New Map of the Milky Way’s Halo

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89<br />*New map of the Milky Way’s halo<br />Astronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way galaxy.<br />*Mars Perseverance Rover ready to collect its first samples<br />NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone – collecting its first samples from the red planet for eventual return to Earth.<br />*Norway treated to a spectacular meteor light show<br />Scientists scouring the forests and hill sides near the Norwegian capital of Oslo looking for the remains of a big meteor which blazed across the night sky illuminating much of southern Scandinavia.<br />*Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes discovered<br />Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossils of methane-cycling microbes.<br />*SpaceX wins NASA’s Europa Clipper launch contract.<br />NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its Europa Clipper mission to the Jovian system in 2024.<br />*The Science Report<br />How to identify long COCVID.<br />Warnings that that most of Australia’s 1300 threatened plant species aren’t being monitored.<br />Russia tests its new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.<br />Claims excessive caffeine consumption could increase your risk of osteoporosis.<br />Alex on Tech: Apple releases its IOS 14.7 update to combat the highly successful Pegasus spyware.<br /><br />For more SpaceTime and show links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ" rel="noopener">https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ</a>