Spacetime With Stuart Gary

*Finding our place in the UniverseDeep sea ocean sediments are helping scientists better understand the complicated structure of our local galactic neighbourhood.*New Zealand’s rocket lab back in the airRocket Lab has successfully placed a new Earth observation satellite into orbit. The flight was the first since July’s failed launch attempt.*Project starship gathers paceSpaceX boss Elon Musk says his interplanetary colonial transport rocket -- Starship could undertake its first orbital test flight as soon as next year.*Another meteor show for SydneyAnother Meteor has been spotted streaking across the Sydney night skies. The latest cosmic encounter lit up the heavens at 6 44 in the evening being witnessed by thousands of people who recorded the sky show on their cell phones and dash cams.*The Science ReportA new study warns that about 1 in 5 kids with COVID 19 are asymptomatic.Warnings that eating ultra-processed foods makes you age faster.A 60 per cent chance of a weak La Niña event developing during Septemb

*Looking at the end of the universeA new study claims the universe will end not with a bang but with a whimper facing a heat death from a black dwarf supernova*The Pentagon looking at Shooting Star military space stationThe Pentagon is looking at using Sierra Nevada’s Shooting Star cargo module as the basis for a military space station.*NASA to begin operational Commercial Crew Program flights next monthNASA’s first operational Commercial Crew Program flight to the International Space Station has been tentatively slated to launch on October 23rd.*September SkywatchSeptember marks the spring equinox south of the equator and the autumnal in the northern hemisphere as well as the annual Aurigids and Epsilon Perseids meteor showers. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of S

*Southern Launch to carry out its first test flight this monthSouthern Launch will carry out its first suborbital test flight in the South Australian outback on September the 15th.*Europa’s surface not connected to the coreA new look at high-resolution observations of the frozen surface of the Jovian ice moon Europa shows that it’s rotated by some 70 degrees over the last few million years.*CHEOPs search for other planet’s like EarthThe European Space Agency’s CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite – CHEOPs –has completed its in-orbit test phase.*The Science ReportMore than 100 animals species potentially susceptible to COVID-19.An illness linked to COVID-19 leaving children with multiple organ dysfunction.Worsening climate change causing Arctic sea ice cover to reach a new record low levels.How Your cell phone can tell when your drunk.For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/s

*Mysterious movements in the heart of the Milky WayAstronomers have discovered mysterious cold dense blobs of gas being shot out like bullets from the centre of the Milky Way.*New questions about the South Atlantic anomalyA new study suggests the South Atlantic anomaly may be a recurring feature which has been around for up to eleven million years.*Space Station leaking airAstronauts aboard the International Space Station are trying to find a leak which is slowly venting atmosphere into space from the orbiting outpost.*The Science ReportThe first case of COVID-19 reinfection.Move evidence suggesting forest and bush fires will get worse due to global warming.The importance of eating your broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage to stay healthy.A new study suggests the Tasmanian Tiger was only about half as big as previously thought.Skeptics guide to why people still believe in astrology. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to a

*The world-famous Arecibo dish seriously damagedThe National Science Foundation has been forced to suspend astronomical observations from its iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico after its 305-metre dish was seriously damaged following a cable break.*SOHO discovers 4000th cometCitizen scientists looking through data from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft -- SOHO – have discovered their four thousandth comet.*SpaceX’s Starlink constellation reaches 655 satellitesSpaceX has completed its eleventh Starlink launch with another 58 of the broadband internet satellites placed into orbit.*The Science ReportWarnings that the COVID-19 coronavirus could be as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic.Twenty-two Australian native freshwater fish are likely to become extinct within the next twenty years.New algorithms that can distinguish between troll messages and those tweeted by public figures.New study shows stopping for a coffee on that morning ride may help your cycling performance.Skeptics guide t

*New record for a close call for planet Earth with an asteroidPlanet Earth’s just had another close call with an asteroid the size of a small truck narrowly missing the planet.*The ultimate rave data set releasedSome call it the ultimate rave – the release of the sixth and final data set from the RAdial Velocity Experiment or RAVE -- the largest systematic spectroscopic survey of motions of star in the Milky Way galaxy.*Ariane 5 launches another satellite mission extension vehicleArianespace has launched a mission extension vehicle and two new telecommunications satellites into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.*The Science ReportNew world record high temperature set in Death Valley.Global atmospheric methane levels are at a record high.E-cigarettes acting as gateway drug encouraging regular cigarette smoking.Fossils from a new species of theropod dinosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to

*Best place on Earth to see starsA new study has determined that a frozen plateau in Antarctica called Dome A is the best place on Earth to see the stars.*Dozens of brown dwarfs discovered in our neighbourhoodA new study has uncovered 95 previously unknown brown dwarfs lurking in our cosmic neighbourhood.*The tenth pack of Starlink satellites now in orbitSpaceX has launched its tenth Starlink mission adding another 57 broadband internet satellites to the growing constellation.*The Science ReportClimate change pushing Greenland's ice sheet beyond an irreversible tipping point.Common high blood pressure drug Hydrochlorothiazide linked to increased risk of skin cancer.Scientists turn house bricks into batteries.Archaeologists discover 2700-Year-Old Administrative Centre remains in Jerusalem.Can dogs sense the supernatural?Sponsor:This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN....rated No.1 by TechRadar. For more and to get our special offer of 3 months free witha 12 month package visit tryexpressvpn.com/space and

