S27E12: The oldest black hole ever observed

The Space and Astronomy Science Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 12
*The oldest black hole ever observed
Astronomers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed dating back more than 13 billion years to a time near the dawn of the universe.
*New satellite to study Earths changing frozen regions
The countdown is now underway for this year’s launch of the joint American Indian NISAR spacecraft which will study how climate change is affecting the planet’s ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice.
*Starliner parachute upgrade test
Engineers have tested a new modified parachute system for Boeing's trouble plagued Starliner spacecraft in the skies above Arizona.
*The Science Report
Researchers have identified a 288 million year old fragment of ancient fossilized skin.
Scientists create the largest ever catalogue of marine microbes based on scanning environmental DNA.
New study looks at the microbes responsible for the lovely flavours of the cheddar cheese on your toast.
Skeptics guide to favourite colour-based personality tests

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This week’s guests:
Dr. Anais Möller from Swinburne University
Scott Tucker IDEX LASP Project Manager Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Kristina Davis IDEX LASP instrument engineer Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Ethan Ayari IDEX Research Assistant Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
NISAR Project Scientist Paul Rosen JPL
NISAR Science co-lead Deepak Putrevu ISRO
NISAR Deputy Project Manager Wendy Edelstein JPL
NISAR Deputy Project Manager Chaitra Rao ISRO

And our regular guests:
Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life
Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics