17: Mars Could Have Liquid Water on its Surface

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 17<br />*Mars could have liquid water on its surface<br />A new study suggests that Mars might have liquid salty water on its surface for a few days every year.<br />*New exoplanetary discovery<br />Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a new exoplanet located some 250 light years away.<br />*Discovery of a stellar aurorae<br />Astronomers have detected auroral activity around a star for the first time.<br />*Iran’s fake manned space program<br />Straight out of 'the you couldn’t make this stuff up' category comes news that Iran’s Information and technology minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi has tweeted a photo of the islamic republic’s new high tech space suite developed for the nation’s manned space program. -- Trouble is he lifted the image straight out of the Amazon fashion catalogue for kids Halloween costumes. <br />*Second Ariane 5 launch for 2020<br />Arianespace has carried out its second Ariane 5 launch for the year placing the new Geo-Kompsat-2B environmental observation satellite into orbit.<br />*The Science Report<br />Crude from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill found far beyond the slick’s known satellite footprint.<br />Fears a third of planet Earth’s plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years.<br />Changing your intestinal microbiome to cut your risk of heart disease.<br />Australia’s first plant foods discovered in the Northern Territory’s Arnhem Land.<br />A history of ten or more lifetime sexual partners linked to an increased risk of cancer.<br /><br />For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: <a href="http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes" rel="noopener">http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes</a><br />Get immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/spacetime