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More evidence that dark energy is weakening, cosmic rays could keep life alive under the ice, NASA is building fuel depots in space, and a radio telescope is going to the far side of the Moon. On Space Bites+, how brines could form on the surface of Mars, providing a habitat for life.

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00:00 Intro

00:20 More evidence of Dark Energy weakening

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-supernova-study-suggests-dark-energy-might-be-weakening

03:11 Cosmic rays might define a whole new habitable zone

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-rays-could-support-life-just-under-the-ice

05:30 Zero-Boil Fuel Storage Test

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/zero-boil-fuel-storage-undergoes-system-testing

07:59 AI and Lunar Lava Tubes

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ai-uncovers-subsurface-entrances-on-the-moon

09:49 Volcanic activity on the Moon

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lava-existed-in-the-moons-subsurface-longer-than-previously-thought

11:09 Lunar telesdcope telescope

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-lunar-far-side-radio-telescope-is-ready-for-testing

14:08 Vote results

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14:46 From primordial black holes to SMBH

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-black-holes-could-act-as-seeds-for-quasars

17:47 Organic molecules in space

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-findings-indicate-that-the-origin-of-life-started-in-space

19:45 Parachute test for ExoMars

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomars-tests-its-parachute-by-dropping-from-the-stratosphere

21:12 Even more space news

22:13 Secret bonus story: brines on Mars

22:28 What are YOU obsessed with right now?

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