Spacetime With Stuart Gary

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20190726 Series 22 Episode 56 *ESA confirms asteroid will miss Earth in 2019Astronomers have confirmed that Asteroid 2006 QV89 won’t hit the Earth when it makes its close approach on September 9th. *A planetary defence exercise sharpens both scientists and emergency teamsA recent planetary defence exercise designed to see whether the Earth really could protect itself from a major asteroid impact didn’t do so well -- with scientists failing to save New York City from a major asteroid impact. *SpaceX Dragon test failure find faultInvestigators have blamed a leak of propellant due to the failure of a titanium check valve -- for the explosion which destroyed a Crew Dragon 2 capsule during tests at Cape Canaveral in April. *Russian Spektr space telescope launchedThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has successfully launched Moscow’s new Spektr-RG X-ray space Telescope. *T

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20190724 Series 22 Episode 55 *Disproving conspiracy theories about the Apollo Moon landingsFollowing the global celebration marking half a century since humans first walked on the surface of another world – comes the whine of the conspiracy theorists who despite the overwhelming evidence scientific, eye witness, and anecdotal – still insist Apollo 11 was faked. *Another touchdown for Hayabusa2Japan’s Hayabusa2 has carried out a second successful touchdown on the asteroid Ryugu collecting more samples for eventual return to Earth. *Atomic rockets are back on the agendaThe US Congress has approved 125 million dollars in seed funding for the development of a nuclear thermal propulsion rocket system. *The Science ReportA possible link between drinking lots of sugary beverages and an increased risk of cancer.A new study claims vitamin supplements could be doing you more harm t

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20190719 Series 22 Episode 54 *The first image of spooky quantum entanglement in actionIn an incredible first, scientists have captured the world's first actual photo of quantum entanglement -- the strange phenomenon Albert Einstein famously described it as 'spooky action at a distance'. *Discovery of the asteroid with the shortest yearAstronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest “year” known for any asteroid. *Military Space Station plannedThe Pentagon is looking at developing an autonomous military space station. *Vega spy satellite rocket failureThe European Space Agency and Arianespace have launched in independent inquiry commission after a Vega rocket carrying a spy satellite failed two minutes after launch. *The Science Report*People suffering from mental illness face drastic challenges with life expectance reduced by 20 years.*Seagulls may be threa

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 22 Episode 53  The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Man on the Moon: Apollo 11 celebrates half a centuryA special SpaceTime documentary looking back at what is arguably the greatest scientific achievement of mankind. 50 years ago, on July 20th, 1969 human’s set foot on the surface of another world for the first time. SpaceTime places the Apollo 11 mission into its true context with its origins in the pure evil of Nazi Germany and its political weaponization during the height of the cold war. We tell the story of the intense rivalry of the superpowers during the space race and how Apollo 11 became victorious. Included are the actual newsreels of the day and the key events as they unfolded through NASA live transmissions. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good po

The astronomy and space science news podcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime 20190712 Series 22 Episode 52 *A new window on matterNew research suggests the detection of Merging Neutron Stars could provide scientists with new insights in to the fundamental properties of matter *World’s most powerful supercomputers for the SKA projectThe giant Square Kilometre array project which is building the world’s biggest telescope in Western Australia and Southern Africa has finally completed design work on the world’s most powerful supercomputer – which will be needed to power the massive observatory. *New Zealand’s latest orbital space flightRocket Lab has successfully carried out its seventh mission in a spectacular late afternoon launch. *Sydney Uni wins rocketry contestThe University of Sydney Rocketry Team has won its category in the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico. *The Science ReportLiving in an area with higher air pollution may be linked to having

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E51 *First images of the origins of Fast Radio BurstsAstronomers have for the first time ever imaged the exact location of a one-off Fast Radio Burst – one of the most mysterious events in the universe. *All systems go for a new spacecraft to study the SunThe European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter is continuing with a long series of tests as mission managers prepares the 1.8 tonne spacecraft for its seven year mission to study the Sun. *Dust rings around Venus could provide clues to unchartered asteroidsAstronomers studying dust rings in the inner solar system tracing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, and Earth, believe the Venus ring could hint at unchartered asteroids. *Space Station crew returns to EarthThree members of the Expedition 59 crew have returned safely to Earth after spending six months aboard the International Space Station. *The Science Repor

