Spacetime With Stuart Gary

The astronomy and space science news podcast.*How galaxies get their iconic spiralsA new study claims galactic magnetic fields could play an important role in shaping the elegant sweeping arms of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way.*Best ever pulsar maps and measurementsAstrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar's size and its mass, as well as the first-ever map of hot spots on its surface.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189736850098  *US Space Force is now a thingU.S. President Donald Trump has formally signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act which officially establishes the United States Space Force as a new sixth branch of the American armed services. *Third AMS spacewalkCrew aboard the International Space Station have carried out the third of four planned spacewalks to service and upgrade AMS-02 – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- a device designed

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Boeing’s new Starliner fails to reach the International Space StationBoeing has failed in its first attempt to send its new CST-100 Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station – instead getting the spacecraft stranded in a useless orbit.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189785819133  *The largest stellar-mass black hole ever detectedAstronomers have observed the largest stellar-mass black hole ever detected.  The black hole catalogued as LB-1 has about 70 times the mass of the Sun – more than twice the size of any previously detected stellar-mass black hole. *Scientists select a site on asteroid Bennu for a sample collectionNightingale has been selected as the primary collection site for NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission on the surface of the boulder-strewn asteroid Bennu.You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 22 Episode 94The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Interstellar comet makes its closest approach to the SunThe Interstellar comet 21 Borisov has now sped past the Sun and has thus begun its journey back out of the solar system.*How Enceladus got its stripesScientists have finally developed a model which explains how the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus got its iconic south pole tiger stripes and what keeps them open.*New mission to track sea level rise over the next decadeThe European Space Agency and NASA will monitor changes in sea levels caused by global warming over the next ten years with a new spacecraft called Sentinel six – the latest in the ongoing European Copernicus program to monitor Earth’s changing environment from space.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189501745368 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189525115143 *Blue Orig

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly)*Forget what you’ve heard: size really does matter when it comes to galactic rotationA new study has found that the direction in which a galaxy rotates depends on its mass. *The most massive star ever known to be destroyed by a supernova explosionScientists have discovered the most massive star ever known to be destroyed by a supernova explosion. *Bennu’s Mystery ParticlesShortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's science team revealed that the asteroid could be active, or consistently discharging particles into space.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189622417638 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189622444283 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189500934603  *Near Earth Objects updateWith the year not over yet 2019 has already broken the re

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E92The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *A new measurement for the mass of the most common particle in the universeScientists have set the upper limit for the mass of the neutrino -- the most common particle in the universe.*Wreckage found from India’s crashed lunar landerNASA has found the remains of India’s ill-fated Vikram lunar lander which crashed on to the surface of the Moon during a failed landing attempt in September.*All systems go for CHEOPS launchThe European Space Agency’s Exoplanetary explorer spacecraft CHEOPS has been slated for launch on December 17.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189501277263 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189501323158 *December SkywatchHeading towards the December Solstice and the rock comet 3200 Phaethon about to display the annual Geminids meteor shower. For enhanced Show Notes including photos

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E91 *Biggest supermassive black hole in the local universeAstronomers have identified a record-setting supermassive black hole – some 40 billion times the mass of our Sun –making it easily the biggest in the local universe.*The Sun’s secrets being revealedThe first detailed results from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are revealing some surprising secrets about the Sun.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189488131203*Determining the size of a protonPhysicists are getting closer to solving the proton radius puzzle with one of the most precise new measurements of the charge radius of the proton.*SpaceX Dragon launch A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship carrying a garage for robots has successfully docked with the International Space Station. *2020 Australasian Sky Guide releasedThe 2020 Australasian Sky Guide has been released providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 22 Episode 90The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Have scientists detected a mysterious fifth force in natureScientists with CERN the European Organisation for Nuclear Research are investigating fresh claims of the detection of an unknown particle that could carry a fifth force of nature.*Record-setting X-ray burstInstruments aboard the International Space Station have detected their brightest ever X-ray burst.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkoWncpMYg *Rewriting the text books on the origins of globular clustersAstronomers have discovered relatively young globular clusters in a giant galaxy – contradicting the idea that all globular clusters are very ancient objects.*Ariane 5 carries out its fourth launch for the yearAn Ariane 5 rocket has blasted into space carrying two new telecommunications satellites into orbit.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189348074453*India h

