SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 15 *The vampire star Astronomers have found a ‘vampire’ star in the midst of a feeding frenzy. *Solar Orbiter launches to the Sun The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission has blasted into space on its historic mission to image the Sun’s polar regions, and study its magnetic fields and its heliosphere –...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 14 *New type of aurorae discovered A new type of aurora called the dunes has been discovered in the skies above Finland. *Rare Atiras asteroid discovered Astronomers have discovered a rare asteroid orbiting inside the orbit of Venus. *Astronauts wrap up refurbishment of cosmic ray detector Astronauts aboard...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 13 *Giant galactic structure hiding nearby in plain sight Astronomers have discovered a massive wave of interconnected stellar nurseries forming one of the largest coherent structures in the Milky Way Galaxy. *New estimates for the age of part of the Milky Way Astronomers have determined that one of the Milky...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 12 *NASA working to try and save Voyager 2 Mission Managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California are trying to restore systems after all five of Voyager 2’s science instruments suddenly stopped working. *Solar Orbiter ready to launch on a mission to the Sun It’s all systems go for this...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 11 *Growing evidence for a second planet around Proxima Centauri. Astronomers are finding growing signs of a possible second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri. *Discovery of the oldest dated asteroid impact crater Outback Western Australia’s Yarrabubba crater has set a new date record for the Earth’s oldest...

SpaceTime 20200131 Series 23 Episode 10 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Intriguing new results could crack the standard model of particle physics Physicists at CERN the European Organisation for nuclear research have come up with some intriguing new results which if confirmed by follow up study could crack the standard model of particle physics – the foundation of sciences understanding of...

SpaceTime 20200129 Series 23 Episode 09 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *A new view of the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy Astronomers have been shown a new never before seen glimpse of the centre of the Milky Way revealing regions of star birth and what appears to be an accretion ring of debris surrounding the galaxy’s central supermassive black...

SpaceTime 20200124 Series 23 Episode 08 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *New type of object discovered at the galactic centre Astronomers have discovered four bizarre objects near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. *Tatooine like world discovered NASA’s TESS spacecraft has discovered its first circumbinary exo-planet. *New instrument to weigh...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20200122 Series 23 Episode 07 *Seven billion year old star dust discovered in meteorite Scientists studying the famous Murchison meteorite which fell to Earth in Victoria in 1969 have discovered seven billion year old pre-solar grains – the oldest material ever found on Earth. *Farewell Spitzer NASA is saying good bye to an old friend. One of...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime Series 23 Episode 06 *Evidence of the first stars Astronomers have discovered evidence of the universe’s very first stars. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190093052438 Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190093013803 *A third more near-Earth objects detected over the past year The...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime Series 23 Episode 05 *The birth of a black hole witnessed in gravitational waves Astronomers have confirmed another gravitational wave detection of neutron stars merging to create a black hole. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/190115456628 Youtube video URL:...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 04 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *New study changes the understanding of galactic evolution Astronomers have discovered that galactic evolution may have begun much earlier than thought. *CHEOPS launches into orbit The European Space Agency’s CHEOPS spacecraft has successfully blasted into orbit on a mission to study exoplanets – world’s...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 03 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Is Betelgeuse about to blow? The red supergiant Betelgeuse is dimming unusually and astronomers don’t know why. The strange activity is causing growing speculation that it may be about to go supernova --or maybe not. *Discovery of the earliest known cannibalism Astronomers have discovered the earliest known...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 02 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Proton Aurorae discovered on Mars Astronomers have found that a type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red Planet. *All systems go for the maiden flight of the new Vega-C The European Space Agency will fly its...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 01 The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *Could the Milky Way have two supermassive black holes? Astronomers are trying to discover if the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy might have a smaller companion. *Solar Cycle 25 strengthens its grip The Sun is showing more signs of moving into a new solar cycle. *Starliner returns...

The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *How galaxies get their iconic spirals A 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 measurements Astrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 22 Episode 96 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). *How galaxies get their iconic spirals A 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 measurements Astrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable...

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 Station Boeing 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...

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 Station Boeing 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...

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 22 Episode 94 The 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 Sun The 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 stripes Scientists have finally developed a model which explains how the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus got its...