72: Farewell Cassini
b'Help support SpaceTime, become a patron for as little as $3 per month. And we have rewards. Check out the details at https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary\\xa0* Farewell Cassini After an historic mission lasting 20 years -- including 13 years of ground breaking scientific observations of the majestic ringed world of Saturn and its many moons \\u2013Cassini\\u2019s journey of exploration has come to an end. On September 15 at 9:53 in the evening Australian Eastern Standard Time \\u2013 after a five minute roll manoeuvre -- Cassini began its suicidal death plunge into Saturn\\u2019s atmosphere -- triggering the ultimate demise of the spacecraft.\\xa0*New Horizons wakes up from hibernation NASA\\u2019s New Horizons spacecraft has successfully woken from hibernation as it continues its marathon mission to the distant Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69. Mission managers at the Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, Maryland say the 480 kilogram probe woke up from its five month hibernation period in good health and operating normally, with all systems coming back online as expected.\\xa0*Possible discovery of intermediate sized Black Holes Astronomers have found strong evidence for the existence of an intermediate sized black hole hidden deep inside a massive gas cloud cluster near the centre of the Milky Way. The discovery could explain how supermassive black holes are formed in the hearts of galaxies.\\xa0*The most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle The most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle has just erupted on the surface of the Sun. The event was one of a series of powerful explosions generating geomagnetic storms which were produced by the same active region of the Sun\\u2019s surface.\\xa0*The Science Report\\xa0Fictional portrayals of autistic people such as The Big Bang Theory\'s Dr Sheldon Cooper reinforce autism stereotypes.\\xa0The decline of the world\\u2019s cold tundra regions because of human induced climate change is now inevitable\\xa0Claims that Husbands aged 50 or older-- having an obese wife \\u2013 are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.\\xa0New study claims changes in the brains of dinosaurs and they transitioned into birds effected skull shapes.\\xa0And new technology to store quantum data in the next generation quantum internet.\\xa0For Enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes\\xa0Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps\\u2026including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, etc\\xa0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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