Spacetime With Stuart Gary

The astronomy and space science news podcast.*How galaxies get their iconic spiralsA 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 measurementsAstrophysicists are literally rewriting and redrawing the textbook on pulsars after obtaining the most precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar's size and its mass, as well as the first-ever map of hot spots on its surface.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/189736850098  *US Space Force is now a thingU.S. President Donald Trump has formally signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act which officially establishes the United States Space Force as a new sixth branch of the American armed services. *Third AMS spacewalkCrew aboard the International Space Station have carried out the third of four planned spacewalks to service and upgrade AMS-02 – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- a device designed