SpaceTime 20191204 Series 22 Episode 89 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *A massive explosion rocks the centre of the Milky WayAstronomers have found evidence of a cataclysmic flare that exploded out from the centre of the Milky Way effecting the Magellanic stream linking our galaxy with two nearby dwarf galaxies 200,000 light-years away. *Milky Way stealing galaxies from its neighboursA new study has found that the Milky Way galaxy has been stealing satellite galaxies from a nearby galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud. *Global storms launch dust towers into the Martian skyA new study suggests massive global dust storms on the red planet might provide a means of transporting Martian water into space. *Ariane 5 ECA launches Intelsat 39 and EDRS-CAn Ariane 5 ECA heavy lift rocket has carried two new satellites into orbit.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189346736313  *Russia launches top secret spy satelliteRussia has launched a classified m

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E88 *Wolfe Creek Crater younger than thoughtWolfe Creek Crater, one of the world's largest meteorite impact structures is much younger than previously thought.*The first global map of Titan completedThe first map showing the global geology of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been completed revealing a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains.*Astronauts carry out space walks to service the AMSAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have carried out the first two of a planned four space walks to service Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- a vital instrument which is studying antimatter, cosmic rays, and dark matter – some of the biggest issues in astronomy and physics today.You Tube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189225425423 *Planet’s unlike anything in our solar system discovered in nearby spaceNASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite has discover

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E87 *Gamma Ray Bursts reveal more of their secretsA violent explosion in a distant galaxy has broken the record for the brightest source of high-energy electro-magnetic radiation in the universe.*Evidence of missing neutron star inside Supernova 1987AAstronomers have finally uncovered evidence of the missing neutron star that has been hidden at the heart of Supernova 1987A for over 30 years.*Blobs said to be evidence of life on MarsAs scientists continue their research to determine whether life has ever or could ever have existed on Mars – an Ohio University Professor claims his analysis of images from NASA rovers on the red planet’s surface shows evidence of Martian life.*Starship failureSpaceX’s new interplanetary experimental Starship has experienced a slight setback after spectacularly failing a tank pressurisation test.*The Science ReportAtmospheric CO2 levels reach a new global peak of 407.8

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Unexplained seasonal changes discovered in Martian oxygen levelsScientists have detected mysterious seasonal changes in oxygen levels in the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars.*Water detected on interstellar visitorAstronomers have detected signs of water spewing from the interstellar comet 2i Borisov which is about to make its closest approach to the Sun before beginning its trek back out of the solar system.*Hundreds more Near Earth Objects detectedThe European Space Agency’s Near Earth Objects Co-ordination Centre has detected another 350 previously unknown NEO’s or Near Earth Objects over the past month.*New class of black holesScientists have proposed a new class of black holes – smaller than stellar-mass black holes – but larger than hypothetical primordial black holes.*Sixty more Starlink satellites launchedSpaceX has launched another 60 Starlink microsatellites as part of its plans to establish a glo

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E85 *Mars 2020 rover to search for microscopic fossilsNASA’s Mars 2020 rover will land on the Red Planet’s JEZERO Crater. The landing site was selected as it’s considered the best place on the planet to look for signs of microscopic fossils and ancient life.YouTube URL https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189029639023  *New comet interceptor missionThe European Space Agency is planning a new mission to study a comet. The comet interceptor mission will follow on from the Rosetta spacecraft mission which spent two years studying the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.YouTube URL https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189030191948  *New Pluto orbiter mission plannedNASA has funded Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado to study the important attributes, feasibility and cost of a possible future Pluto orbiter mission. *How Supernova 1987A revealed some of its secretsIt took

The astronomy and space science news podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E84Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *New measurement for the mass of the Higgs bosonPhysicists have achieved a new level of precision in their efforts to measure the Higgs boson – finding it to have a mass of 125.35 GeV with a precision of 0.15 GeV -- an uncertainty of roughly 0.1%.  *Voyager 2 illuminates the boundary of interstellar spaceScientists publish five new research papers detailing the stunning findings of Voyager 2 from the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. *Climate satellite celebrates ten years in orbitThe European Space agency’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity or SMOS satellite has just celebrated its tenth year in orbit.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188733609933  *Cygnus 12 launchA Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuar

