Scientists Determine the Size of the Martian Core

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary <br />Series 24 Episode 35<br />*Scientists determine the size of the Martian core<br />Seismic data collected by NASA's Mars Insight lander suggests the red planet’s core is about half the size of the Earth’s.<br />*Searching for signs of Martian life in outback Australia<br />NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is continuing its final checks following its successful touch down on the surface of the red planet.<br />*Kilometre wide asteroid zooms past Earth<br />An asteroid almost a kilometre wide has made its closest approach to Earth passing some two million kilometres from the planet’s surface.<br />*The Science Report<br />Exposure to artificial light linked to teen sleep, mood and anxiety disorders.<br />A new study shows young adults are having less sex these days.<br />Australia’s black summer bushfires pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption.<br />Archaeologists discover 10,500 year old preserved large woven basket and dead sea scroll fragments.<br />Alex on Tech the inventor of the compact cassette passes away. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime" rel="noopener">http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime</a>. <br /> See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.