S25E135: Paradigm-Changing Cosmic Explosion // Saturn's Missing Moon // New Spy Satellite

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 135<br />*Astronomers identify a paradigm-changing cosmic explosion<br />Our standard Astronomy text books will need to be re-written after scientists discovered a distant blast unlike anything ever seen before.<br />*Saturn’s rings and tilt could have been caused by an ancient, missing moon<br />A new study suggests that the majestic ringed world of Saturn may ow its spectacular ring system and tilt to an ancient missing moon.<br />*New spy satellite launched by the Kremlin<br />The Kremlin has launched a new classified spy satellite designed to intercept radio signals and other electronic intelligence information.<br />*The Science Report<br />Warnings that eating junk food is more likely to cause a faster rate of decline in brain function.<br />The United States Air Force unveils its new bat winged stealth bomber – the B-21 Raider.<br />Study confirms that humans and cats have been together for nearly ten thousand years.<br />Alex on Tech: one of the biggest revolutions in artificial intelligence systems.<br /><br />SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 136<br />*What Earth’s volcanic history can tell us about Venus<br />A new study claims volcanic activity lasting hundreds to thousands of centuries and erupting massive amounts of material may have helped transform Venus from a warm wet world like the Earth in to the acidic hothouse it is today.<br />*The Moonlight initiative<br />The European Space Agency has commenced development of the Moonlight initiative -- a new project designed to ultimately provide autonomous lunar communications and navigation services.<br />*Two new rocky worlds around an ultra-cool star<br />Astronomers have discovered two super-Earth type exoplanets, one of which is located in its host star’s habitable zone – the area around a star where temperatures would allow liquid water – essential for life as we know it – to exist on the planet’s surface.<br />*The Science Report<br />Warnings that climate change has had a major impact on Tasmanian ocean ecosystems.<br />Sci