Spacetime With Stuart Gary

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Astronomers witness a star ripped apart by rare black hole Astronomers have detected a rare intermediate mass black hole as it ripped apart and devoured a passing star. *Finding missing cosmic matter Astronomers have solved another of the cosmos’s mysteries finding the last of the universe’s missing ordinary matter. *The ongoing mystery of the big wow signal The Wow! signal represented as 6EQUJ5 was a strong narrowband radio signal received on August 15, 1977, by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope which at the time in the United States, then was being used by SETI -- the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. *The Science Report Liver cancer numbers and death rates more-than-doubled Obesity without diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol still raises cardiovascular disease risk. Rare 2400-year-old Jewish coins discovered in an archaeological dig in Jerusalem. It’s not blade runner 2049 but cops being equipped

*Martian Dust Storm Grows Global New data from an armada of spacecraft at Mars has confirmed that a massive dust storm on the red planet has gone global. *Rare Pulsar glitch captured Astronomers have captured a rare glitch in the usually regular clockwork like spin of a pulsar. *Juno solves 39-year old mystery of Jupiter lightning Ever since Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter back in the 1970s scientists have wondered about the origin of Jupiter's lightning which seemed to be very different to lightning on Earth. Now new data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft has found that while Jovian lightning is in some ways analogous to Earth's lightning – the two types are two types are poles apart in other ways. *The Science Report New studies on how many alcoholic drinks per day are really good for you. HIV-AIDS on the rise in Russia. Koalas’ diets determined by the bacteria in their microbiome. The real life version of Back to the Future’s flux capacitor. Alex on Tech looks at controlling movies with your brain. For enhanced Show

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Mystery objects discovered near supermassive black hole** Astronomers have discovered several bizarre objects at the galactic centre that are concealing their true identity behind a smokescreen of dust; they look like gas clouds but behave like stars. *Life rebounded within a few years after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit* A new study claims life quickly returned to the dinosaur-killing KT boundary event asteroid impact site. *New Kepler mission. NASA former planet-hunting Kepler space telescope is on a new mission studying the secrets of open star clusters *SpaceX celebrates eight years with a spectacular night launch** SpaceX marked the eighth anniversary of the first successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with spectacular night launch of its Falcon 9 off the same launch pad. Youtube video URL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2274&v=2hcM5hqQ45s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2274&v=2hcM5hqQ45s) *J

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *A huge dust storm on Mars bringing a halt to scientific research One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading over the face of the red planet – forcing NASA to suspend science operations of its Mars Opportunity rover. However, the swirling dust storm has opened a window for four other spacecraft to learn more about the event. *Cosmic dust grains older than the solar system Scientists have found what appear to be interplanetary dust particles which predate the birth of the solar system -- some 4.6 billion years ago. The discovery opens a new window in understanding the processes which led to the solar system’s formation. *Six more Milky Way galactic collisions revealed Astronomers have discovered evidence of a series of at least six galactic collisions involving the Milky Way. The intergalactic crashes were revealed in relics of the merger events in the Milky Way’s galactic halo. *Rocket rules face a major sha

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *New Horizons wakes up for historic planetary encounter NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has woken up in preparation for what will be the most distant planetary encounter in history – the 2019 New Year’s Day 2019 flyby of the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 -- which has been nicknamed Ultima Thule by the New Horizons team. *Blue Origin’s plans include a blue moon Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos has offered to hold talks with Australia’s new space agency over space tourism and his plans for bases on the Moon. *The weak side of the proton narrows the search for new physics A new more precise measurement of the proton’s weak nuclear force has helped scientists narrow down the search for new physics beyond the standard model. *The Science Report A new study warns that Earth’s climate will increase by 4 degrees by 2084. People continuing to live longer than they used to. Scientists finding it hard to explain so called sonic attacks against American di

 *Discovery of a potential fourth type of neutrino – and possibly the solution to Dark Matter  Dark matter -- one of the biggest questions in astronomy and physics may just have been solved -- in what could be the most important discovery since the accelerating expansion of the universe – finding the Higgs Boson -- and the detection of gravitational waves. Scientists may just have discovered a potential fourth type of neutrino – which could be the hypothetical sterile neutrino particle -- considered by many as the particle responsible for Dark Matter. *NASA finds ancient organic material and methane on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover has found organic molecules in 3-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks just below the Martian surface. While not evidence of life itself -- the new findings provide further circumstantial evidence supporting the hypothesis that the red planet could have supported life. *New Climate Change satellite launched SpaceX has successfully launched NASA’s latest twin GRACE satellites to study on

