03: Is Betelgeuse About to Blow?

*Is Betelgeuse about to blow?<br />The red supergiant Betelgeuse is dimming unusually and astronomers don’t know why. The strange activity is causing growing speculation that it may be about to go supernova --or maybe not.<br />*Discovery of the earliest known cannibalism<br />Astronomers have discovered the earliest known example of galactic cannibalism – an observation dating back some 13 billion years.<br />*The Milky Way galaxy<br />Okay, so we all know that we live on a small terrestrial planet orbiting a small yellow dwarf star in the Milky Way galaxy. But what do you really know about the Milky Way galaxy and our place in it?<br />*Vulcan to fly next year<br />The United Launch Alliance says its new Vulcan Centaur rocket is on track to have its maiden flight next year.<br />*China launches its most powerful rocket<br />China has s carried out a successful launch if its most powerful rocket – the Long March 5.<br />*The Science Report<br />New study warns that losing intact tropical forests is more devastating on climate than previously thought.<br />Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide increasing.<br />Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to an increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes.<br />Scientists think they've cracked why whales are so unbelievably huge.<br />Archaeologists discover two Bronze Age tombs in Greece. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy