78: Some Water On the Moon May Be Fairly Recent

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20191025 Series 22 Episode 78*Some water on the Moon may be fairly recentA new study suggests water ice discovered on the lunar surface didn’t all arrive at once by may have accumulated over billions of years with some deposits being relatively young. *New organic compounds found in Enceladus iceNew kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes erupting from Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus. *What happens under the Yellowstone volcanoA new study has found that the deep mantle plume which feeds the Yellowstone super volcano originates from the core mantle boundary under Baja California – more than a thousand kilometres southwest of the caldera’s current location. *Another look at Ultima ThuleAn evocative new image sequence from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 -- nicknamed Ultima Thule -- the target of its New Year’s 2019 flyby. *NASA’s Space Launch System production line about to get underwayNASA has ordered ten Space Launch System rocket core stages – suggesting as many as ten Artemis missions will be flown. *New Zealand launches its ninth Electron rocketAn Electron rocket has successfully placed a new technology demonstrator satellite into orbit.YouTube URL https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188425235018  *Southern Launch signs a deal to fly Perigee rocketsPerigee Aerospace has signed an agreement with Southern Launch to start flying rockets from its proposed Whalers Way launch complex near Port Lincoln on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. *The Science ReportAir pollution linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory death rates.Replacing meat for vegetarian foods would halve the amount of land needed for food production.People who believe in luck are more likely to become problem gamblers.The homing abilities of the world’s largest reptile – the Estuarine or Salt Water crocodile.The dangers of feeding your pets raw meats.Australian Skeptics release details of Skepticon 2019. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Castbox, iHeartRadio, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, Spreaker, Deezer, ACast, etc 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 via 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.Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link atBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.