Spacetime With Stuart Gary

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly).  For our North American listeners, MOVA Globes have a special offer for you....10% off any purchase. Just use our special URL www.movaglobes.com/spacetime and use the checkout code spacetime to claim your discount.*Asteroid impacts on Earth have been increasingThe Earth has seen an increase in asteroid impacts over the past 290 million years.*Could gravitational waves settle debate over cosmic expansionScientists say measurements of gravitational waves from approximately 50 binary neutron stars over the next decade will definitively resolve an intense debate about how quickly our universe is expanding.*Black Arrow returns homeAfter almost fifty years in the Australian outback – the only British rocket to successfully launch a satellite into orbit – has been returned home.*The Science ReportClaims anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin could help patients with head and neck cancers.The last coastal stronghold of the high

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly).  This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by KiwiCo...Monthly deliveries to inspire kids to be scientists, creators, and innovators! Everything needed to create, explore, and learn—delivered. And we have a special free trial offer...just go to www.kiwico.com/spacetime SpaceTime 20190220 Series 22 Episode 15*Goodbye farewell and amen as mission end declared for the Opportunity roverOne of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Mars Opportunity rover mission has finally been declared over after almost 15 years exploring the surface of the red planet. *Mining water on the moonThe new Australian project to mine water on the Moon for conversion to rocket fuel.*Discovery of a stellar flare ten billion times more powerful than those on the SunAstronomers has detected a massive stellar flare over ten billion times more powerful than

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly).  *A new fundamental constant of the SunAstronomers have discovered that magnetic waves in the Sun's corona - its outermost layer of the atmosphere - react to sound waves escaping from the inside of the Sun.*Ultima Thule more like a walnut pancake than a snowman New images of the distant Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule show that its far stranger than previously thought.*Black Hole mergers could reveal new particlesA new study suggests gravitational-wave signals could contain signatures of extremely low-mass particles that might be a component of dark matter.*The Science ReportA a gigantic cavity - two-thirds the area of Manhattan – discovered growing under Thwaites Glacier. When it comes to weight loss - breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day.Fears of another major Chinese data theft uncovered by computer experts.Teens who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to take part in dangerous behaviours.The gro

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly).  *A new date for the Milky Way’s collision with the Andromeda galaxyNew data has pinpointed a new more accurate time of collision between our Milky Way galaxy with the giant neighbouring M-31 galaxy in Andromeda.*Distant moons may harbor lifeScientists have identified 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons orbiting them.*Scientists observe a new form of strange matterIn a discovery that could provide new insights into the origin of mass in the universe following the Big Bang, scientists, have used experiments with kaons and helium-3 to demonstrate, for the first time, the existence of an exotic nucleus containing two protons and a bound kaon.*Giant asteroid as big as the Statue of Liberty swoops past the EarthThe Earth has had another visit from a 100-metre wide asteroid – the size of the statue of liberty --which has been making repeatedly close flybys of

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *New twists in the expansion of the universeAstronomers have uncovered what appears to be a glitch in the early expansion of the universe – beyond that predicted by the standard model of cosmology.*Lunar nights colder than expectedChina’s Chang’e 4 mission to the rarely-seen far side of the moon has found that lunar nights there are far colder than expected.*Meteoroid damage to space stationHundreds of tiny impact craters discovered peppering the hull of the Columbus Science module aboard the International Space Station.*Skywatch FebruaryThis month on Skywatch we tell the story of the great hunter Orion who fell in love with the seven sisters of the Pleiades and pursued them across the heavens. Eventually, Zeus turned both Orion and the Pleiades into stars.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

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *New insights into exploding starsAstronomers have experienced the most detailed observations ever undertaken of the first moments of the death of a star as a thermonuclear supernova.*An eclipse Impact on the MoonLast month’s spectacular lunar eclipse came with a surprise for those watching it closely enough – a meteor impacting on the lunar surface.*India to launch its first manned spaceflight in 2021India says it will launch its first manned space flight before the end of 2021.*India launches new spy satelliteIndia has launched its first space mission for 2019 placing a military spy satellite into orbit.*The Science ReportAustralia’s Murray-Darling Royal Commission finds officials committed gross negligence and unlawful actions.Extreme rainstorms to increase in the tropics due to climate change.Teens who vape are more likely to smoke.A new theropod dinosaur discovered at a dig site at a country town in rural New South

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *New clues about the creation of the first supermassive black holesA new study suggests that the very early universe – just after the big bang 13.82 billion years ago – may have seen conditions in which normal star formation was overtaken by the birth of monstrous black holes instead.*Last ditch effort to save OpportunityNASA are sending new sets of commands to try and force its Mars Opportunity rover to respond.*Looking at a successor to the super colliderCERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research has unveiled plans for a successor to its Large Hadron Collider – the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.*Japan launches an artificial meteor show into spaceJapan has launched a satellite designed to deploy an artificial meteor shower over Hiroshima.*China launches four more satellites into orbit.China has undertaken its second orbital launch for 2019 carrying four new satellites into orbit.*The Science Repor

