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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 50*Climate Change has shifted the axis of the EarthA new study claims glacial melting due to global warming was likely the cause of a shift in the movement of the Earth’s poles that occurred in the 1990s.*What may be the nearest black hole to EarthAstronomers have discovered what may be the nearest black hole to Earth, orbiting in a binary system with a nearby red giant called V723 Monocerotis.*New dragon crew safely arrive at the space stationNASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 has successfully docked with the International Space Station with the second commercial crew rotation mission.*Top secret spy satellite launchedOne of the world’s most powerful rockets – the Delta IV heavy has successfully launched a new American spy satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportIncreasing energetic ocean eddies may be affecting climate change.More evidence that Tyrannosaurs roamed in packs.Beijing’s social credit surveillance system now tracking people overseas.New technology to reduce compute

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 49*A record-breaking flare from Sun's nearest stellar neighbourAstronomers have detected one of the most violent stellar flares ever recorded in the galaxy exploding out of Proxima Centauri the nearest star system to the Sun.*More chopper flights on the red planetNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther in its latest test flights on the surface of the red planet.*A new look at the story of the Pleiades seven sistersAstronomers have taken a new look at the enigmatic Pleiades open star cluster and how its evolution fits in to human mythology.*The pink supermoonIt sounds like something they used to do at midnight shift or studio 54 -- but we just had something the media are calling a pink super moon.*The Science ReportA new subunit COVID-19 vaccine passes its early trials.Study warns breathing second hand smoke increases your risk of getting oral cancer by 51 percent.H

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 48*SpaceX Starship to be the new lunar moduleNASA has selected SpaceX to provide the lunar land landers that will carry crew and cargo between the Gateway space station and the Moon’s surface.*The secret to Jupiter's strange aurora activityNew computer models suggest Jupiter’s spectacular auroral displays are unique in the solar system with a mix of different types of magnetic field lines.*The mysteries of extremely luminous infrared galaxiesAstronomers have caught an extremely luminous infrared galaxy during a unique point in its evolution.*Final hot fire test for one of the world’s most powerful rocket enginesThe world's most powerful hydrogen-fueled rocket engine – the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A has completed its final hot-fire acceptance test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.*The Science ReportA new study has confirmed that wearing two masks is better than one.Tropical species already finding

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 47*Russia quits the International Space StationRussia will withdraw from the International Space Station in 2025. The announcement by the head of its space programme comes in the wake of new space agreements between Russia and China and simmering tensions between Moscow and the west.*Unwrapping a supermassive black holeAstronomers have simultaneously focused 19 of the world’s most powerful telescopes on the M87 supermassive black hole to directly observe the monster at a range of different wavelengths.*ESA’s Galileo satellite navigation systemMore than two billion smartphones, with users worldwide are now making use of Europe's Galileo global satellite navigation system. The ten billion Euro project went live in 2016.*Final unmanned flight for New ShephardBlue Origin has carried out what may be the final unmanned test flight of its New Shepard launch system.*The Science ReportWomen taking probiotics, omega-3,

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 46*History with the first flight of an aircraft on another worldNASA has made history with the first flight of an aircraft on another world. The United States space agency’s Mars Ingenuity rotorcraft successfully lifted off from the floor of the red planet’s Jezero Crater -- climbing to an altitude of ten metres – maintaining a stable hover for 30 seconds – and then safely landing again.*The dead star that’s a sign of things to comeAstronomers have discovered their first pulsar using the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescopeMurchison is a precursor for the multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array telescope project and researchers say this discovery is likely to be a sign of things to come.*NASA’s SHIELDS mission to explore local interstellar spaceA new NASA mission is about to study interstellar particles that have drifted into our solar system. The mission called the Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 45*X-ray blasts discovered being emitted by the crab pulsarAstronomers studying the pulsar at the heart of the famous crab nebula have discovered blasts of X-ray are being emitted when the pulsar experiences a sudden glitch called a giant radio pulses.*How much extraterrestrial dust falls on Earth each yearA new study has calculated that some 5200 tonnes of space dust falls on to the Earth every year.*China’s latest top secret rocket launchChina has launched another classified spy satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportA third of kids hospitalized with COIVID-19 develop a severe form of the disease.Australia’s black summer bushfires caused stratosphere temperatures to increase.Scientists claim no single factor behind Australia’s megafauna extinction.How many T-Rex’s were there?Skeptic's guide to spotting someone trying to mislead you about science. Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produ

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 44*Mars did not dry up all at onceA new study shows that Mars didn’t lose its water all at once, but over a series of wetter and dryer periods ending about three billion years ago.*Space junk conferenceThe European Space Agency is currently hosting the 8th European Conference on Space Debris in Darmstadt, Germany.*Starlink 24 launchSpaceX has launched its 24th Starlink mission carrying 60 more broadband satellites into orbit. *The Science ReportStudies confirm kids are less likely to spread SARS-CoV-2.Growing concerns about West Antarctica’s Thwaites Doomsday Glacier.Canberra to purchase additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft.New study claims drinking beetroot juice is good for improving vascular and cognitive health.Alex on Tech: Australians spending up to six hours a day on their smart phones.Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any g

