Spacetime With Stuart Gary

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

SpaceTime 20190510 Series 22 Episode 36 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Magma is the key to the Moon's makeupNew computer simulations have provided some new clues about the birth of the Moon. *Meteorite grain holds new clues to solar systems originsA tiny grain of dust -- older than our solar system -- is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. *China expects to have operational Moon base within ten yearsBeijing says it will have an operational lunar base on the surface of the Moon within ten years. The official Xinhua news agency says the facility will be position at the Moon’s south pole. *The Science ReportGreenhouse gas emissions linked to patterns of drought.Common diabetes drug metformin may help maintain long-term weight loss.Health care workers in intensive care units not regularly cleaning their hands.Anti-satellite laser base discovered in China's western Xinjiang Province.Tumblr hosts al

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Black Hole twisting spacetimeAstronomers have witnessed a black hole twisting the fabric of spacetime by its rotation. The black hole’s powerful gravitational pull is dragging nearby spacetime causing jets of fast-moving energy and plasma being expelled from the area surrounding the black hole to wobble so fast that their change in direction can be seen in periods as short as minutes. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184592196418 Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184592228498  *The strange star from out of townAstronomers have discovered a star in the Milky Way with a chemical composition unlike any other star in our galaxy.  The chemical composition of the strange star has previously been seen in a small number of stars in dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. *Another successful Blue Origin test flightBlue Origin

SpaceTime 20190503 Series 22 Episode 34 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *First results from ExoMars Trace Gas OrbiterDuring its first year in orbit, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has made some surprising discoveries about the impact of the recent global Martian dust storm and an apparent lack of methane in the red planet’s atmosphere. *Dragon spacecraft destroyed in dramatic explosionThe first crew Dragon two capsule which successfully flew to the International Space Station in March has been destroyed in a major explosion at the Cape Canaveral air force station in Florida. *Stratolaunch test flightStratolaunch has successfully undertaken the first test flight of the company’s behemoth twin fuselage six engine jetliner designed to launch satellites into space.  *May SkywatchWe tour the night skies of May which play host to the annual Eta-Aquarids meteor shower generated by Halley’s Comet..For enhanced Show Notes i

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *New model for Nova explosions Scientists will need to go back to the drawing board to come up with new ways in which powerful explosions -- known as novae – can occur on the surfaces of white dwarf stars. *Explaining super-luminous novaeAstronomers have discovered that shockwaves generated during nova explosions can dramatically amplify their power and brightness. *NASA's InSight Detects First Likely 'Quake' on MarsNASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely "marsquake." *New physics needed to explain differences in the Hubble ConstantNew observations are showing that differences in how fast the universe is expanding now compared to how fast it was expanding billions of years ago are no statistical accident. Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184452090523 Youtube video URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tum

SpaceTime Series 22 Episode 32 The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Beyond Einstein and the black hole singularityPhysicists have reached beyond Albert Einstein to develop new equations that hypothesize that singularities don’t exist inside black holes. *Meteoroid strikes eject precious water from MoonScientists have discovered that streams of meteoroids striking the lunar surface are blasting a thin shower or water vapor into the Moon exosphere – it’s tenuous atmosphere. Youtube video  : http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184248094578  *Boeing delays capsule's first space test flightBoeing has pushed back the date for the first test flight of their new space station crew transfer capsule – the CST 100 Starliner. *Cygnus lift offA Northrop Grumman Antares rocket has blasted into orbit carrying a Cygnus cargo ship loaded with fresh supplies bound for the International Space Station. The CRS-11 mission was l

SpaceTime Series 22 Episode 31  The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Astronomers capture the first ever direct image of a black holeAstronomers have successfully captured one of the most important pictures in scientific history – an actual image of a supermassive black hole.  This breakthrough was announced in a series of six papers published in a special issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and at a co-ordinated series of special press conferences held simultaneously around the globe. *Mercury has a solid inner coreScientists have determined that the planet Mercury has a solid metallic inner core similar in size to the Earth’s. The findings reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, help scientists better understand Mercury while at the same time offering clues about how the solar system formed and how rocky planets evolve over time. *Preparing CHEOPSThe European Space Agency’s mission to study stra

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *More confirmation of methane spikes on MarsA re-analysis of data collected by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has corroborated NASA’s Curiosity rover’s detection of methane on the red planet’s surface. *America to be back on the Moon within five yearsUS President Donald Trump has called for a spark of urgency to speed up NASA’s plans to place US astronauts on the Moon by 2024 rather than the 2028 target originally set by the space administration. *Progress docks with space station after a fast track two orbit rendezvousRussia has launched a new Progress cargo ship loaded with fresh supplies for the International Space station. *South Korea accelerates its space raceSouth Korea has successfully tested a locally developed liquid fuelled rocket engine. *300th Long March rocket launchedBeijing has launched it 300th Long March rocket sending a new telecommunications sat

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *Potentially deadly asteroid has a far more rugged surface than expectedNew close up observations of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu shows its surface to be far rockier and rougher than expected. *Dark matter is not made up of tiny black holesA new study has ruled out primordial black holes as a possible explanation for that mysterious substance called dark matter. *Saturn’s rings coat tiny moonsNewly processed close up images of five of Saturn’s moons shows they’re being coated with ice particles, dust and debris from the planet’s ring system and from its ice moon Enceladus. *Israeli spacecraft achieves lunar orbitIsrael’s Beresheet or Genesis spacecraft has successfully entered lunar orbit and is expected to touch down on the surface of the Moon on April 11. *Rocket Labs first launch for the yearAn Electron rocket has carried out its first flight for the year sending a United States