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime  (mobile friendly). *Some of Earth’s oldest rocks found on the MoonSome of the oldest rocks on Earth have been discovered among lunar rock samples brought back to Earth from the Moon.*Scientists finally know the time on SaturnNASA’s Cassini spacecraft has solved another long-standing mystery about the ringed world of Saturn – they’ve worked out how on a Saturnian day is!*A new hypothesis which kills off Planet 9A new study suggests the long sort after planet 9 doesn’t exist after all – and the strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of the solar system – thought to be caused by a mysterious ninth planet -- could instead be explained by the combined gravitational force of smaller objects orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune.*New Ultima Thule images stun astronomersAstronomers are ecstatic over the data coming back from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft following its encounter with the distant Kuiper Belt world of 2014 MU69 Ultima Thule.*Ano

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Are Fast Radio Bursts generated by flaring magnetars?Scientists have developed a new hypothesis to try and explain mysterious cosmic energy blasts know as Fast Radio Bursts.*Asteroid impact stuns astronomersAstronomers may have just witnessed the collision wreckage left behind by the violent impact of two asteroids in the main asteroid belt just beyond Mars.*Mysterious shifts in Earth’s magnetic polesScientists have been forced to update the World magnetic model because of erratic changes in the planet’s magnetic poles.*First life grown on the MoonChina’s Chang’e-4 lander has sent back images of the first ever life to be grown on the Moon.*Star formation slowing down in the Orion NebulaA new study has found that stellar winds generated by a newborn star in the Orion Nebula are preventing more new stars from forming nearby.*Dragon splashes down in the Pacific OceanA SpaceX Dragon Cargo ship has successfully carried out t

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *A strange new phenomenon cowers astronomersThe American Astronomical Society’s meeting in Seattle, Washington has been toldscientist are still hotly debating the details of AT2018cow – a strange and powerful explosive phenomenon bright enough to be seen throughout the visible universe.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181914162703 *A new way of studying mysterious dark matterAstronomers have developed a new method of using starlight to study the nature of mysterious Dark Matter.*Saturn's rings are relatively recentNew data from NASA’s Cassini mission indicate Saturn’s iconic rings are a relatively recent addition to the majestic gas giant.*Iran rocket launch failureIran has failed in its bid to place its 90 kilogram Payam surveillance satellite into orbit.*SpaceX launches ten more Iridium satellitesSpaceX has successfully launched the eighth and final batch of Iridium-next telecommunicat

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. To take up our special free trial offer, just use our URL… www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show while doing yourself a favour. *Brightest quasar in the early universeAstronomers have discovered the brightest object ever seen at a time when the universe was less than a billion years old.You tube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181917782323  *Second nearest exoplanet could harbour life – maybe!Scientists say Barnard b – a icy super Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star could still have the potential to harbour primitive life if it has a large, hot iron/nickel core and enhanced geothermal activity.*The Great Melbourne Telescope celebrates 150 years2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Melbourne Telescope or GMT -- one of Australia’s earliest mega scientific

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *A second repeating Fast Radio Burst detectedAstronomers have found another mysterious signal called a Fast Radio Burst which appears to be repeating.*Searching for the Sun’s siblingsA new study searching for the Sun’s siblings has revealed the DNA of more than 340,000 stars in the Milky Way.*Rapid star birth in Magellanic cloudsA new study shows the Large and Small Magellanic clouds are forming new stars at an increasingly rapid rate.*Iran ballistic missile test warningThe United States has warned Iran against another planned test of a nuclear-capable Intercontinental ballistic missile.*The Science ReportThe Weather bureau says 2018 was Australia's third-warmest year on record.A mass die-off of millions of fish in Australia’s Darling River caused by bad water management.The baby boomer generation is hitting the booze at dangerous levels.People who believe in conspiracy theories are far more likely to fall for fake news.

