88: Supermassive Black Hole Flares
b'The world\\u2019s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Flares discovered erupting around the Sagittarius A* supermassive black holeAstronomers have detected flares erupting at the edge of Sagittarius A* the supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.*NASA\\u2019s Dawn mission suddenly comes to an endNASA\\u2019s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending a historic mission that studied time capsules from the solar system\\u2019s earliest chapter.*Hubble Space Telescope back up and runningNASA\\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope is back up and running normally after going into protective safe mode three weeks ago when a gyroscope needed for aiming suddenly failed -- and a reserve gyro designed to replace it -- didn\\u2019t perform as expected.*Stratolaunch to start space missions within two yearsStratolaunch says it will start flying rockets into space in 2020.*Funding boost for Gold Coast rocket companyGilmour Space Technologies has secured 19 million dollars in seed funding to launch its next-generation hybrid rockets into space.*The Science ReportChinese telecommunications giant accused of hacking foreign computer networks.New twisted light beams could increase internet speeds by a hundred times.NASA spots a massive rectangular monolith iceberg off Antarctica.Birds that build their own tools from a variety of different parts.Alex on Tech: Cybersecurity breach at the Perth Mint.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps\\u2026including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rssWould you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary\\xa0 Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist\\xa0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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