14: Mysterious white dwarf pulsar discovered
Stream Episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly)\xa0*Mysterious white dwarf pulsar discovered\xa0Astronomers have discovered their first white dwarf pulsar. These are a stellar class that has been speculated about for over half a century \u2013 but never previously detected.\xa0*Space Junk mission failure\xa0An experimental Japanese mission to help clear space junk from low Earth orbit has failed. The plan involved using a 700-metre long electrodynamic tether to slow bits of space junk down causing the refuse to lose altitude and begin the process of re-entering Earth\u2019s atmosphere.\xa0*Juno\u2019s planned orbital changes dropped\xa0NASA Juno mission will now remain in its existing 53 Earth day orbit around the planet Jupiter -- rather that moving to a lower 14 Earth day orbit as planned. The decision follows problems with two helium check valves on the spacecraft main propulsion system.\xa0*Falcon 9 launch from historic pad\xa0A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has made history blasting off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That\u2019s the same launch pad previously used by the mighty Saturn V Apollo moon rocket and the space shuttle fleet.If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you...\xa0#astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #spaceX #bitesz #podcast #spacetime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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