Out of Control

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 52<br />*Another out of control Chinese spacecraft crashes to Earth<br />The Earth has once again faced a major threat from an out of control Chinese spacecraft crashing back to the surface.<br />*Ingenuity begins a new demonstration phase on Mars<br />After beating all its technology demonstration parameters, NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will now begin a new phase of flight operations scouting out ahead of the Mars Perseverance rover searching for interesting geology and the best routes.<br />*Solving the mystery of the length of a day on Venus<br />Scientists have developed the most accurate measurement yet of the length of a day on Venus finding its 243.0226 Earth days.<br />*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 returns safely to Earth<br />NASA’s SpaceX Dragon Crew-1 mission has splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico ending the first commercial crew program, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.<br />*The Science Report<br />The first study to determine how much the world’s glaciers have retreated because of climate change.<br />Scientists warn that invertebrates are declining globally in both diversity and abundance.<br />A new species of hadrosaur identified in Japan.<br />How your genes drive your desire for coffee.<br />Skeptic's guide to why news media covers science so badly<br /><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 s