A Total Solar Eclipse Over South America

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 136<br />*A Total Solar Eclipse Over South America<br />The good citizenry of Chile and Argentina have experienced a total solar eclipse.<br />*The space station gets a new air lock<br />A new Air lock has arrived aboard the International Space Station. The equipment was flown up on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the latest resupply mission to the orbiting outpost.<br />*Golden Wattles fly into orbit<br />The latest Dragon cargo mission to the space station also took on a bit of Australian flavour with Australian Golden Wattle seeds included in the payload.<br />*The stunning images of Earth seen from space<br />NASA’s Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit guide the astronauts as they observe and document changes on Earth -- then make those photographs accessible to scientists and the public.<br />*Chuck Yeager dies at 97<br />The first man to break the sound barrier Chuck Yeager has passed away aged 97.<br />*The Science Report<br />Australia’s threatened native plant species suffer catastrophic 70 percent decline in population numbers.<br />Restricting meat consumption linked to greater cardio benefits than a traditional Mediterranean diet.<br />Being obese for longer periods of time is associated with a higher risk of disease.<br />Echidnas, wombats and bilbies join platypus in having biofluorescent fur.<br />Skeptic's guide to Science: The World Health Organisation trashing what’s left of its reputation.<br /> <br />Show Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our Goals<br />Get immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon <a href="http://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary</a> or Supercast - <a href="https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/" rel="noopener">https://bitesznetw