S26E74: BepiColombo undertakes third Mercury flyby & Other Space News

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 74
*BepiColombo undertakes third Mercury flyby
The BepiColombo spacecraft is now undertaking its latest close flyby of the planet Mercury – passing just 236 kilometres above the baking hot planet’s surface.
*Rare earth metals in the atmosphere of a glowing hot exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered rare earth metals in the atmosphere of a distant glowing hot gas giant exoplanet.
*Earth might have been built much faster than thought.
A new study claims that the Earth was created much quicker than previously thought and came complete with its water – a sort of package deal.
*The Science Report
Santos’s retired Pilbara gas field found leaking methane for a decade,
China and Russia expanding their nuclear stockpiles by far more than any other country.
Scientists have developed a single-dose injection to stop cats getting pregnant.
Alex on Tech AMD launches its new super bergamo processors
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