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Earth’s First Supercontinent
5 april 2021 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 37
*Earth’s first supercontinent
A new study suggests Pangea was simply the latest of approximately three supercontinents that formed on the Earth’s surface and that they all formed with in the last two billion years.
*NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
Mars 2020 mission managers say their Ingenuity helicopter should be ready for its maiden flight within the next few days.
*Virgin Galactic unveils its first SpaceShip III
Virgin Galactic has rolled out its newest spacecraft – the first so called Spaceship III variant – officially named VSS Imagine.
*US Strategic commands cryptic tweet
Often described as the dunny door of social media Twitter looked like things were getting a lot more serious the other day when the official twitter account of the United States Strategic Command -- which runs the country's powerful nuclear weapons force suddenly tweeted what looked like a cryptic code.
*The Science Report
Scientists have discovered a new type of immune system T Cells.
Record high temperatures in the Russian Arctic.
A new way to dramatically increase the power storage capacity of Lithium-ion batteries.
The remains of an extinct species of Tree-Climbing Kangaroo discovered on the Nullarbor Plain.
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Is the Nearest Star Cluster to the Sun being Destroyed by Dark Matter?
2 april 2021 · 40 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 36
*Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed by dark matter?
Data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia star mapping satellite has revealed tantalising evidence that the Hyades open star cluster -- the nearest star cluster to the Sun -- is being destroyed by the gravitational influence of a massive but unseen structure in our galaxy.
*More air leaks in the Russian section of the space station
The crew aboard the International Space Station have once again resorted to using tea leaves to try and find more air leaks in the Russian Zvezda module.
*Starlink reaches over 1300 satellites
SpaceX has launched another 60 Starlink satellites as it continues to build its record setting broadband constellation.
*April Skywatch
The star nearest the Sun, The Southern Cross, and the Lyrids meteor shower. Lees meerHelp SpaceTime become a completely listener supported podcast.
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Scientists Determine the Size of the Martian Core
31 maart 2021 · 22 min
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Series 24 Episode 35
*Scientists determine the size of the Martian core
Seismic data collected by NASA's Mars Insight lander suggests the red planet’s core is about half the size of the Earth’s.
*Searching for signs of Martian life in outback Australia
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is continuing its final checks following its successful touch down on the surface of the red planet.
*Kilometre wide asteroid zooms past Earth
An asteroid almost a kilometre wide has made its closest approach to Earth passing some two million kilometres from the planet’s surface.
*The Science Report
Exposure to artificial light linked to teen sleep, mood and anxiety disorders.
A new study shows young adults are having less sex these days.
Australia’s black summer bushfires pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption.
Archaeologists discover 10,500 year old preserved large woven basket and dead sea scroll fragments.
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New Images Reveal Magnetic Structures Near a Supermassive Black Hole
29 maart 2021 · 34 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 34
*New images reveal magnetic structures near a supermassive black hole
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which produced the first ever image of a black hole has now released a new image detailing the powerful magnetic fields generated by the supermassive black hole.
*A cosmic jellyfish in the distant universe
Astronomers have discovered a spectacular cloud of plasma in a distant cluster of galaxies being ignited by passing shockwaves.
*New results challenge the Standard Model of particle physics
Scientists at CERN have found some intriguing results that potentially can’t be explained by science’s current understanding of the laws of physics.
*Rocket Lab launches revolutionary new Australian satellite
Rocket Lab has successfully launched its 19th Electron mission which included the deployment of its 100th satellite payload.
*The Science Report
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is ineffective against the South African strain of COVID-19.
Overuse of computers and smartphones linked to behavioural problems in kids by the age of five.
Finnish authorities link a major cyber-attack to a Chinese government hacker group.
A regular afternoon nap linked to improved mental agility.
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A Gigantic Jet From the Early Universe
26 maart 2021 · 23 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 33
*A gigantic jet from the early universe
Astronomers have discovered one of the biggest quasars ever seen in the early universe.
*The planet with two atmospheres
Astronomers have found a planet orbiting a distant star that appears to have lost its atmosphere – only to have gained a new one through volcanic activity.
*New Chinese rocket launches top secret satellite
It was a case of second time lucky for China’s new Long March 7A rocket successfully carrying classified satellite in to orbit.
*Photographing the space station
Jonathan Nally editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine explains how to image the International Space Station.
*The Science Report
Scientists may have found a switch associated with the spreading of prostate cancers.
Study shows people with college educations live longer.
The next big thing in electronic communications could be your favourite jacket.