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *A new idea to explain ancient supermassive black holesA new hypothesis has been developed claiming supermassive black holes can be created without first needing a star or stellar remnant to collapse. *NASA opens the Space Station to the tourism tradeNASA is about to follow in the footsteps of the Russians and start carrying space tourists up to the International Space Station. *The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter solvedAstronomers think they’ve finally developed an explanation for a mysterious galaxy that appears to have no dark matter. *July SkywatchOn average July is the coldest month of the year in the southern hemisphere -- which is experiencing winter -- and also marks the time when Earth is at aphelion – it’s furthest orbital position from the Sun – and the planet Saturn in opposition. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http:/

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *NASA’s Dragonfly to search for life on TitanNASA has announced a new mission called Dragonfly to study the unique, richly organic world of Titan.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185901462398  *The Neutrino Observatory at the bottom of the seaAstronomers are using a huge underwater telescope at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to study neutrinos generated by some of the most powerful and mysterious events in the universe. *Scientists get a reality check on detecting potentially Earth impacting asteroidsAstronomers have successfully detected a potentially threatening Near Earth Object or NEO – but were only able to confirm it would hit the planet – after it had already impacted. *South American Solar eclipseResidents of Chile and Argentina have just experienced a spectacular sunset solar eclipse. *The Science ReportEurope’s deadly heatwave sets new temperature recor

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Curiosity detects unusually high methane levels on MarsNASA's Mars Curiosity rover has detected the highest methane levels ever measured on the red planet. *Rover to explore Martian moons Phobos and DeimosJapan has announced plans to send a sample return mission to explore the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. *Astronomers spot snoopyAstronomers believe they may have found Snoopy – the Apollo 10 lunar module. The spacecraft was jettisoned after completing critical practice maneuvers fifty years ago. *Understanding how galaxies dieResearchers have reported the discovery of so-called cold quasars -- galaxies featuring an abundance of cold gas that still can produce new stars despite having an active supermassive black hole – or quasar -- at its centre. Astronomers say the discovery writes a new chapter in how galaxies die. *Quantum gravity has no symmetryA new study suggests that symm

SpaceTime 20190626 Series 22 Episode 47 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *New Mission to intercept a cometThe European Space Agency has announced a new mission to study a comet. The new Comet Interceptor mission will visit a pristine comet or interstellar asteroid making its first orbit around the Sun. *The warm glow of Uranus’ ringsA new study of the rings of Uranus have found them to have a temperature of just 77 degrees above absolute zero -- the boiling temperature of liquid nitrogen. *Celebrating 50 years since the Apollo 11 lunar landingThe world is gearing up to celebrate what is arguably the most significant date in human history – the day man set foot on the surface of another world for the first time. *Plate tectonics may have driven Cambrian ExplosionThe quest to discover what drove one of the most important evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth has taken a new, fascinating twist. *Ariane 5

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).   *Hunting for dark GalaxiesAn ancient collision with a newly discovered dark dwarf galaxy may be responsible for the Milky Way’s characteristic outer disk ripples. *Massive Martian ice discovery opens a window into red planet's historyScientists say newly discovered layers of ice buried almost two kilometres beneath the Martian north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets -- and could be one of the largest water reservoirs on the planet. *Earth's mantle is far more intricate than thoughtA new study has revealed the Earth’s mantle to be a far more geochemically diverse mosaic than previously thought. *The ticking time bomb of BetelgeuseBetelgeuse is a massive ticking time bomb – destined to explode as one of the nearest supernovae to Earth – and it could happen any time now. *Russia launches new military navigation satelliteRussian space forces have launched a new military

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *A giant mass anomaly detected under the Moon's largest craterA mysterious large mass of material has been discovered deep beneath the Solar System’s largest impact crater -- the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin. *Discovery of the UK’s biggest ever meteor impact siteScientists have finally pinpointed the impact site of a giant kilometre wide asteroid which slammed into what is now North Western Scotland 1.2 billion years ago. *Asteroid with 1 in 7000 chance of hitting the Earth in SeptemberTime for a bit of doomsday click bait and dangling at the end of our hook this month is asteroid 2006 QV89 – a thirty-metre-wide chunk of rock which has a one in 7299 chance of hitting the Earth on September 9th this year. *Turning sea bed into diamondsMost diamonds found on Earth are made from carbon recycled from the seabed and cooked deep inside the planet’s mantle. Now, Scientists have for the f

SpaceTime 20190614 Series 22 Episode 44 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *New questions about the origin of Earth’s waterThere’s a new chapter in the on-going search for the origin of Earth’s water. *Changes in Jupiter's Magnetic FieldScientists have discovered that Jupiter’s magnetic field changes over time. *China’s new family of launch vehicles.China is working on a new generation of launch vehicles designed to improve Beijing’s access to space. *June SkywatchJune marks the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and Summer north of the equator..For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesSponsor Details: To sign up for our special trial offer from The Great Courses Plus (details in the show)...use our URL: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space  Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly

