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Trump acquitted, Corona deaths, baby’s with no butts and probably YOU asking… isn’t this a science podcast? All of that and more on today’s episode of Space, But Messier!
Today’s episode is brought to you by our supporters:
Claudia Pineda
Joe Schwab
Kelcey from Kelcey’s Kitchen
Luz Maria Martinez Siera
Matt and Erika Zemanek
Michael Stock
Taylor DiBernardo
And Vincent Dibernardo
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I am Tony DiBernardo, joined here by Joe Schwab for our first week back in a while.
Before we dive into the science, I would just like to catch you up on some headlines. I know that you only have a limited amount of time to listen to podcasts, so we are honored you chose us today. Here are the facts without the opinions that you should know this week.
President Donald J.Trump was not impeached by the Senate, so he will finish his term. Coronavirus has now surpassed the 2003 outbreak of SARS in deaths and the death toll is now over 900, making it an outbreak not to be taken lightly. And, there is a condition out there called Imperforate Anus, where babies are born without well, an anus. If you want to learn more, I encourage you to look it up and form your own opinions! Now, shall we get into the science?
NASA
A viral tweet suggested that NASA said Monday was the only day the “standing broom” trick would work, because of the earth's gravitational pull.
In fact, you can do this every day of the year. Hats off to you, viral tweeter.
CORONAVIRUS
"Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, said: 'The sudden outbreak of a new coronavirus is very likely to have a space connection, the strong localization of the virus within China is the most remarkable aspect of the disease.' In October last year, a fragment of a comet exploded in a brief flash in North-East China.
'We think it probable that this contained embedded within it a monoculture of infective 2019-nCoV virus particles that survived in the interior of the incandescent meteor. We consider the seemingly outrageous possibility that hundreds of trillions of infective viral particles were then released embedded in the form of fine carbonaceous dust. We believe infectious agents are prevalent in space, carried on comets, and can fall towards Earth through the troposphere.'"
MOON BUDGET
Indiatoday Reports
Nasa wants to land the first woman and the next man on the South Pole of the Moon by 2024 under its Artemis programme, and US President Donald Trump wants to raise the US space agency's budget to return humans to the Moon and send astronauts to Mars.
"President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget for Nasa is worthy of 21st century exploration and discovery," Nasa Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Monday.
"The President's budget invests more than $25 billion in Nasa to fortify our innovative human space exploration program while maintaining strong support for our agency's full suite of science, aeronautics and technology work," Jim Bridenstine said.
The Civil New Service reported that
"NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has unveiled a $25.2 billion plan that would send astronauts back to the moon by 2024 as part of the space agency's Artemis program and ultimately prepare for a crewed mission to the Red Planet. The White House's budget request for NASA earmarks more than $3.3 billion for a lunar landing system for humans -- the first direct funding for such a system since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s, the Los Angeles Times reported. The budget for the 2021 fiscal year would also provide nearly $2.7 billion for planetary science, including $233 million to develop the Mars Sample Return mission. That marks the official green light for a long-awaited effort to collect samples of Martian rocks and soil and send them back to Earth for analysis. The Mars 2020 rover, set for launch this summer, includes equipment to seal the samples in narrow tubes and leave them in the vicinity of Jezero Crater until a smaller rover from the Mars Sample Return mission rolls by to pick them up and hand them over to a lander. Then the lander will pack them into a rocket, which will blast off the Martian surface. If successful, the mission would carry out the first rocket launch on a planet other than Earth."
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spacebutmessier
Buy some SBM Merch: spacebutmessier.com/shop
Trump acquitted, Corona deaths, baby’s with no butts and probably YOU asking… isn’t this a science podcast? All of that and more on today’s episode of Space, But Messier!
Today’s episode is brought to you by our supporters:
Claudia Pineda
Joe Schwab
Kelcey from Kelcey’s Kitchen
Luz Maria Martinez Siera
Matt and Erika Zemanek
Michael Stock
Taylor DiBernardo
And Vincent Dibernardo
But here, we don’t take typical advertising, so here’s how it works. Support us on Patreon and we’ll share your family-friendly, non-political, non-religious message with the world. Check out Patreon.com/spacebutmessier to find out more.
I am Tony DiBernardo, joined here by Joe Schwab for our first week back in a while.
Before we dive into the science, I would just like to catch you up on some headlines. I know that you only have a limited amount of time to listen to podcasts, so we are honored you chose us today. Here are the facts without the opinions that you should know this week.
President Donald J.Trump was not impeached by the Senate, so he will finish his term. Coronavirus has now surpassed the 2003 outbreak of SARS in deaths and the death toll is now over 900, making it an outbreak not to be taken lightly. And, there is a condition out there called Imperforate Anus, where babies are born without well, an anus. If you want to learn more, I encourage you to look it up and form your own opinions! Now, shall we get into the science?
NASA
A viral tweet suggested that NASA said Monday was the only day the “standing broom” trick would work, because of the earth's gravitational pull.
In fact, you can do this every day of the year. Hats off to you, viral tweeter.
CORONAVIRUS
"Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, said: 'The sudden outbreak of a new coronavirus is very likely to have a space connection, the strong localization of the virus within China is the most remarkable aspect of the disease.' In October last year, a fragment of a comet exploded in a brief flash in North-East China.
'We think it probable that this contained embedded within it a monoculture of infective 2019-nCoV virus particles that survived in the interior of the incandescent meteor. We consider the seemingly outrageous possibility that hundreds of trillions of infective viral particles were then released embedded in the form of fine carbonaceous dust. We believe infectious agents are prevalent in space, carried on comets, and can fall towards Earth through the troposphere.'"
MOON BUDGET
Indiatoday Reports
Nasa wants to land the first woman and the next man on the South Pole of the Moon by 2024 under its Artemis programme, and US President Donald Trump wants to raise the US space agency's budget to return humans to the Moon and send astronauts to Mars.
"President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget for Nasa is worthy of 21st century exploration and discovery," Nasa Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Monday.
"The President's budget invests more than $25 billion in Nasa to fortify our innovative human space exploration program while maintaining strong support for our agency's full suite of science, aeronautics and technology work," Jim Bridenstine said.
The Civil New Service reported that
"NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has unveiled a $25.2 billion plan that would send astronauts back to the moon by 2024 as part of the space agency's Artemis program and ultimately prepare for a crewed mission to the Red Planet. The White House's budget request for NASA earmarks more than $3.3 billion for a lunar landing system for humans -- the first direct funding for such a system since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s, the Los Angeles Times reported. The budget for the 2021 fiscal year would also provide nearly $2.7 billion for planetary science, including $233 million to develop the Mars Sample Return mission. That marks the official green light for a long-awaited effort to collect samples of Martian rocks and soil and send them back to Earth for analysis. The Mars 2020 rover, set for launch this summer, includes equipment to seal the samples in narrow tubes and leave them in the vicinity of Jezero Crater until a smaller rover from the Mars Sample Return mission rolls by to pick them up and hand them over to a lander. Then the lander will pack them into a rocket, which will blast off the Martian surface. If successful, the mission would carry out the first rocket launch on a planet other than Earth."
