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Nightlife Science with Charley Lineweaver

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The Milky Way Galaxy of stars stretches across a dark night sky, with a large shed and water tank in the foreground.
A starry outback sky over a shearing shed and water tank, Winton, Queensland, 2023.(Supplied: Steven Lippis Photography)

A mysterious space explosion that has been dubbed the Tasmanian Devil has baffled astronomers, The second most powerful cosmic ray ever detected has smashed into Earth, $200m for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has been offered from another Silicon Valley billionaire, and Chimpanzees spotted using insects to treat their wounds. Associate Professor Charley Lineweaver, Astrophysicist at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the very latest news and issues in science and space. 

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