Plans Announced for an Aussie Lunar Rover

To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit <a href="https://bitesz.supercast.com/" rel="noopener">https://bitesz.supercast.com/</a> . Premium version now available via Spotify.<br /><br />The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 118<br />*Plans announced for an Aussie lunar rover<br />NASA has asked the Australian Space Agency to develop a robotic rover to find, study and transport regolith on the lunar surface.<br />*Astronomers conduct a supernova post mortem<br />Astronomers have delved deep into the remains of a thermonuclear supernova explosion. The new data reported in the Astrophysical Journal has allowed scientists to study the devastated remains of the progenitor white dwarf star which triggered the blast – in incredible detail.<br />*A new hypothetical protoplanet<br />A team of planetary scientists have come up with a something new to look for in the heavens called a synestia -- a huge, at this stage still hypothetical spinning, donut-shaped mass of hot, vaporized rock, formed as planet-sized objects smash into each other.<br />*Space the final frontier<br />‘I hope I never recover from it’ – they were the words of a highly emotional William Shatner following his journey into space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard.<br />*The Science Report<br />Australians advised to get a booster third COVID-19 vaccination shot.<br />60% of Antarctic ice shelves vulnerable to melt-induced cracks which could trigger ice shelf collapse.<br />Roof top solar systems could provide is more than the world’s total energy consumption in 2018.<br />Converting to renewable energy will cost Australian consumers over a trillion dollars.<br />Skeptic's guide to the dangers of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.<br />For more SpaceTime and show links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ" rel="noopener">https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ</a> <br />If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Th