North Korea using cyber-attacks to steal more than $316 million dollars in cryptocurrencies
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The Discovery of Fast Radio Bursts Dating Back Ten Billion Years
25 maart 2021 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 32
*The discovery of Fast Radio bursts dating back ten billion years
Astronomers have detected three of the most distant Fast Radio Bursts ever observed.
*Have astronomers discovered hypothetical Boson Stars
A team of scientists claim that the heaviest black hole collision ever observed may have been something even more mysterious: the merger of two so called boson stars.
*NASA’s new Moon rocket passes a major milestone
NASA has just completed a successful test firing of the core stage of its new SLS Moon rocket. The 8 minute and 19 second hot fire main engine burn in the B-2 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is a critical milestone ahead of the Artemis I mission slated for November.
*The Science Report
Why some otherwise healthy people develop life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.
Neanderthals might have died out in Europe far earlier than thought.
Using facial recognition to pay your bills.
Geologists identify a new mineral.
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Count Down for Australia’s Return to Orbit
22 maart 2021 · 30 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 31
*Count down for Australia’s return to orbit
If all goes according to plan -- in almost exactly a year from now Australia will officially become a space-faring nation – again.
*Interstellar visitors are more common than thought
A new study suggests around seven interstellar visitors pass through our solar system every year.
*Hubble emergency shutdown
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back online after suddenly shutting down last week due to a software error in the orbiting observatory’s main computer.
*Discovering a monster on the move
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole moving through the universe.
*The Science Report
Ethical controversy erupts as scientists generate a model of a human embryo from human skin cells.
U.K. variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is linked to an increased risk of death.
New clues as to how life might have started on Earth.
Palaeontologists discover the world’s first example of a fossilized dinosaur sitting on a nest of eggs.
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Material Crucial for Life Discovered on Asteroid Itokawa
19 maart 2021 · 30 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 30
*Organic material crucial for life discovered on the asteroid Itokawa
Scientists have found water and organic material on the surface of a sample from the asteroid Itokawa.
*A journey through the Main asteroid belt
The main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is a torus-shaped region occupied by hundreds of thousands of asteroids, meteoroids and rocky debris ranging in size from the 950-kilometre-wide dwarf planet Ceres down to grains of dust.
*1200 Starlink satellites now in orbit.
SpaceX has successfully launched its 20th Starlink mission carrying another 60 of the communications satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
People diagnosed with ADHD in childhood were more likely to develop a psychotic disorder later.
Chinese government-sponsored hacking groups targeting security flaws in email services.
Paleontologists discover the fossilized remains of a 20-metre-long titanosaur dinosaur in Argentina.
A new study claims night owls may be twice as likely as early birds to underperform at work.
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First Drive
17 maart 2021 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 29
*First drive for the new Mars Perseverance rover
NASA’s new Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has undertaken its first tentative test drive across the red planet’s surface.
*A new map of binary star systems near the Sun
Astronomers have developed the most comprehensive map ever achieved of binary star systems within the Sun’s local neighbourhood -- covering some 1.3 million binary star systems within three thousand light-years from the Sun.
*New satellite to monitor Russia’s northern frontier
Russia has launched its first Arctic climate satellite. The Arktika-M spacecraft was launched aboard Soyuz 2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.
*The Science Report
The South African Variant of COVID-19 even stronger than thought.
Mushrooms found to boost antioxidants and control sugar levels.
Neandertals found to perceive and produce human speech.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is deeply concerned with nuclear material in Iran.
Alex on Tech looks at the problem with Zoom
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Massive Supernova Remnant Discovered
15 maart 2021 · 38 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 28
*Massive supernova remnant discovered
Astronomers combining data from different types of telescopes have discovered a massive supernova remnant hiding in plain sight.
*The origin of the Zodiacal Light finally revealed
Data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggests that Mars may be the source of the solar system’s Zodiacal Light.
*Joint Russian Chinese space station planned
Russia and China have announced plans to develop a joint lunar space station.
*The Science Report
Growing evidence that Chinese government corruption poisoned the COVID-19 investigation.
More life than expected discovered deep beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic.
Russian SU-57 fighters to be armed with hypersonic missiles.
Discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur.
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Resolving a Cosmological Conundrum
14 maart 2021 · 26 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 27
*A change in dark energy to try and resolve a cosmological conundrum
The universe was created by a Big Bang 13.82 billion years ago, and it’s been expanding ever since.
