About this episode

This episode discusses Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft's encounter with an asteroid, the potential for life on Europa, and future implications of the Sun's death.

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 84 Japan swoops past a cosmic snowman shaped asteroid Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has just swooped past a tiny asteroid in deep space that’s shaped like a snow man. Revealing the secrets of the ice moon Europa A new study has shown that the Jovian Ice Moon Europa is reflecting radio signals in a strange unexpected way. What happens to Earth when the Sun dies A new study has provided astronomers with a glimpse of the future we’re likely to face when our Sun dies in around seven billion years from now. The Science Report Study’s show early risers have more nutritious diets than people who prefer staying up late. Australia shown to be home to a large chunk of the world's seagrasses, but is losing them rapidly. A new study claims Meta’s AI smart glasses could help people with low or no vision. Data centres found to have a far bigger carbon footprint than previously thought. Alex on Tech: Samsung Galaxy Z fold 8. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support .

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Gary

Topics covered

• asteroid exploration
• Europa
• solar system
• seagrasses
• AI technology
• climate impact
• nutrition

Keywords

• Hayabusa2
• Europa
• asteroid
• Sun
• seagrasses
• AI
• nutrition
• climate change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Japan, Meta, Samsung

Products: Hayabusa2, Galaxy Z fold 8

Places: Europa

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