New Candidate Planet Discovered | SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S24E18

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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 18
*New candidate planet discovered around Alpha Centauri A
Astronomers may have discovered a planet in the habitable zone in our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri.
*The solar system’s most distant planetary object confirmed
Astronomers have set a new record for identifying the most distant body in our Solar System.
*What Phobos could reveal about the red planet
A new study has found that the Martian moon Phobos orbits through a stream of charged particles being eroded from the red planet’s atmosphere by the solar wind.
*A new sky guide for people in the southern hemisphere
The 2021 Australasian sky guide has been released providing its annual guide across the night skies.
*The Science Report
Study finds people hospitalized with COVID-19 still have symptoms four months later.
New research says the more you smoke the higher your risk of dying from COVID-19.
Australian National University sets a new world record in solar cell efficiency.
Three new species of carnivorous sponges discovered in the Great Australian Bight.
Skeptic's guide to Australia’s most haunted beach

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