*Asteroid Psyche could be the core of an unformed planetA new study of the Main Belt asteroid Psyche suggests it could be the remnant of a planet that never formed.*New discovery about the Higgs BosonPhysicists at CERN the European Centre for nuclear research have witnessed the Higgs Boson decaying into a pair of muons.*Satellite Navigation systemsSatellite navigation systems have become essential to our way of life – especially travel – but how do they work?*South Korea’s first military communications satellite launchedSpaceX has successfully launched South Korea’s first military communications satellite into geostationary orbit. *The Science ReportCOVID-19 infections are linked to heart damage.Kids under five may be important drivers of the COVID-19 virus.How sleep helps improve your memory.A new species of sauropod dinosaur discovered in China.Beijing makes it illegal to question Traditional Chinese Medicine. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). Sponsor Link:This

*New study warns that alien life would be dangerous to EarthlingsDiscovery that alien peptides containing two amino acids commonly found in carbonaceous meteorites would pose a serious threat to human health.*NASA looking at a new mission to VenusThe proposed mission named VERITAS would transform sciences understanding of the internal geodynamics that shaped Earth’s sister planet Venus.*The Kremlin tests its new anti-satellite weaponMoscow has conducted a space-based anti-satellite weapons test-firing a projectile from its Cosmos 2543 satellite.*China growing eyes in the skyChina has launched another high-resolution surveillance satellite part of a growing constellation of almost a hundred eyes in the sky keeping a close watch on Beijing’s friends and enemies.*The Science ReportCOVID-19 lockdowns cause the longest and most prominent reduction in man-made noise on record.Your chances of getting COVID-19 in a commuter situation such as on a train, bus, or plane.New Zealand's melting glaciers are ten times more

*Astronomers discover a pulsar powering upAstronomers have for the first time seen material spiralling into a distant neutron star and triggering a massive outburst of energy thousands of times brighter than the Sun.*The solar system’s largest impact crater discovered on GanymedeAstronomers have discovered what appears to be the solar system’s largest impact crater on the Jovian moon Ganymede.*SpaceX completes test hop of its colonial transport starship prototypeA basic test article prototype of SpaceX’s future interplanetary colonial transport system starship has successfully completed a test hop at the company’s Boca Chica test centre on the Texas Gulf of Mexico coast.*The International Space Station about to get smaller with the loss of a moduleA Russian Progress cargo ship which will detach and destroy one of the modules of the International Space Station has docked with the Space Station just three hours after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.https://spac

*A neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987AThere’s growing evidence that a neutron star was created from the explosion of supernova 1987A*SpaceX Dragon completes its first mission carrying crew to the space stationThe first-ever privately operated manned orbital space flight has returned safely to Earth.*Stunning early morning Proton launchA Proton rocket has transported two new telecommunications satellites into space in a spectacular nighttime launch.*August SkywatchThe annual Perseids meteor shower is among the highlights of the night skies of August. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast

*Discovery of a possible origin for mysterious Fast Radio BurstsAstronomers have detected mysterious signals known as Fast Radio Bursts apparently emanating from a highly magnetic neutron star known as a magnetar.*First exposed planetary core discoveredAstronomers have discovered what appears to be the exposed core of a planet – providing an unprecedented opportunity to see inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition.*Virgin Galactic to start space tourist flights next yearVirgin Galactic says it expects to be carrying its first paying passengers to the edge of space in the first quarter of next year.*The Science ReportSouth Australian company Vaxine is about to begin phase two trials of its new COVID-19 vaccine.Hydroxychloroquine isn’t going away with new studies showing cuts in COVID-19 death rates.Claims humans colonized the Americas 15 thousand years earlier than previously thought.A new study claims there might be more to having a gut feeling than you realize – well sort of. For more

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 80*Discovery of a mysterious ancient stellar clusterAstronomers have discovered the shredded remains of an ancient globular star cluster that was torn apart by our own Milky Way galaxy more than two billion years ago.*NASA launches the most sophisticated ever mission to MarsAfter more than a decade of preparation NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission has finally blasted off on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of alien life.*Mars sample return missionESA has contracted Airbus to build an Earth Return Orbiter spacecraft to fly to Mars and collect geological samples of the Red Planet selected by Perseverance for return to Earth.*The Science ReportMonash university develops a new preventative drug against heart attack and to treat COVID-19.Scientists successfully revive dormant 101.5 million year old microbes trapped below the sea floor.Australia’s deadly summer bushfires were so severe that their smoke reached new heights.Eating chocolate at least o

