In this week's News Bites segment, I talk about the successful launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, how astronomers watch a nova unfold in real time, the (not) door way on Mars, and the chance to see the greatest meteor storm in a generation.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Boeing Starliner Successful Test Launch
03:49 China Continues to Extend Its Plans for Space Programs
https://www.universetoday.com/155927/china-has-a-new-human-lunar-space-program-with-plans-for-landers-orbiters-rovers-and-a-lunar-base/
07:15 LISA can finally go to the next phase
https://www.universetoday.com/155962/lisa-has-passed-a-key-review-phase-its-time-to-actually-design-the-final-mission/
09:30 Doorway on Mars (no, it isn't)
https://www.universetoday.com/155946/no-this-isnt-a-doorway-on-mars/
11:10 Support us on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
12:19 Nova caught live
https://www.universetoday.com/155881/astronomers-finally-catch-a-nova-detonating-on-a-white-dwarf-as-its-happening/
14:25 InSight will be gone soon
https://www.universetoday.com/155950/insight-is-losing-power-it-probably-will-be-shut-down-in-a-few-months/
17:07 Most Powerful Meteor Storm in Generations
https://www.universetoday.com/155928/we-may-see-a-tau-herculid-meteor-outburst-on-may-31st/
19:54 Interviews
Beaming Power in Space with Dr. Stephen Sweeney https://youtu.be/XDWTPGPoqko
The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope with Dr. Ashish Goel https://youtu.be/gAbhi4EMyO8
Sending Humans to the Outer Solar System with Dr. Jonathan Jiang https://youtu.be/qNE9jigS-wY
20:37 Outro
Host: Fraser Cain
Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov
Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov
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