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. Use our special URL to take up our special offer of free access to the entire library of lectures. Just go to www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. Thank you.*The first clue to the makeup of dark matterThere’s evidence that star formation can heat up and move dark matter around.*OSIRIS-REx enters orbit around asteroid BennuNASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has achieved orbit insertion around the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181665692463 *Mystery deepens as to what powers coronae around monster black holesA new study has found magnetic fields around supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies don’t appear to be strong enough to power the "coronae," clouds of superheated plasma seen around them.*Last year….In 2018 the Moon moved a further 3.8 centimetres away from

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *New Horizon’s reveals a new kind of worldNASA’s New Horizon’s spacecraft has successfully completed its encounter with Ultima Thule – which at more than 6.6 billion kilometres – is the most distant world ever explored.*Milky Way about to collide with the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy Astronomers claim a nearby galaxy is hurtling towards the Milky Way on a collision course that could fling our solar system into intergalactic space.*China lands on the Lunar far sideChina has become the first nation on Earth to land a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon.*SpaceX caps off a busy 2018 launch seasonSpaceX’s last launch for 2018 has placed the first of a new more advanced generation of GPS Navigation satellites into orbit.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181570164598 *BFR renamed StarshipSpaceX boss Elon Musk has tweeted that the company's new interplanetary spacecraft the BFR or Big Falcon

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Is our universe just fuzz on an expanding bubble in an extra dimension?Scientists have devised a new model for the Universe which may solve the enigma of dark energy.*NASA given data access from Israel’s up-coming lunar lander missionNASA has signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency giving it access to the data gathered by a new lunar lander expected to touch down of the Moon early this year.*New Zealand’s Electron Rocket blasts off on its third orbital missionAn Electron rocket has blasted into orbit on its first dedicated mission for NASA.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181569349233 *January SkywatchWe turn our eyes to the skies and check out the celestial sphere for January on Skywatch.*The Science ReportGlobal warming partly responsible for increases in plant growth.New secrets revealed about our Neandertal cousins.Colourful bird’s eggs date back all the way to the dinosaur

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *The most distant world ever visitedNASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has just completed the most distant flyby ever undertaken swooping down to just 3540 kilometres above the desolate frozen surface of the dark Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule.*A supernova could have wiped out marine mega faunaA new study suggests large marine species were wiped out in a supernova triggered mass extinction event about 2.6 million years ago at the dawn of the Pleistocene.*The CSIRO to operate ESA’s New Norcia deep space tracking stationThe European Space Agency has selected Australia's national science agency the CSIRO to take over operational support and maintenance for its New Norcia deep space tracking station.*How the Martian moon Phobos got its groove on A new study suggests strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free during an ancient asteroid impact.*Fourth test flight from

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Saturn’s rings are disappearingA new study has confirmed that we are seeing the majestic world of Saturn at a unique time in its history with its spectacular ring system about to disappear – at least in astronomical terms.*The mysteries of Ultima ThuleNASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is now all set up for its new year’s day encounter with the distant Kuiper Belt object 2014MU69 Ultima Thule.*Expedition 57 crew return home safely after a trouble filled missionThree Expedition 57 crew have returned safely to Earth after a drama filled stint aboard the International Space station.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181314735423 You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181099742123 *New Ocean research satelliteChina has launched a new Oceanography science satellite.*India’s new launch lift recordIndia has set a new record launching the GSAT-29 telecommunication’s satellite - i

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *New record for the most distant body in the solar systemAstronomers have discovered the most distant body ever observed in the solar system.*New Horizons closing in on its next targetWith no apparent hazards in its way, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has been given the all clear to stay on its current course to intercept its next target -- the distant Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 Ultima Thule.*Still no word from OpportunityMission managers say they’ll keep trying to contact NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover until at least January.*MetOp-C launchedThe European Space Agency has launched the third and final MetOp series meteorological satellite.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179942930053*India launches 31 satellites on a single rocketAn Australian CubeSat was among the 31 satellite payload successfully launched aboard an Indian PSLV rocket.*Dual Cargo Missions launch to the International Spa

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Water discovered on asteroid BennuNew data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has found evidence of water locked inside the clays on the asteroid Bennu.*Adelaide to host Australia’s Space AgencyThe Federal Government has chosen the South Australian capital of Adelaide as home for Australia’s new Space Agency.*Russian spacewalkers gather evidence over the Soyuz capsule air leakCosmonauts have undertaken a marathon seven hour 45 minute spacewalk gathering evidence for the Russian Federal Space Agency’s investigation into the cause of a hole drilled into the hull of a Soyuz capsule.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181105365818 *Green comet 46P/Wirtanen now on showAmateur astronomers are being treated to two great spectacles in the night skies at the moment.The Geminids meteor shower and the spectacular fuzzy green comet 46P/Wirtanen.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Largest black hole collision ever observedAstronomers have discovered the biggest and most distant black hole collision ever observed.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180857695483 *Voyager 2 enters interstellar spaceFor only the second time in history, a spacecraft has travelled beyond our solar system and entered interstellar space.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/181103213358*Virgin Galactic reaches the edge of spaceVirgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane has set a new company altitude record – reaching a height of 82.7 kilometres or 271,326 feet. *The Science ReportDrying soils due to global warming will mean more drought conditions in the future.People who identify as LGBTQI+ are more vulnerable to symptoms of depression from as young as 10.New insights into Australia’s Marsupial Lion.Australia’s first F-35 Joint Strike Fighters touch down at the Wil