This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. Get one whole month for free to explore the entire catalogue...just use our speial URL: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. Thank you... The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *The windswept dunes of Pluto Scientists have confirmed the existence of methane dunes on Pluto’s vast Sputnik Planitia ice plain. *Asteroid airburst An asteroid first detected on Saturday near the orbit of the Moon has exploded just a day later in a spectacular airburst over southern Africa. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174563371053 You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174624352068 *Virgin Galactic flies again Virgin Galactic has carried out a second powered test flight of its VSS Unity space plane in the skies above California’s Mojave desert. You tube video url: http://spacetimewiths

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Merging neutron stars give birth to black holeIt seems last year’s historic first ever gravitational wave detection of a collision between two neutron stars most likely did end up creating a black hole.*Dawn moves to a new orbitNASA's Dawn spacecraft is manoeuvring into its lowest-ever orbit for its closest ever view of Ceres -- the inner solar system's only dwarf planet.*Another successful engine test for Australian hybrid rocketQueensland company Gilmour Space Technologies have moved a step closer to launching their first rocket into space with the completion of another static test firing of its hybrid rocket engine.*Electron launch countdownMeanwhile, across the Tasman in New Zealand Rocket Lab are continuing preparations for their next Electron Rocket launch – now slated for a launch window opening on June 23rd.*The Science ReportAfter the driest autumn in 130 years Australia now faces a warmer and dryer winter.No evidence that popp

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Antimatter lightning beamed from in the eyewall of a hurricane A beam of antimatter generated by a terrestrial gamma-ray flash has been detected for the first time shooting downwards out of the eyewall of a hurricane. *First New Shepard flight of 2018 Blue Origin has undertaken its first New Shepard test flight for 2018 successfully pushing the envelope to an altitude of over 107 kilometres or 351 thousand feet. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173880092533 *China’s new mission exploring the far side of the Moon China has launched the nation’s most important lunar mission to date -- an orbiter that will relay data from a lander destined to touch down on the far side or the Moon. *June Skywatch The June solstice and the massive Virgo Super Galaxy Cluster are highlights of our tour of the June night skies on Skywatch. *The Science Report Seven milli

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Ancient black hole provides new clues about the early universe An ancient supermassive black hole more than 20 billion times the mass of our Sun has been discovered in the very early universe. *First interstellar immigrant discovered living in our solar system A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our solar system. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star system. *How Pluto formed Scientists have suggested that the distant frozen world of Pluto may have started out as a giant comet. *Cygnus cargo ship arrives at Space Station with new experiments An Orbital ATK Antares 230 rocket has successfully blasted into orbit carrying three tonnes of science experiments and equipment bound for the International Space Station. You tube video url: [http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.c

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Water vapour plumes discovered on Europa What appears to be plumes of water vapor have been discovered erupting into space from below the frozen surface of Jupiter’s ice-moon Europa. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173986172708 *Why science’s current knowledge of physics means E.M. Drives can’t work An EmDrive or more accurately -- radio frequency resonant cavity thruster – is an experimental design for a propellant-free propulsion system which -- if it actually worked -- would violate two basic laws of physics – the conservation of momentum and the conservation of energy. *The Sun’s fate when it dies A new study claims the Sun will form a visible planetary nebula when it eventually dies. The findings may help resolve debate among astronomers about the ultimate fate of the Sun. *China’s expanding commercial space launch market More and more priva

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *New evidence indicates the first stars formed just 250 million years after the big bang Astronomers have discovered evidence that the universe’s first stars formed just 250 million years after the big bang. *Dark Energy’s impact on life and the multiverse A new study shows that a mysterious force called dark energy probably has far less impact on the development of life in the universe than previously thought. You tube video url: [http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174071336668](http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/174071336668) *Juno’s new view of Jupiter The latest data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft has revealed more stunning details about Jupiter -- the Solar System’s largest planet  *The Science Report Forget that dress -- Do you hear "Laurel" or "Yanny" The truth about North Korea’s nuclear weapons test site. Alex on Tech family planning cyber ransom attac

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.  *New search for extra-terrestrial intelligence underway at Australia's Parkes Dish A new phase in a project to search the heavens for signs of Extra-Terrestrial intelligence has just commenced at the CSIRO’s Parkes Radio Telescope. *Space Agency looking for a home It will be another six months before the Federal government decides on a location for Australia’s new Space Agency. *Maiden flight for newest version of the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX has successfully carried out the maiden flight of its new Falcon 9 Full Thrust Block 5 launch vehicle – the rocket which will be taking astronauts to the Space Station possibly by the end of the year. – something which hasn’t happened from American soil since July 8th 2011 when the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off on its final mission on STS-135. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173807841798 *First confirmed carbon r