*Parker Solar Probe swoops past Venus at some 87 thousand KPH
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has just undertaken its latest close flyby of the planet Venus.
*A new eye in the sky to monitor Amazon deforestation
India has launched a new Brazilian Earth Observation satellite to monitor the worsening problem of Amazonian deforestation.
*The Science Report
A third of COVID-19 patients still suffering symptoms nine months later.
More evidence that consumption of red meat and alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer.
Palaeontologists have confirmed discovery of Australia’s earliest skink.
The Netherlands, U.S., Australia and New Zealand consuming the highest amounts of party drugs.
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Neutron Star Found in Famous Supernova
12 maart 2021 · 23 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 26
*Neutron star found in famous supernova
Astronomers believe they may have confirmed the existence of a neutron star produced by supernova 1987A
*The mystery of the Martian moons
A new study claims the two Martian moons Phobos and Demos were created through a titanic collision in orbit around the red planet over a billion years ago.
*China launches three more spy satellites
China has launched another three of what Beijing euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites.
*China’s private rocket sector continues to test new vehicles
China’s private space business is continuing to expand with a successful suborbital launch of a prototype sounding rocket.
*The Science Report
New modular protein biosensors that can rapidly detect COVID-19 virus proteins and antibodies.
A giant iceberg larger than a small county breaks off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf.
The maiden flight of Australia’s new Loyal Wingman autonomous unmanned aircraft.
The humble bee causes more hospitalisations than spiders and snakes.
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Space Hurricane
10 maart 2021 · 32 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 25
*Astronomers discover a space hurricane for the first time
Astronomers have discovered what they’re calling a space hurricane high up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
*Space Machines Company signs its first customer
Space Machines Company has secured a contract for its new Optimus 1 orbital transfer unit.
*SpaceX’s spectacular starship explosion after a successful flight test
The SpaceX SN10 Starship prototype test article has exploded in a spectacular orange fireball less than ten minutes after completing a successful test flight from its South Texas facility.
*Rocket Lab’s Electron to get a big brother – the Neutron rocket
Rocket Lab has unveiled plans for a new bigger rocket that could be flying by 2024.
*The Science Report
Johnson and Johnson’s new single-dose COIVID-19 vaccine.
Scientists are warning that the gulf stream is now the weakest it’s been in a thousand years.
Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an intact ceremonial chariot at an illegal dig site near Naples.
Too much coffee linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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*Neutron star found in famous supernova
Astronomers believe they may have confirmed the existence of a neutron star produced by supernova 1987A
*The mystery of the Martian moons
A new study claims the two Martian moons Phobos and Demos were created through a titanic collision in orbit around the red planet over a billion years ago.
*China launches three more spy satellites
China has launched another three of what Beijing euphemistically calls remote sensing satellites.
*China’s private rocket sector continues to test new vehicles
China’s private space business is continuing to expand with a successful suborbital launch of a prototype sounding rocket.
*The Science Report
New modular protein biosensors that can rapidly d… -
The Most Distant Black Hole Ever Seen
5 maart 2021 · 39 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
*SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 24
*The most distant black hole ever seen
Astronomers have set a new record for the most distant quasar ever found. The quasar dating back some 13.13 billion years is 1000 times more luminous than the Milky Way, and is powered by the earliest known supermassive black hole – a monster more than 1.6 billion times the mass of the Sun.
*Mars Helicopter phones home
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has phoned mission managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California to let them know it arrived safely on the red planet.
*A successful test of a revolutionary new rocket engine.
An Australian developed rotating detonation engine has been successfully tested by RMIT.
*Starliner test flight now slated for April
April second has been slated as the potential launch date for the second Orbital Flight Test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.
*March Skywatch
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Solved - High Energy Neutrino Source
3 maart 2021 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 23
*High energy neutrinos traced to a star being ripped to pieces by a black hole
Astronomers have traced high energy neutrinos erupting from a star being ripped to pieces by a black hole in another galaxy.
*Juno spots meteor impact on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a meteoroid slamming into Jupiter.
*Cygnus 15 launches to space station
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station two days after launching aboard an Antares 230 rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginian mid Atlantic coast.
*The Science Report
One in five diabetes patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 will die within 28 days.
Gay males are more likely than lesbians to face stigma if they sound gay.
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill still impacting animals a decade later.
Boys who regularly play video games at age 11 less likely to develop depression later.
