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The astronomy, technology and space science news podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 79 *Debate continues over the age of the universe New observations by the National Science Foundation’s Atacama Cosmology Telescope have now placed the age of the universe at 13.77 billion years -- give or take 40 million years. *Signs of a new ocean opening up in Africa Scientists say a 60 kilometre long crack in the Ethiopian desert which first opened up in 2005 with the equivalent of several hundred years of tectonic plate movement in just days -- will continue spreading -- eventually forming a new ocean within the next five to ten million years. *Japan and China launch separate missions to Mars Japan and China have each launched separate missions, within days of each other -- bound for Mars. *The Science Report Scientists develop a new drug which could eradicate COVID-19 from lungs in a matter of days. The world's polar bears to be extinct by the end of the century due to climate change. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of sauropod dinosaur in northern Switzerland. Remember your pets when you go back to work – they could suffer separation anxiety. There’s been a drop in vaccination rates in Australia in recent months. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime.
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