New Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto Could Be Among the Kuiper Belt’s Largest

Monday SpaceTime 20261102 Series 29 Episode 131
New dwarf planet discovered beyond Pluto Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Pluto. Planetary Defence Mission sees its target for the first time The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has now identified its target asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos achieved first light in its planetary defence mission. Russia permanently closes off part of its space station segment due to leaks Mission managers have been forced to permanently close off one of the compartments of the Russian Zvezda module on the International Space Station because of a persistent structural leak venting atmosphere into space. The Science Report Anthropic warns that AI could wipe out human existence. Rates of hospitalisations for heart problems increasing faster in states that have legalised cannabis. Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels reached record highs last year. Tehran says the Islamic republic has built the largest, most powerful conventional bomb ever made. Skeptics guide to the latest bogus cancer cure. Our Guests This Week HERA Principal Investigator Patrick Michel from ESA Our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics And Senior science writer and Sky and Telescope magazine contributor Jonathan Nally 🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.bitesz.com/nordvpn . The discounts and bonuses are incredible! And it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ If you’d like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content by becoming a SpaceTime crew member, you can do just that through The Big Bang editions on Patreon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Details on the Support page on our website https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/support/ For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…