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 43*NASA delays Mars helicopter flightNASA has been forced to postponed the first flight of its Mars helicopter Ingenuity because of a software issue.*Growing evidence for new physics beyond the standard modelThe first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Fermilab have supported earlier observations that muons aren’t behaving in the way predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics.*Understanding the astronomy of the ancientsA new study confirmed that circular standing stone monuments like Stonehenge were constructed to observe the cycle of celestial events.*Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft launchIt’s been a busy time on the International Space Station with the arrival of three new Expedition 65 crew members aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft -- temporarily bringing the orbiting outposts compliment to ten – at least until three of the previo

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 42*Two Sizable Mars quakes detected on the red planetNASA’s Insight lander has just detected two significant Marsquakes on the red planet.*Could red dwarf exoplanet harbour life after all?A new study claims scientists shouldn’t be so quick to rule out the possibility of life on Earth like exoplanets orbiting in the habitable zones of red dwarf stars.*Moscow’s big lift: launching 38 satellites from 18 countries in one goRussia has successfully placed 38 satellites from 18 countries into orbit on a single rocket.*The Science ReportTaking another look at the Australian COVID-19 vaccine developed by The University of Queensland.Coastal waters off New South Wales warming up at three times the global average.A new study warns that less than a fifth of the African elephant habitat remains.Men and women’s brains not all that different after all.Skeptic's guide to the Canterbury Plains Panther. Your support is needed.

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 41*Could there be parts of another planet inside the Earth?A new hypothesis claims large parts of the planet Theia may still be present buried deep in the Earth’s mantle.*The anatomy of a Nova explosionAstronomers have gathered their best ever observations of a spectacular stellar explosion called a nova.*China gears up for war launching another spy satelliteChina is continuing its military build-up with the launch of another spy satellite.*The Science ReportA new study suggests that older people have a greater risk of getting COVID-19 twice.Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier could cross tipping points with consequences for global sea levels.Why people with red hair have a different pain threshold.Archaeologists describe a stunning collection of Arnhem Land rock art images.Alex on Tech looks at Facebooks sloppy security with your personal details.Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big o

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 40*Confirmation of how the universe evolvedAstronomers have discovered that much of the universe’s missing normal matter has been hiding in plain sight in the cosmic web.*OSIRIS-REx's final asteroid observation runNASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has undertaken its final flyover the half kilometre wide asteroid Bennu passing just 3.7 kilometres above the alien world’s rugged rock strewn surface.*Jupiter’s Great Red Spot still ragingJupiter’s great red spot continues to shrink but it’s not giving up yet.*The Science ReportAustralia recommending people under 50 be given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine rather than AstraZeneca.Autism to be far more common than previously thought.Nature's strongest material now has some stiff man made competition.Just in time for Passover and Easter comes a new study looking at Australian spiritual beliefs.Skeptic's guide to the irony of a coronavirus skeptic dying from Corona virus.Your

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 39*Ocean currents predicted on EnceladusA new study claims ocean currents are churning the sub surface seas of the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus.*SpaceX SN11 test ends in another explosive failureThey say space is hard and the latest SpaceX Starship test flight has once again proven how true it is.*Southern Launch granted space licenceFollowing two test flights last year Southern Launch has become the first private Australian company to secure a Launch Facility Licence from the Australian Space Agency.*Another 60 Starlink satellites launchedSpaceX has launched its 23rd cluster of Starlink broadband communications satellites.*The Science ReportWhite button mushrooms could slow the progression of prostate cancer.Critically endangered regent honeyeater losing its song culture due to rapidly declining population.China doubles the number of endangered species on its list.One in five Australians no longer interested

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 38*Planet Earth safe from the asteroid Apophis for at least the next hundred yearsAstronomers have now ruled out the possibility of the asteroid Apophis slamming into the Earth in 2068.*Discovery of a nearby super EarthAstronomers have discovered a super Earth exoplanet orbiting a star just 36 light years away.*Gilmour Space to launch Fleet satellitesGold Coast company Gilmour Space have signed a contract to launch six Fleet Space Technologies satellites aboard their Eris rocket in 2023.*Russia launches 36 OneWeb satellitesThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched 36 new One Web internet satellites into orbit.*The Science ReportClimate change turning Australia’s temperate coastal waters tropical.Palaeontologists have discovered a new theropod dinosaur in Argentina.Using 5G technology to directly power electronic devices.New study shows that like humans -- octopuses sleep in two stages.Alex on Te

