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*A radio for dark matter Scientists are developing a new device that instead of searching for dark matter particles \u2013 will search for dark matter waves. A prototype of the new device is now being tested to listen for the sounds of mysterious dark matter particles.\xa0*Ring found around dwarf planet Haumea Astronomers have detected another ringed world in our solar system. As well as the gas giants; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, the Kuiper Belt dwarf planet Haumea has now also been found to have a ring system.\xa0*JUNO\u2019s eighth Jovian flyby NASA\u2019s Juno spacecraft has completed its eighth close encounter with Jupiter -- flying just 7576 kilometres above the giant planet\u2019s swirling cloud tops. The new observations show close-up images of two points of interest, known as \u2018Whale\u2019s Tail\u2019 and \u2018Dan\u2019s Spot.\u2019\xa0*Asteroid 2012 TC4 zooms past Earth An asteroid the size of a house passed just 50,150 kilometres above the South Pacific Ocean on Thursday travelling at over 7.6 km per second relative to Earth. Known as a NEO or Near Earth Object \u2013 the asteroid designated 2012 TC4 -- hadn\u2019t been seen since the week it was discovered way back in October 2012, when it sped past Earth at about one-fourth the distance from Earth to the Moon.\xa0*Virgin galactic on target for 2018 Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic is still expected to begin space tourism flights next year. The company has been continuing flight tests of the first of its new sub orbital space planes the VSS Unity.\xa0*SpaceX records continue to fall with ten more satellites launched A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has launched ten Iridium NEXT communications satellites into orbit in what is expected to be double header for the Hawthorne California based company. The Iridium 3 mission \u2013 the third SpaceX launch of Iridium satellites blasted into the predawn skies above Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.\xa0*ISS EVA Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have completed the second of this month\u2019s three scheduled Extra Vehicular Activities or EVAs \u2013 which is NASA speak for space walk. The latest -- lasting around 7 hours -- involved regular maintenance work including lubricating components and replacing faulty equipment on an external camera.\xa0*China launches Venezuelan Earth observation satellite China has launched a Long March 2D rocket carrying a new remote sensing Earth observation satellite for Venezuela. The flight blasted into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in inner Mongolia\u2019s Gobi Desert.\xa0*October Skywatch We turn our eyes to the skies and check out the celestial sphere for October on Skywatch where you\u2019ll be treated to three meteor showers this month including the Draconids, the Taurids and the Orionids.\xa0*The Science Report\xa0New study warns that our kids are getting fatter.\xa0Global warming is now killing off Nemo.\xa0The new sulfur batteries that are cheaper with higher storage capacity than today\u2019s lead acid batteries.\xa0Endangered sea lions being slaughtered by fishing nets.\xa0The truth about pheromones.\xa0How human tastes in beauty have changed over the past 27 years.\xa0The SpaceX launch video is at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or6gYRZmkt8\xa0Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps\u2026including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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