No Plate Tectonics on Venus

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 69<br />*No plate tectonics on Venus<br />A new study claims Venus hasn’t had plate tectonics for at least 300 million and possibly more than a billion years.<br />*First X-rays from Uranus<br />Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time.<br />*Searching for the signatures of life on other worlds<br />Astronomers already know that that any search for life beyond Earth involves a search for water – because where there's liquid water there could be life. But water isn’t the only signature for life.<br />*SpaceX gets Sirius with the launch of a new digital radio satellite<br />SpaceX has successfully launched a new telecommunications satellite for SiriusXM in a spectacular night time launch.<br />*The Science Report<br />Arctic sea ice thinning faster than previously expected<br />Common arthritis drug effecting immune response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.<br />Cholesterol levels linked to prostate cancer.<br />COVID-19 lockdowns reduce urban crime rates.<br />Skeptic's guide to psychic Googling.<br /> <br />Your support is needed...<br />SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.<br />That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.<br />By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended i