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SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 81*The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black holeAstronomers studying the destruction of a star by a black hole have unraveled another mystery in how stars are torn apart by these dark monsters.*NASA’s New Mineral Dust DetectorA new NASA science package to attach to the International Space Station will monitory how dusty the Earth is – and how that affects the environment.*Moscow adorns their Progress cargo ship with anti-Ukrainian propaganda A Russian Progress cargo ship carrying two and a half tonnes of supplies has successfully docked with the International Space Station.*Two American spy satellites launchedTwo classified American spacecraft have been successfully launched into aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.*The growing danger of falling space junkA new study has found that wishing on a falling star could be deadly – especially if it’s a rocket.*The Science ReportNo health benefits to drinking alcoh

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 80*NASA’s Curiosity rover goes into emergency safe mode on MarsNASA’s Mars Curiosity rover have suddenly gone into emergency safe mode on the red planet following unusual temperature spikes were detected by a key instrument control unit.*Claims the Earth’s mantle had two different compositionsA new study claims the Earth’s mantle had very different composition early in the planet’s history with the lower mantle nearest the outer core far drier than the upper mantle closer to the crust.*China slams NASA’s claims about Beijing militarizing the MoonBeijing has slammed claims by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson that China is trying to gain the ultimate high ground by militarizing the Moon.*China’s military buildup in space continuesChina has launched another Gaofen high resolution spy satellite.*Virgin Orbit launches seven Space Force SatellitesVirgin Orbit has successfully launched seven United States Space Force satellites aboard a LauncherOne carrier rocket drop launched from a specia

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 25 Episode 79*James Webb reveals its spectacular first imagesThe first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope have stunned the world with their spectacular beauty and clarity.*Russia officially kicked off the ExoMars mission over UkraineThe European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos on the joint EXO-Mars mission with to put a rover on the surface of the red planet to drill for signs of life.*A successful maiden flight of Europe’s new Vega C rocketEurope’s new Vega C launch vehicle has undertaken a successful maiden flight delivering a scientific satellite and six Cubesats into orbit.*A blast rocks SpaceX’s star base complex in Texas.A SpaceX Starship super heavy Booster has suffered a spectacular launch pad explosion at the SpaceX star base Facility in Boca Chica Texas.*SpaceX set new launch records for its Falcon 9 rocket.SpaceX has set a new rec

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 78*Discovery of the fastest known starAstronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way orbiting Sagittarius A* the Supermassive black hole at the galactic centre in just four Earth years.*Physicists confront the neutron lifetime puzzleTo solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can “live” outside an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory proposing the existence of a right-handed version of our left-handed universe.*Shedding new light on dark matterA team of physicists has developed a method for predicting the composition of dark matter.*The Science ReportNew study looks at who is more likely to develop long COVID. A thousand species of bacteria and archaea discovered living on glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau.The new low-cost supercapacitor that can selectively capture carbon dioxide gas while it charges.Skeptic's guide to dreams forebodings and premonitions.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 77*Curiosity finds organic material on Mars comparable with some parts of EarthScientists measuring the total organic carbon - a key component in the molecules of life - in Martian rocks for the first time have found levels comparable with some location on Earth.*All systems go for NASA’s Viper lunar rover missionNASA are planning to land a lunar rover on the Moon’s south pole next year to search for water ice in the permanently dark shadows lurking at the bottom of craters that never seen the Sun.*The unexpected chemical complexity Comet 67P Churyumov GerasimenkoScientists have discovered a whole series of complex organic molecules in the Comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko.*The Science Report480 million year old spore-like microfossils found in Australia.How to talk when loved ones are sleeping.The Dingo has a unique genome distinct from domestic dogs.Alex on Tech: The iPhone turns 15 – do you feel old yet?Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen lin

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 76*The Dark Side of the Universe might not be all that dark after allThe accelerating expansion of the universe due to a mysterious quantity called “dark energy” may not be real, according to ongoing research claiming it might simply be an artefact caused by the physical structure of the cosmos.*CAPSTONE moon probe finally phones home after mysteriously going silentNASA’s Capstone mission has re-established contact with mission managers two days after suddenly going silent following its separation from its Rocket Lab Photon Spacecraft.*NASA’s second launch at the Arnhem Space Centre blasts offNASA has conducted a second launch from the Arnhem Space Centre sending a sub orbital sounding rocket on a mission to study our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri.*The Science ReportA new more infectious third COVID Omicron wave on the way.A diet rich in Vitamin K could lower your risk of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascu

SpaceTime 20220708 Series 25 Episode 75*Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theoryA new study of an old Martian meteorite is contradicting current ideas of planetary formation.*Another six space tourist kiss the edge of space aboard New ShepardBlue Origin has undertaken its fifth manned space tourism flight.*First Ariane 5 launch for 2022The European Space Agency has undertaken its first Ariane 5 flight of the year placing two telecommunications satellites into geostationary orbit.*SpaceX rounds off a busy launch schedule with more than a dozen flightsIt’s been busy times for SpaceX and its Falcon 9 workhorse with more than a dozen launches taking place on what seems like a futuristic space age production line with one launch after another.*July SkywatchPlanet Earth reaches its furthest orbital distance from the Sun, the spectacular Southern Cross constellation, and the ticking time bomb known as Antares…Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimew

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 74*NASA announces launch delay for Its Psyche asteroid missionNASA has scrubbed the launch of its long-awaited mission to the strange metallic rich asteroid 16 Psyche because of on-going flight software issues.*New Zealand’s first lunar mission blasts offRocket Lab has launched – CAPSTONE -- its first lunar spacecraft for NASA.*Iran carries out another ballistic missile test despite its UN agreementsIran has carried out a second test launch of its new Zoljanah long range ballistic missile in direct contravention of its 2015 nuclear non proliferation treaty agreements.*South Korea launches its own orbital rocket.South Korea has successfully launched its first homegrown rocket placing a satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportClaims there are now fewer tropical cyclones across the world than before industrialisation.New research suggests that a 'mega dose' of Vitamin C may be harmful rather than helpful.Dogs might be man’s best friend thanks to mutations in stress hormones genes.Alex

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 73*Discovery of the most powerful pulsar in the distant universeAstronomers have discovered one of the youngest and most powerful neutron star pulsars ever seen.*NASA returns to Australian skies for a series of space flightsNASA has undertaken its first launch from a privately operated commercial launch pad outside the United States.*China launches four more spy satellites as it continues to prepare for warChina has launched four more spy satellites as the communist nation continues what Beijing describes as its build up to war.*The Science ReportMonkeypox continues to spread globally.The simple eye test that can determine if you’re on the spectrum.Domestic dogs more closely related to ancient eastern Eurasian wolves than to those in the west.Skeptic's guide to what sort of people believe in the paranormal.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/li

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 72*A close encounter with the planet MercuryThe BepiColombo spacecraft has just undertaken its second close flyby of the planet Mercury.*Parker Solar Probe Completes 12th PerihelionNASA’s Parker Solar probe has just completed its 12th perihelion flying to within eight and a half million kilometres of the Sun’s surface.*Work begins on a new European tracking station in Western AustraliaConstruction is now underway on the European Space Agency’s latest deep-space communications antenna in Western Australia.*The Science ReportA new study says Australian COVID-19 cases are far higher than reported.Tropical coral reefs threaten Sydney Harbour.Scientists closer to developing a more sustainable, rechargeable ‘organic’ battery.Skeptic's guide to the pseudoscience of gay conversion therapy.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 71*Dead star caught ripping up its planetary systemAstronomers have been given a sobering glimpse of the ultimate fate of planet Earth as they watched a Sun like star at the end of its life rip its planetary system apart.*New evidence on long standing water on ancient MarsA new study suggests that Mars may have retained a significant amount of water until far more recently than previously thought.*Russian space debris threatens space stationCrew aboard the International Space Station have been forced to take evasive action to avoid a piece of Russian space junk created by Moscow’s latest anti-satellite missile test.*The Science ReportClaims the Omicron variant appears to be less likely to cause long covid than Delta.New study claims multivitamins and dietary supplements are a waste of money.The origins of copper revealed.Alex on Tech: new virtual reality training systems to help surgeons.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://space

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 70*Monster black hole discoveryAstronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that’s consuming as much mass as the planet Earth every second.*Discovery of a possible new fundamental particle – maybe even dark matterThere’s growing evidence today of the possible existence of a new yet to be confirmed fundamental particle in physics.*Space Launch System ready to flyNASA says it’s ready to launch its giant new Artemis 1 SLS moon rocket.*The Science ReportGoogle rejects claims its LaMDA artificial intelligence program has become sentient or self-aware.The world’s first quantum computing chip developed in Sydney.Claims exposure to green space could slow cognitive decline in middle-aged women.Skeptic's guide to spooky dollyListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 69*Detecting invisible monsters floating unseen in spaceAstronomers may have discovered the first free-floating black hole in the Milky Way galaxy – an invisible monster devouring anything that gets too close.*NASA loses two hurricane monitoring satellites during launchTwo small NASA satellites designed to study hurricane development have been destroyed after their Astra Rocket 3.3 launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during its accent from the Cape Canaveral Space Force base in Florida.*Iran breaches more nuclear agreements as it prepares for another missile testIran has confirmed its gearing up for more missile tests despite United Nations resolutions agreed to by the Islamic republic preventing Tehran from developing nuclear weapons or their delivery systems.*The Science ReportMicroplastics discovered in Antarctica for the first time.New study says the Black Death may have originated in modern day KyrgyzstanA new study shows that as well as sending your cat nuts catnip also keep