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 37*Earth’s first supercontinentA new study suggests Pangea was simply the latest of approximately three supercontinents that formed on the Earth’s surface and that they all formed with in the last two billion years.*NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First FlightMars 2020 mission managers say their Ingenuity helicopter should be ready for its maiden flight within the next few days.*Virgin Galactic unveils its first SpaceShip IIIVirgin Galactic has rolled out its newest spacecraft – the first so called Spaceship III variant – officially named VSS Imagine.*US Strategic commands cryptic tweetOften described as the dunny door of social media Twitter looked like things were getting a lot more serious the other day when the official twitter account of the United States Strategic Command -- which runs the country's powerful nuclear weapons force suddenly tweeted what looked like a cryptic code.*The Science

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 36*Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed by dark matter?Data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia star mapping satellite has revealed tantalising evidence that the Hyades open star cluster -- the nearest star cluster to the Sun -- is being destroyed by the gravitational influence of a massive but unseen structure in our galaxy.*More air leaks in the Russian section of the space stationThe crew aboard the International Space Station have once again resorted to using tea leaves to try and find more air leaks in the Russian Zvezda module.*Starlink reaches over 1300 satellitesSpaceX has launched another 60 Starlink satellites as it continues to build its record setting broadband constellation.*April SkywatchThe star nearest the Sun, The Southern Cross, and the Lyrids meteor shower. Help SpaceTime become a completely listener supported podcast.SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we ar

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 35*Scientists determine the size of the Martian coreSeismic data collected by NASA's Mars Insight lander suggests the red planet’s core is about half the size of the Earth’s.*Searching for signs of Martian life in outback AustraliaNASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is continuing its final checks following its successful touch down on the surface of the red planet.*Kilometre wide asteroid zooms past EarthAn asteroid almost a kilometre wide has made its closest approach to Earth passing some two million kilometres from the planet’s surface.*The Science ReportExposure to artificial light linked to teen sleep, mood and anxiety disorders.A new study shows young adults are having less sex these days.Australia’s black summer bushfires pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption.Archaeologists discover 10,500 year old preserved large woven basket and dead sea scroll fragments.Alex on Tech the inventor of the compact cassette passes away. Support this

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 34*New images reveal magnetic structures near a supermassive black holeThe Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which produced the first ever image of a black hole has now released a new image detailing the powerful magnetic fields generated by the supermassive black hole.*A cosmic jellyfish in the distant universeAstronomers have discovered a spectacular cloud of plasma in a distant cluster of galaxies being ignited by passing shockwaves.*New results challenge the Standard Model of particle physicsScientists at CERN have found some intriguing results that potentially can’t be explained by science’s current understanding of the laws of physics.*Rocket Lab launches revolutionary new Australian satelliteRocket Lab has successfully launched its 19th Electron mission which included the deployment of its 100th satellite payload.*The Science ReportThe Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is ineffective against the South Af

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News PodcastSpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 33*A gigantic jet from the early universeAstronomers have discovered one of the biggest quasars ever seen in the early universe.*The planet with two atmospheresAstronomers have found a planet orbiting a distant star that appears to have lost its atmosphere – only to have gained a new one through volcanic activity.*New Chinese rocket launches top secret satelliteIt was a case of second time lucky for China’s new Long March 7A rocket successfully carrying classified satellite in to orbit.*Photographing the space stationJonathan Nally editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine explains how to image the International Space Station.*The Science ReportScientists may have found a switch associated with the spreading of prostate cancers.Study shows people with college educations live longer.The next big thing in electronic communications could be your favourite jacket.North Korea using cyber-attacks to steal more

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News PodcastSpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 32*The discovery of Fast Radio bursts dating back ten billion yearsAstronomers have detected three of the most distant Fast Radio Bursts ever observed.*Have astronomers discovered hypothetical Boson StarsA team of scientists claim that the heaviest black hole collision ever observed may have been something even more mysterious: the merger of two so called boson stars.*NASA’s new Moon rocket passes a major milestoneNASA has just completed a successful test firing of the core stage of its new SLS Moon rocket. The 8 minute and 19 second hot fire main engine burn in the B-2 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is a critical milestone ahead of the Artemis I mission slated for November.*The Science ReportWhy some otherwise healthy people develop life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.Neanderthals might have died out in Europe far earlier than thought.Using facial recognition to pay your bills.Geologists

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 31*Count down for Australia’s return to orbitIf all goes according to plan -- in almost exactly a year from now Australia will officially become a space-faring nation – again.*Interstellar visitors are more common than thoughtA new study suggests around seven interstellar visitors pass through our solar system every year.*Hubble emergency shutdownNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back online after suddenly shutting down last week due to a software error in the orbiting observatory’s main computer.*Discovering a monster on the moveAstronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole moving through the universe.*The Science ReportEthical controversy erupts as scientists generate a model of a human embryo from human skin cells.U.K. variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is linked to an increased risk of death.New clues as to how life might have started on Earth.Palaeontologists discover the world’s first example of