69: Cassini Mission End Countdown - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 20 Episode 69

Summary: Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Today’s episode of SpaceTime with Stuart Gary is bought to you by Audible. Grab a free book and 30 days free trial, plus help support SpaceTime by visiting www.audibletrial.com/spacetime Another way to help support SpaceTime, become a patron for as little as $3 per month. And we have rewards. Check out the details at https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary * Cassini mission end countdown On September 15 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will finally end its historic mission to the ringed world of Saturn and its many moons. During its 13 years of groundbreaking observations -- Cassini has changed sciences understanding of the Saturnian system. *NASA's next Mars mission to investigate the red planet’s interior Preparation of NASA's next mission to the red planet Mars is ramping up on course for launch in May. NASA’s InSight lander will launch from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California – the first ever interplanetary mission to fly from the America's West Coast space port. *September Skywatch The September Equinox takes place in the early hours of September 23rd Australian Time, and late on September 22nd in Europe and the Americas. September’s skies also provides two meteor showers for backyard astronomers. *First launch of Minotaur rocket A Minotaur rocket has successfully carried out its first launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida carrying a new experimental space surveillance satellite into orbit. The Minotaur 4 blasted off from the cape’s long-dormant Launch complex 46 carrying the 140 kilogram Sensorsat ORS-5 satellite in to a 600 kilometre high equatorial orbit. *The Science Report A new study claims the key to memories may be time. The frequency of extreme El Niño events is projected to increase due to global warming. Discovery of 2500 year old houses destroyed by the Babylonians during the destruction of the first Jewish temple. Scientists sequence the genome of Tardigrades. Why artificial sweeteners won’t help you lose weight. The video of the Minotaur launch is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrwpcBn2jfQ For Enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss 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 audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you... #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA #cassini #pluto #saturn #mars #minotaur