Black Hole Jets Dance, MAVEN's Mars Mission Ends, and Earth's Rare Blue Micro Moon
6/8/202629 min
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SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 68 *How black holes shape the cosmos A new study has revealed how powerful jets generated by black holes shape the universe. *NASA forced to end its MAVEN Mars Mission NASA has been forced to shut down its MAVEN mission orbiting Mars following a mysterious spacecraft failure in December. *Earth gets a rare blue micro moon Skywatchers have just experienced a rare blue micro-moon. *The Science Report An El Niño climate event to develop this month and last at least until the southern hemisphere spring. One in six cases of COVID-19 might have resulted in patients suffering long covid. Palaeontologists have identified fossils of a new species of raptor-like dinosaur in Patagonia. Skeptics guide to antivaxxers change of heart. Our Guests This Week: Dr Steve Prabu from Curtin University Beth Johnson from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence SETI institute Texas A&M Space Institute Director Dr Nancy Currie-Gregg Texas A&M Space Institute lead Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dr Rob Ambrose NASA Johnson Space Centre Director Vanessa Wyche And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Quite the unconventional grill setup you got there, Barry. Still, those marinated pork chops smell, uh, nice.
Steve Prabhu· Guest0:06
Thank you, Jack. $2.99 from Aldi.
Speaker 10:08
Would have gone for a clockwise rotation system for the glazed chicken kebabs myself.
Steve Prabhu· Guest0:13
They're lemon pepper flavor, also $2.99 from Aldi.
Speaker 10:16
Oh, watch that airflow on the piri wings, buddy.
Steve Prabhu· Guest0:19
Yep, $2.99 from Aldi. Even the burgers.
Speaker 10:22
Buddy. Get the upper tongue this summer with selected barbecue meats only €2.99 at Aldi. It's not complicated.
Stuart Gary· Host0:29
This is Space Time, series 29, episode 68, for broadcast on the 8th of June 2026. Coming up on Space Time, how black holes shape the cosmos, NASA forced to end its Maven Mars mission, and planet Earth gets a rare blue micro moon. All that and more coming up on Space Time.
Tim Mendham· Panelist0:51
Welcome to Space Time with Stuart Gary.
Stuart Gary· Host0:56
[upbeat music] A new study has revealed how powerful jets generated by black holes have shaped the universe. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Astronomy, are based on measurements of the jets emanating from Cygnus X-1, a system made up of the first confirmed black hole and a blue supergiant star.