38: 'Blue Moon' Lunar Lander Unveiled

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Blue Moon lunar lander unveiledThe world’s richest man -- Amazon boss Jeff Bezos –– says his Blue Origin aerospace company could have people walking on the Moon by 2024.  The 2024 date was proposed by the Trump administration earlier this year after NASA had originally suggested a return of manned missions to the Moon in 2028. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184798221523  *Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recordedHow do you observe a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the age of the universe? The XENON Collaboration research team did it with an instrument built to find the most elusive particle in the universe - dark matter. *Preparing for Vega-CThe European Space Agency is expected to launch an upgraded version of its Vega rocket before the end of the year. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/183115333828  *Italian science satellite reaches orbitItaly’s new PRISMA Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. The flight aboard a Vega rocket blasted off from the European Space Agency’s Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/183691168383  *The Science ReportOnly 37 percent of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing.Changes to the Great Barrier Reef due to pollution and climate change are now visible from space.Whole body scans may be a quicker and cheaper way of detecting cancer.A small metre high - new relative of the famous Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in New Mexico.Scientists may have a solution for eye and vision changes affecting astronauts on long space missions.Study finds plastic entanglement has increased by 10 times from 2000.A new survey shows people are becoming increasingly sceptical of science..For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary  Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Email: [email protected] To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.