Uranus' Ring Revelations, Africa's Rapid Rift, and Eris Rocket Mishap

About this episode

This episode discusses the differing origins of Uranus's rings, Africa's rapid geological changes, and the investigation into the Eris rocket's maiden flight failure.

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 54 *The two outer rings of the ice giant Uranus show starkly different origins Astronomers have discovered that two of the planet Uranus’s outer rings have very different compositions and so must have come from different origins. *Africa breaking apart faster than thought A new study claims Africa is much closer to being physically torn apart into two separate continents than previously thought – possibly in just a few million years from now. *Engine issues blamed for the failure of the maiden flight of the Eris rocket The investigation into the failure of the maiden flight of the Eris rocket last year has traced the problem to two of the launch vehicles hybrid rocket engines. *The Science Report Scientists have discovered a new way for some coronaviruses to infect humans. The Australian Army to get 268 more Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles. Study warns most teens are sent sexting messages from strangers. Alex on Tech: Bad Samsung update. 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

• Uranus rings
• Africa rift
• Eris rocket failure
• coronavirus infection
• military vehicles
• teen sexting

Keywords

• Uranus
• rings
• Africa
• Eris rocket
• coronavirus
• Bushmaster vehicles
• sexting
• space exploration
• geology
• astronomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Army

Products: Eris rocket

Places: Africa, Uranus

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