James Webb Space Telescope Launches into Space

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 143<br />The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.<br />*James Webb Space Telescope launches into space<br />The James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.<br />*NASA touches the Sun<br />For the first time in history a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the Sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, spending five hours there.<br />*Giant asteroid near miss<br />An asteroid the size of the Eiffel tower has just zoomed past the Earth.<br />*ExoMars discovers water hidden in Mars’ Grand Canyon<br />Astronomers have found significant amounts of water hidden in the red planet’s massive Valles Marineris canyon system.<br />*Galileo launch<br />Arianespace have launched two more European Galileo navigation satellites into orbit using a Russian Soyuz rocket.<br />*The Science Report<br />You are far more likely to get COVID after six months without a jab.<br />Phase three trials of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show it to be 90.4 per cent effective.<br />A new arctic temperature record reaching a sweltering 38° Celsius.<br />A new study has found that the western honey bee most likely originated in Asia.<br />Skeptic's guide to COVID-19 vaccine detox<br />Listen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime" rel="noopener">https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime</a><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. Thank you…<br />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 and Apple Podcasts.