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Changing Science’s Understanding of Black Holes
1 maart 2021 · 30 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 22
*New observations of Cygnus X-1 change science’s understanding of Black Holes
New observations of Cygnus X1 -- the first black hole ever detected -- have led astronomers to question what they really know about the Universe's most mysterious objects
*Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth's history 42,000 years ago
A new study has found that a temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered major climate shifts that led to global environmental change and mass extinctions.
*Growing doubts about the existence of planet 9
Hopes of discovering a ninth planet in our solar system are fading with a new study suggesting earlier observations of unique clustering of Trans Neptuneian objects may have been caused by bias in the way these objects are observed.
*The Science Report
Big advantages in delaying the second jab of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The new drug which could be a real game changer in the fight to treat obesity.
The world’s oldest samples of DNA found in a pair of Mammoths.
New study shows drinking more coffee is associated with a reduced risk of heart failure.
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Determining How Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes Are Made
26 februari 2021 · 30 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 21
*Determining how Super Earths and Mini-Neptunes are made
Astronomers have now found over four thousand exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.
*How far are we from nuclear powered space transport
A new report by America’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine think tank warns that NASA will need to pursue an aggressive and urgent nuclear technology development program to properly support a human mission to Mars in 2039.
*Russian spaceship out of control
Russian cosmonauts were forced to take over control and manually guide a Progress cargo ship into a docking port aboard the International Space Station after the automated system suddenly failed.
*Falcon 9 lost at sea
SpaceX has lost a Falcon 9 booster during a landing attempt following what otherwise -- had been another successful launch carrying 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
At least half of all COVID-19 infections come from people who aren't showing symptoms.
There’s new evidence that air pollution can make you go blind.
How the Moon affects our sleep.
First impressions really are accurate.
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Sea Salt Discovered on the Red Planet Mars
24 februari 2021 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 20
*Sea salt discovered on the red planet Mars
The European Space Agency has discovered sea salt high in the Martian atmosphere.
*The Square Kilometre Array’s Engineering Development Array
Work is starting to ramp up on the giant Square kilometre Array project to build the world’s largest telescope across outback Western Australia and southern Africa.
*Another launch contract for Gilmour Space
Gold Coast based rocket company Gilmour Space has signed a new deal to provide US company Momentus with launch services using Gilmour’s new Eris rocket.
*A thousand Starlink satellites now in orbit
SpaceX has successfully launched its fourth Starlink mission of the year placing another 60 satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
A new strain of COVID-19 spreading around the world from Southern California.
Transgender and gender-diverse adults are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic.
Stonehenge was recycled from an earlier Welsh monument.
That saying that blood is thicker than water isn’t always true.
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Touchdown!
22 februari 2021 · 55 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 19
*Touchdown! NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars
After a seven-month 472 million kilometre journey, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has successfully touched down on the surface of the red planet.
*A new model to predict galactic stellar production
A new study suggests that massive galaxies with extra-large extended disks produce stars over longer periods of time than their smaller more compact counterparts.
*Russia starts its 2021 rocket launch season off with a bang over Australia
Russia’s first rocket launch for the new year saw a Lotos spy satellite fly into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow.
*The Science Report
Australia’s COVID-19 national vaccination rollout is finally underway.
Latest opinion polls show 64% of Australian want to get the vaccine but 27 percent are still unsure.
Australians blocked from accessing news through their Facebook feeds.
Boeing completes its first flight test of its new F-15EX fighter jet.
Scientists say the 2020-2021 La Niña event has now passed its peak.
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New Candidate Planet Discovered
19 februari 2021 · 35 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 18
*New candidate planet discovered around Alpha Centauri A
Astronomers may have discovered a planet in the habitable zone in our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri.
*The solar system’s most distant planetary object confirmed
Astronomers have set a new record for identifying the most distant body in our Solar System.
*What Phobos could reveal about the red planet
A new study has found that the Martian moon Phobos orbits through a stream of charged particles being eroded from the red planet’s atmosphere by the solar wind.
*A new sky guide for people in the southern hemisphere
The 2021 Australasian sky guide has been released providing its annual guide across the night skies.
*The Science Report
Study finds people hospitalized with COVID-19 still have symptoms four months later.
New research says the more you smoke the higher your risk of dying from COVID-19.
Australian National University sets a new world record in solar cell efficiency.
Three new species of carnivorous sponges discovered in the Great Australian Bight.
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Our Warped Milky Way
17 februari 2021 · 24 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 17
*The Milky Way warped following galactic collision
A new study has confirmed what some people have long suspected – the Milky Way galaxy is warped.