SpaceTime 20190612 Series 22 Episode 43  The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Mars Insight’s drill failsScientists and engineers are trying to figure out why a key instrument on NASA’s Mars Insight lander has stopped working.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185400296523  *New research explains differences between the Moon’s near and far sidesAsymmetry between the Moon’s near and far sides may have been caused by a massive impact with a dwarf planet early in the solar system’s history. *NASA ramps up its return to the MoonNASA has selected three commercial lunar landing service providers to deliver science and technology payloads under its Artemis program to have humans back on the surface of the Moon by 2024. *NASA to launch rockets from the Northern TerritoryNASA has announced plans to launch sounding rockets from a new space base to be built in the Northern Territory. *The first St

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *A hundred years of gravityIt was a hundred years ago this month that observations performed during a total solar eclipse by Author Eddington proved for the first time that light can be physically bent by gravity.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185104756013  *New general relativity theory clocks experimentIn 2020 the International Space Station is expected to host the most precise clocks ever to leave Earth. *Discovery of one of the oldest known globular clustersAstronomers have discovered one of the universe’s oldest known globular star cluster – dating back some 12.8 billion years. *India launches spy satelliteIndia has successfully launched a new spy satellite aboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – the PSLV..For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes This episode of SpaceTim

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *The potential risk of the Taurid Meteor SwarmA new study claims the Taurid meteoroid stream could pose a risk to planet Earth.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185105695648   *How the Formation of the Moon might have brought water to EarthA new study claims Earth’s water arrived with Theia during the giant impact which created the Moon. *Another meteor flashes across Australian skiesHot on the heels of last week’s meteor which lit up the midnight skies of Central Australia – people across Australia’s southeast have just experienced their own celestial light show with a meteor lighting up the skies over Victoria and South Australia. *Jupiter's unknown journey revealedA new study claims the solar system’s largest planet Jupiter probably formed about four times further away from the Sun than where it is now. *Dragon launches safely to the space station follo

SpaceTime 20190524 Series 22 Episode 40 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *The incredibly shrinking Moon causing MoonquakesAstronomers say moonquakes are being generated as the Moon continues to cool and contract. *A new way to form volcanoesScientists have discovered a new way to form volcanoes. Geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth's mantle transition zone - a layer rich in water, crystals and melted rock - can percolate to the surface to form volcanoes. *Central Australian meteorA meteor has lit up the night skies of the Australian outback with witnesses reporting a flash of light briefly turning night into day. You tube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185009764028 *The Science ReportScientists create living colonies of E. coli bacteria using DNA constructed by humans, not nature.Dudes continuing to use steroids despite warnings about the

SpaceTime 20190522 Series 22 Episode 39  The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *The riddle of the most distant object ever exploredScientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission say mystery still surrounds the formation of the most distant world ever explored.  *Solving the century-old mystery of ancient Egyptian Desert GlassScientists have solved a hundred year old mystery discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was created by a meteorite impact, rather than atmospheric airburst. *Changé 4 reveals new secrets from the Moon’s far side.China’s Changë 4 lander and its robotic Yutu 2 rover has found the geologic history of the Moon’s far side is far more complicated than scientists had originally thought. *New Military communications satellite launchedA United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket has blasted into orbit carrying a new US Air Force telecommunication satellite. You tube URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Blue Moon lunar lander unveiledThe world’s richest man -- Amazon boss Jeff Bezos –– says his Blue Origin aerospace company could have people walking on the Moon by 2024.  The 2024 date was proposed by the Trump administration earlier this year after NASA had originally suggested a return of manned missions to the Moon in 2028. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184798221523  *Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recordedHow do you observe a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the age of the universe? The XENON Collaboration research team did it with an instrument built to find the most elusive particle in the universe - dark matter. *Preparing for Vega-CThe European Space Agency is expected to launch an upgraded version of its Vega rocket before the end of the year. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *First possible Neutron Star – Black Hole Merger detected by LIGOAstronomers may have just detected their first case of a neutron star being devoured by a black hole. If confirmed, the long predicted but never before seen event on April 26 would be history making. *Massive Milky Way collision triggers starburstAstronomers have identified a massive collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a neighbouring satellite galaxy that triggered a sudden burst of new star formation which increased the number of stars in our galactic disk by more than fifty percent. *Explosions of universe's first stars spewed powerful jetsA new study suggests that instead of exploding out evenly in all directions as originally thought -- supernovae generated by the death of the universe’s first stars more likely exploded in elongated jets of energy and plasma. *New Zealand’s Electron rocket flies againNew Zea