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *New study shows galaxies get bigger and puffier as they age  Astronomers have found that like some people galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age. *NASA Helicopter bound to Mars NASA has announced plans to send a helicopter to Mars in 2020\. The small, autonomous rotorcraft drone will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover mission slated to launch in July 2020. You tube video url: [](http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173797030583) [http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173797030583](http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173797030583) *New discovery shows how energy is dissipated throughout the universe Scientists have discovered a new type of turbulent magnetic reconnection dissipating energy beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. The findings help explain how turbulent magnetic fields dissipate energy throughout the cosmos. You tube video url: [ht

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Earth’s magnetic field unlikely to flip anytime soon A new study of the most recent near-reversals of the Earth's magnetic field has concluded that a polarity reversal isn’t likely to occur in the near future. *Killer asteroid hunter releases its fourth year of observations NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has released its fourth year of survey data showing its studied over 1300 asteroids and comets that will pass close to Earth. *The Nibiru Space Nuts When it comes to conspiracy theories those involving space are some of the dumbest attracting the most gullible of people. And while the flat Earthers, Moon hoaxers and face on Mars fruit loops continue to push their narratives regardless of the facts – the Nibiru cataclysm should have gone away after the fictious planet failed to collide with Earth as believers predicted. *Runaway star

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *NASA InSight mission blasts off bound for the red planet Mars NASA’s InSight mission has successfully blasted off on the start of a 483-million-kilometre six and a half month journey to the surface of the Red Planet Mars. InSight is the first mission to explore the internal structure of Mars -- finding out what lies deep beneath the red planet’s freeze dried surface. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/173636619198 *Cosmic X-rays may provide new clues to the nature of dark matter Physicists studying unusual cosmic X-ray radiation emissions say it could be a sign that Dark Matter is composed of sterile neutrinos. The findings could help solve the dark matter mystery that’s been plaguing science for almost a century. *Uranus smell like rotten eggs Uranus smell like rotten eggs according to scientists who say hydrogen sulphide permeates the planet’s swirling up

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Massive cloud on collision course with the Milky Way A massive cloud some two million times the mass of the Sun moving at well over a million kilometres per hour is on a direct collision course with our Milky Way Galaxy. *Plans for a Martian sample return mission NASA and the European Space Agency have agreed to develop a Martian sample return mission to bring soil and rocks from the red plant back to Earth. *Sentinel 3b launched Europe’s Sentinel 3B Earth sciences satellite has successfully launched into orbit providing scientists with another set of eyes to study the Earth’s rapidly changing environment. You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDoNmgj2XsY *May SkyWatch One of the year’s best meteor showers – the Eta-Aquarids – are now underway and will reach their peak on Saturday night / Sunday morning as Earth passes through the dust and debris trail left behind by Halley’s Comet. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to acco

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *A star stripped naked Astronomers have finally identified a star which survived the massive explosive death of a companion star in a rare type of supernova. The findings are the culmination of a 17 year study -- providing first ever images of a binary companion to a supernova. *Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may have unseen siblings There are claims that monstrous supermassive black holes may “wander” unseen throughout the galaxy. *Gaia provides the best map yet of the Milky Way galaxy The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue ever developed providing high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of the Milky Way galaxy. *The Science Report In a world first, scientists have identified a new DNA structure. New study suggests pregnant women cut out caffeine altogether. New study finds anti-vaccination activists demonstrate similar beliefs about being persecuted

*The most sensitive ever Dark Matter search gets underway Scientists have begun their most sensitive ever search for a possible Dark Matter candidate called the Axion. *How humans touched the edge of space Why high altitude balloons still plan a important role in space sciences *How man has touched the edge of space Man’s first attempts to touch the edge of space was a two pronged effort. Captured NAZI V2 rockets allowed scientists to get brief glimpses of space and the curvature of the Earth as these missiles travelled along ballistic trajectories. But for longer duration scientific studies – researchers relied on high altitude balloons to carry scientific payloads and even people to the edge of space. *Studying the gamma ray skies Gamma rays are the most energetic forms of electromagnetic radiation and are emitted by some of the most powerful events in the universe. Now, a team of astronomers have published 14 papers in a special issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics covering some fifteen years

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). T*NASA launches its latest planet hunting spacecraft. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS has blasted into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. TESS will follow on from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which helped scientists identify over two thousand six hundred exoplanetary candidates orbiting distant stars.  You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfZ2y3-2tc0 *Tunguska class asteroid near miss A Tunguska class asteroid has just come within a few hours of crashing into the Earth. Even more concerning – the massive space rock was only spotted 21 hours before its closest approach to the Earth. *A new era of antimatter studies  Physicists have undertaken the most precise measurement ever done on antimatter. Scientists with the ALPHA collaboration at CERN -- the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- successfully conducted the most accurate ever me