*Debate continues over the age of the universeNew observations by the National Science Foundation’s Atacama Cosmology Telescope have now placed the age of the universe at 13.77 billion years -- give or take 40 million years.*Signs of a new ocean opening up in AfricaScientists say a 60 kilometre long crack in the Ethiopian desert which first opened up in 2005 with the equivalent of several hundred years of tectonic plate movement in just days -- will continue spreading -- eventually forming a new ocean within the next five to ten million years.*Japan and China launch separate missions to Mars Japan and China have each launched separate missions, within days of each other -- bound for Mars.*The Science ReportScientists develop a new drug which could eradicate COVID-19 from lungs in a matter of days.The world's polar bears to be extinct by the end of the century due to climate change.Paleontologists have discovered a new species of sauropod dinosaur in northern Switzerland.Remember your pets when you go back to

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 78*Hayabusa-2 asteroid sample return capsule to land in AustraliaThe Australian Space Agency confirms Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule will land in the Woomera Rocket Range in outback South Australia on December the 6th.*NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope set to fly on October 31st 2021After decades of development NASA's James Webb space telescope has completed one of its final ground tests before next year’s launch.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/624156206518419456 *Deep Sky imagingWe often talk about the spectacular panoramic vista provided by the Southern night skies – a view many regard as being superior to the skies of the northern hemisphere.  And it’s true – the south celestial sphere contains all the good stuff.*Converted intercontinental ballistic missile launches new spy satelliteA Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket has successfully launched a classified spy satellite into orbit for the secretive National Reconnaissance Of

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 77*Stunning first images of the Sun sent back by Solar OrbiterThe European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has sent back its first stunning close-up images of the Sun revealing miniature omnipresent solar flares – which have been named campfires.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/624157305271992320 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/624157540277764096 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/624157878096429057 *Venus showing signs of being volcanically activeA new study has identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus.*All systems go for the first helicopter flight on another planetWhen NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launches in a few days time -- bound for the red planet -- it will make history as the first mission to carry a helicopter destined to fly the skies of another world.https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/624154514481627136 *The Science ReportNew COVID-19 vaccine being developed at Oxford Univer

*Alien stellar stream discovered in our neighbourhoodAstronomers have discovered a stream of stars close to our own solar system that didn’t originate in our galaxy.*Tracking satellites from the ArcticA look at one of the most remote and inhospitable satellite ground stations on the planet.*Red planet rush hour with three missions bound for Mars this monthIt’s a busy time on the road to Mars with three missions currently targeting the red planet.*The Science ReportThe virus that causes COVID-19 found to be structurally different from its nearest bat virus relative.COVID-19 deaths lower in areas with more widespread tuberculosis vaccination campaigns.Global temperature to be at least 1°C above pre-industrial levels every year over the next 5 years.The world’s population to reach 9.7 billion by 2064.A rise in paranormal activity in the home since the COVID-19 lockdown. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episo

*Astronomers discover a massive structure beyond LaniakeaAstronomers mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way have discovered a massive structure beyond the Laniakea galaxy supercluster.*New hypothesis to try to explain ‘OumuamuaComputer simulations suggest the mysterious interstellar asteroid Oumuamua probably formed its strange elongated cigar shape through gravitational tidal forces as it was cleaved off its parent body almost like a slab of rock.*Gilmour Space completes latest hybrid rocket engine test firingGilmour Space Technologies has achieved one of the longest hybrid rocket engine test firings ever undertaken -- a 110-second mission duration burn of its upper stage engine.*The Science ReportHow a crucial component of the immune system responds to the spike protein of COVID-19.Age, gender, ethnicity, and underlying medical conditions key risk factors for death from COVID-19.The first marine fish in modern times to be declared extinct.The science behind the lofty and elite world of pr

*Mysterious objects discovered in deep spaceAstronomers have discovered something new lurking out in the depths of space – a series of four faint circular radio objects they’ve dubbed odd radio circles or ORCs – which are unlike anything they’ve ever seen before.*Square Kilometre Array construction about to beginConstruction will finally begin next year on the what will be the world’s largest telescope – the Square Kilometre Array.*A comet sky show spectacularWell if you’re listening in the northern hemisphere and you haven’t checked it out yet you really should go outside and scope out Comet NEOWISE.*The Science ReportHuman trials of a potential new COVID-19 vaccine have begun in Queensland.The World Health Organization slammed after confirming that it won’t visit the Wuhan Institute of Virology.A new study warns that animals will struggle to adapt to the warming effects of climate change.It seems hearing could be the last sense to go during the process of dying.Sceptics guide: 7 traits of conspiratorial thi

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 73*Construction starts on NASA’s Psyche spacecraftConstruction is now underway on NASA’s new spacecraft to explore the metal-rich main-belt asteroid 16 Psyche.*A new hypothesis to try to explain the Tunguska eventScientists have come up with a new explanation for the lack of debris from the Tunguska event – the largest asteroid impact with Earth in recent history.*Space station forced to change course because of space junkThe International Space Station has been forced to make an unscheduled course correction to avoid a possible collision with a piece of space junk.*China launches its 92nd reconnaissance spy satelliteChina’s armada of spy satellites is continuing to expand with the launch of two more high-resolution reconnaissance satellites.*The Science ReportA new more contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus.The loss of seagrass meadows around Australia equates to carbon dioxide emissions from 5 million cars.New semi-transparent solar cells that can be incorpora