universe. *NASA forced to end its MAVEN Mars Mission NASA has been forced to shut down its MAVEN mission orbiting Mars following a mysterious spacecraft failure in December. *Earth gets a rare blue micro moon Skywatchers have just experienced a rare blue micro-moon. *The Science Report An El Niño climate event to develop this month and last at least until the southern hemisphere spring. One in six cases of COVID-19 might have resulted in patients suffering long covid. Palaeontologists have identified fossils of a new species of raptor-like dinosaur in Patagonia. Skeptics guide to antivaxxers change of heart. Our Guests This Week: Dr Steve Prabu from Curtin University Beth Johnson from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence SETI institute Texas A&M Space Institute Director Dr Nancy Currie-Gregg Texas A&M Space Institute lead…

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Host: Stuart Gary

Guests: Dr Steve Prabu, Beth Johnson, Dr Nancy Currie-Gregg, Dr Rob Ambrose, Vanessa Wyche, Alex Zaharov-Reutt, Tim Mendham

Topics covered

• black holes
• Mars mission
• blue micro moon
• El Niño
• COVID-19
• dinosaur fossils
• antivaxxers

Keywords

• black holes
• MAVEN
• Mars
• blue micro moon
• El Niño
• COVID-19
• dinosaur fossils
• antivaxxers

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Organizations: Curtin University, SETI institute, Texas A&M Space Institute, NASA Johnson Space Centre, techadvice.life, Australian Skeptics

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