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 68*A treasure trove of galactic information in GAIA’s long awaited third data releaseThe European Space Agency has finally published the long awaited GAIA mission third data release. The findings represent the most detailed survey so far of our home galaxy the Milky Way.*Europe approves a new Comet Interceptor MissionThe European Space Agency has approved a new mission to intercept an interstellar comet or asteroid.*James Webb space telescope hit by micrometeoroidNASA’s brand new ten billion dollar James Webb space telescope has been hit by a micrometeoroid.*The Science ReportWarnings the current ongoing La Niña event could last till December.Discovery of a link between living near fracking sites while pregnant and baby development.Fossils of a new kind of theropod dinosaur discovered in Egypt’s western Desert.Alex on Tech: the plague of facial recognition software.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 67*Evidence that Earth’s inner core oscillatesScientists have discovered that the Earth’s inner core oscillates, contradicting previously accepted models that suggested it consistently rotates at a faster rate than the planet’s surface.*A new look at planet Earth’s plate tectonicsScientists have developed new models providing a more detailed view of planet Earth’s extensive system of plate tectonics and how the continents are assembled.*NASA to study UFOsNASA is to undertake its own independent study of unidentified aerial phenomena better known to us as UFOs.Meanwhile, the internet is abuzz with claims by China that its FAST radio telescope may have picked up signals from an alien civilization -- But others are saying not so fast.*The Science ReportNeurodevelopmental issues found in some kids born to COVID mothers.A new study has linked vitamin D deficiency to dementia.Paleontologists have identified the remains of what cou

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 66*Mars probe MAVEN back in service following a major glitchNASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is finally back in operation after defaulting into an emergency safety mode in February. Mission managers eventually traced the problem to its Inertial Measurement Units which are responsible for navigation.*Unravelling the mystery of brown dwarfsAstronomers have discovered five brown dwarfs -- objects that fill the gap between the largest planets and the smallest stars. The five reported in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics will provide new clues about how these rare objects are formed and evolve.*Three new crew board China’s space stationThree Chinese taikonauts have arrived safely aboard Beijing’s new Tiangong space station for what will be a six month mission to complete construction of the orbiting outpost. The trio blasted off in their Shenzhou-14 capsule aboard a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan satellite launch center in northwestern China's Gobi desert.*The Science ReportA rapid

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 65*New study says Earth’s magnetic poles aren’t about to flipA new study claims the South Atlantic Anomaly -- a mysterious region where the Earth’s geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly – does not mean the planet’s poles are about to flip polarity. The findings reported in the journal PNAS pieces together evidence stretching back 9,000 years and suggests that the current changes aren’t unique, and that a reversal may not be in the cards after all.*Discovery that Mercury has magnetic stormsA new study has confirmed that Mercury the nearest planet to the Sun and the solar system’s smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. The findings reported in the journal Nature Communications answers the question of whether other planets, including those outside our solar system, can have geomagnetic storms regardless of the size of their magnetosphere or whether they have an Earth-like ionosphere.*Striving for the MoonWhen the crew of Apollo 17 blasted off fr

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 64*Strange neutron star discovered in stellar graveyardAstronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of neutron star. The star named PSR J0901-4046 should be in a category of non-rotating dead neutron stars assigned to a sort of stellar graveyard.*NASA to launch from Arnhem land this monthNASA has listed June 26th as the preferred launch window for the first of three sounding rocket flights to be conducted from Equatorial Launch Australia’s new Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory’s Gove Peninsula near Nhulunbuy. The flights will be the first for NASA from a commercial launch facility outside of the United States, and the first time the agency’s launched rockets from Australia since 1995, when launches were conducted from the Woomera Rocket Range.*The world’s biggest rocket Artemis 1 back on the launch padNASA’s Artemis 1 SLS Moon rocket is back on the launch pad in Florida after a series of modifications in pre

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 63*New evidence on Earth of an ancient supernovaNew chemistry forensics suggests that a meteorite named Hypatia which was discovered in the Egyptian desert might be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a thermonuclear or type 1a supernova explosion. These rare supernovae are some of the most energetic events in the universe – stellar explosions powerful enough to briefly outshine an entire galaxy.*Preparing for an Earth Observation satellite missionEurope’s highly successful Copernicus Earth observation programme is designed to monitor the environmental changes the planet has been undergoing as it continues to change under the growing influence of global warming. The Sentinel satellites being launched as part of that program are providing scientists with an eye in the sky to study the incremental impacts of climate change. *India’s manned space program reaches another milestoneThe Indian Space Research Organisation – ISRO – has completed a 135 second static test firing of

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 62*Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holesAstronomers have discovered a previously overlooked treasure trove of large black holes hiding deep inside dwarf galaxies. The newly discovered black holes offer a glimpse into the life story of the supermassive black hole at the center of big galaxies such as our own Milky Way galaxy. *ESA’s JUICE mission to JupiterThe European Space Agency JUpiter ICy moons Explorer or JUICE mission is slated to launch in April 2023 on an eight year journey to search for signs of life on three of the icy Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. JUICE will arrive at Jupiter in July 2031 to explore the largest planet in our solar system and three of its 79 moons Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.*The effects of Tonga volcanic eruption reached all the way into spaceWhen the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effec