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Star thrown out of galaxy by a black holeAstronomers have detected a star that’s being flung out of the Milky Way galaxy at a record breaking speed of over six million kilometres per hour by the super massive black hole at the galactic centre.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189025267073  *Signs of the next solar cycle increaseThere’s more confirmation today that the Sun’s magnetic poles have flipped marking the start of solar cycle 25. *Gaia’s astronomical revolutionThe European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has now completed its initial five year mission and has entered its first mission extension.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188697338008  *Starliner launch abort test issueA problem with the deployment of one of the parachutes blemished an otherwise successful test of Boeing’s new manned capsule the CST 100 Starliner which will eventually ferry astronauts to the I

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *SpaceTime 20191108 Series 22 Episode 82 *New Gaia data shows stars stick in familiesNew data shows that newborn stars don’t simply drift away from their stellar nurseries – but rather stick together in long-lasting, string-like groups.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/187341898803  *This week’s Transit of MercuryThe transit of Mercury happens this month on Remembrance day - November 11 as the tiny innermost world of our solar system crosses the face of the Sun. The rare event only happens 13 times a century. *What could be the Solar System’s smallest dwarf planetAstronomers have spotted what might well be the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188697832768 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188698028463 YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20191106 Series 22 Episode 81*Quantum squeezing to detect every stellar-mass black hole merger in the universeScientists have found a way to detect virtually every stellar black hole collision in the universe by refining a technique called quantum squeezing. *New evidence that the first stars formed very quicklyAstronomers studying and ancient quasar have discovered a primitive gas cloud providing new clues about the birth of the universe’s first stars. *A mission to slam an impactor into an asteroidNASA and the European Space Agency are planning a double mission to slam an impactor into a pyramid sized moon orbiting a mountain sized near Earth asteroid.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188695195458  *Military space shuttle returns after a record breaking flight of over two yearsThe United States Air Force’s X-37B space shuttle has returned to Earth after a record breaking 780 days in orbit

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20191101 Series 22 Episode 80 *Construction about to begin for the Lucy trojan asteroid missionNASA’s Lucy mission to study Jupiter’s trojan asteroids has passed its final design review and has now moved into the construction phase -- bringing it one step closer to its 2021 launch date.You tube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188537172673  *Solar Orbiter on its way to the launch padThe European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft has completed its test campaign in Europe and is now on its way to Cape Canaveral ahead of its launch in February 2020. *ESA’s climate change effortCopernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme. Operated by the European Space Agency – the Copernicus Sentinel satellites provide continuous monitoring of Planet Earth’s environment and how and why that’s being altered by climate change. *No sign of India’s failed lunar landerNASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Or

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20191030 Series 22 Episode 79 *The universe is expanding more rapidly than predictedNew observations suggest the universe is expanding far more rapidly that current models are predicting. *Solving one of the planet’s greatest who done its!A new study has confirmed it was the asteroid impact rather than volcanism which triggered the mass extinction event 66 million years ago that wiped out 75 percent of all life on Earth – including all non-avian dinosaurs. *A vital test for the world’s largest telescope projectAstronomers and engineers have completed a test run to determine if today’s technology can cope with the enormous amounts of data expected to be streaming in once the world’s largest telescope – the Square Kilometre Array – or SKA – is up and running.You tube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/188536560628  *Living off the land on the MoonSpace experts from all over the world have met in the Eu

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20191025 Series 22 Episode 78*Some water on the Moon may be fairly recentA new study suggests water ice discovered on the lunar surface didn’t all arrive at once by may have accumulated over billions of years with some deposits being relatively young. *New organic compounds found in Enceladus iceNew kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes erupting from Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus. *What happens under the Yellowstone volcanoA new study has found that the deep mantle plume which feeds the Yellowstone super volcano originates from the core mantle boundary under Baja California – more than a thousand kilometres southwest of the caldera’s current location. *Another look at Ultima ThuleAn evocative new image sequence from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 -- nicknamed Ul

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20191023 Series 22 Episode 77 *Earth escapes another asteroid near missIt’s been revealed that astronomers discovered a new asteroid some seven and a half hours after it swooped just 37,399 kilometres above the Earth’s surface – that’s closer than some satellites. *Astronomers focus on our new interstellar visitorAstronomers have taken their best and sharpest look yet at a comet that’s entered our solar system from interstellar space. *New history of Earth’s crustA new study has found that more crust was formed on the early Earth than previously thought. *Crops grown successfully in Martian soil simulantScientists have successfully grown crops using simulated Martian and lunar soils. *NASA’s new space suitsNASA has released its latest space suits to be worn by crews flying aboard the new Orion capsule. *New era begins for satellite operationsA new era for commercial satelli