79: A crack in Earth's magnetic shield
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com and www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly).\xa0*A crack in Earth's magnetic shield A crack has been detected in Earth\u2019s magnetosphere. The event -- which lasted over two hours -- was caused by a powerful blast from the Sun known as a Coronal Mass Ejection.\xa0*Over 15 thousand potentially deadly near Earth asteroids discovered\xa0Over 15 thousand potentially deadly near Earth asteroids have now been discovered by astronomers. Scientists are now detecting about 30 new asteroids in near Earth orbit\u2019s \u2013 so called NEOs -- each week.\xa0*NASA opens new deep space communications dish near Canberra\xa0NASA has formally commissioned its latest dish at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex near Tidbinbilla. The new 34 metre antenna -- DSS36 \u2013 is part of a 120 million dollar upgrade by NASA to increase capacity at the Canberra facility by building two new dishes.\xa0*Japan launches new weather satellite\xa0Japan has launched its new Himawari 9 weather satellite aboard an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre south of Tokyo. The new spacecraft together with its twin -- Himawari 8 launched two years ago \u2013 will provide the Japan Meteorological Agency and Australia\u2019s Bureau of Meteorology with visible, infrared, and near-infrared images of cloud cover, sea surface temperatures, and particle movements from volcanic eruptions.\xa0*China launches its biggest rocket ever\xa0China has carried out the maiden flight of its biggest rocket ever \u2013 the new Long March 5. The 57 metre tall heavy lift launch vehicle blasted into orbit from Beijing\u2019s new Wenchang spaceport located on an island in the South China Sea.\xa0If 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 #technology #science #news #NASA #China #Himawari8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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