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 286: The Superb Bird-Of-Paradise And Magnificent Riflebird
SoT Special: 2017 Bloopers and Outtakes
SoT 285: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2017
SoT 284: The Executive Committee Range
SoT 283: Multicellular Life Is Everywhere
SoT 282: Funny Little Organism
SoT 281: Little Bit Magnificent Goat
SoT 280: The 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes
SoT 279: Obviously, You've Missed The Bird
SoT 278: Nobel Prizes 2017
SoT Special 24 – Dr. Katie Mack
SoT Special 23 – Dr. Lynne Kelly
SoT 277: Stuck On Saturn Images
SoT 276: Fluffy Rocks
SoT 275: Almost Edible
SoT 274: The Armadillo Transformer
SoT 273: The Last Place You Look
SoT 272: Raven Pocket
SoT 271: Seductive Cockatoo Music
SoT 270: Sweeping Majestically Across The Plain
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