Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall
00:00:27 How do you study wibbly wobbly jellyfish, without damaging them or stressing them out? You give them a noodly hug, of course!
00:08:27 When a satellite runs out of fuel, it's sent up into a graveyard orbit where it can pose a threat to any spacecraft leaving Earth. But a recent test of the Mission Extension Vehicle could mean satellites can be refuelled, extending their lifespan significantly.
00:21:25 People are attaching sensors to plants, and translating the electrical conductivity of the plants into "music". It's not very good music, but the idea is to change how people think about plants as living organisms.
00:29:45 Astronomers have found a new planet outside our solar system, with a new technique. They looked for the radio signals from aurorae on the exoplanet!
This episode contains traces of ABC science journalist Tegan Taylor and physician Dr. Norman Swan answering children's coronavirus questions on Coronacast.
SoT 306: Don't Call It A Wolphin
SoT 305: Dolphins Doing Backflips
SoT 304: Licking the Walls
SoT 303: The Elf Who Could Not Love
SoT 302: A Sad Albino Parrot
SoT 301: Underground Camouflaged Silent Frogs
SoT 300: Science and Selfies
SoT 299: Ingesting Geese
SoT 298: Streptococcus Galactica
SoT 297: Creepy Masks Are Creepy
SoT 296: Classic Neanderthal Styling
SoT 295: The Red Light District
SoT 294: Plastics Bad, Bacteria Good
SoT 293: Hot Chilli Wars
SoT 292: The Little Telescope That Could
SoT 291: Orbital Mechanics Are So Cool
SoT 290: There's No Fuel Gauge
SoT 289: A Wisdom of Wombats
SoT 288: The Fly On Kauai With The Lavae
SoT 287: An Army of Clones
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