*New kind of magnetic explosion on Sun
Scientists have detected a magnetic explosion on the Sun -- the likes of which has never been seen before.
*Gilmour Space to launch first customer next year
Gold Coast based rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies, has secured its first customer for the maiden flight of its new Eris rocket.
*Another new record for SpaceX
SpaceX has set a new record launching and landing the same Falcon 9 booster eight times.
*The Science Report
Cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension main comorbidities to death from COVID-19.
COVID-19 patients who suffered a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital far more likely to die.
Too many refined grains could be bad for your heart. Lees meerArchaeologists have discovered one of the oldest animal bone engravings ever found.
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Phosphine on Venus - A Rethink
15 februari 2021 · 36 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 16
*Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulphur dioxide
A new study claims last year’s observations of phosphine in the clouds of Venus was actually sulphur-dioxide.
*The mystery of the Jovian Trojans
A new study claims Jupiter's Trojan asteroids may be stranger than thought.
*The growing Starlink problem for astronomy
Elon Musk is now officially the world’s richest person with a net worth of 185 billion dollars and an empire that stretches from SpaceX rockets to Tesla electric cars.
*Rocket Lab demonstrates new orbital maneuvering capability
Rocket Lab has successfully launched its 18th Electron mission – and its first for 2021 -- in the process demonstrating an improved orbital maneuvering capability.
*The Science Report
The World Health Organization says it’s been unable to determine where the COVID-19 virus originated.
New reports on the efficacy of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines against new COVID-19 variants.
A two-point decline in IQ associated with teens who frequently consume cannabis.
Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest species of lizard ever found.
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NASA Gives Up on the Mars Mole
12 februari 2021 · 52 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 15
*NASA gives up on the Mars Mole
NASA has finally given up on efforts to get its Mars mole working.
An exoplanetary system with real rhythm
*Astronomers have discovered an unusual star system containing six exoplanets locked in orbits that act more like a rhythmic gravitational dance.
*SpaceX sets a new launch record
SpaceX has set a new record launching 143 satellites on a single rocket.
*February Skywatch
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Exploring the Depths of Titan's Largest Sea
10 februari 2021 · 35 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 14
*Exploring the depths of Titan's largest sea
A new study has found that Kraken Mare -- the largest sea on the Saturnian Moon Titan – is at least 300 metres deep.
*A new idea about the birth of the Solar System
A new study proposes that the solar system was formed through a two step process – but not quite the way the Nice model and Grand Tack hypothesis suggest.
*The first Atlantic splashdown of CRS Dragon cargo ship
The SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon cargo ship has successfully returned to Earth loaded with returned experiments from the International Space Station.
*China’s first rocket launch for the new year Lees meerChina has successfully carried out its first rocket launch for 2021 placing a new mobile telecommunication satellite into orbit.
*The Science Report
Claims once COVID-19 symptoms begin it hangs around infecting others for at least 7 days.
Senior citizens with the flu produce fewer warnings slowing their immune response.
A new study warns that the number of sharks and rays worldwide has fallen by 71 per cent since 1970.
Do you really know how drunk you are when you drink?
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How Stars Are Made - Strange New Clues...
8 februari 2021 · 46 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 13
*Strange new clues about how stars are made
Astronomers may have discovered some strange new clues about the processes involved in creating a star.
*Understanding the secrets of neutron stars
Scientists have found evidence of alpha particles at the surface of neutron-rich heavy nuclei – a discovery which could provide new insights into the structure of neutron stars, as well as the process of alpha decay.
*Iran’s latest nuclear missile test
Iran says its successfully carried out a missile test. The launch marked another breach of Tehran’s nuclear weapons ban treaty – ratified by United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 2231 -- 2015 Vienna accord -- which prohibits the Islamic republic from developing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
*SpaceX rocket in fiery crash
After what looked like a flawless launch and climb to altitude SpaceX’s SN9 Starship test article crashed and burned during an explosive landing attempt at its Texas test site.
*The Science Report
Novavax claims its new COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated an 89.3% efficacy in UK phase 3 trials.
Our world is losing ice at record rate
The US Air Force says it’s new B-21 stealth bomber should start test flights by the middle of next year.
Brains of musicians have stronger structural and functional connections than non-musicians.
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The Earth is Spinning Faster
29 januari 2021 · 38 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 12
*The Earth is spinning faster.
The Earth is spinning faster than it used to – in fact the planet’s fastest 28 days – based on records going back to 1960 have all occurred in the year 2020.
*Hubble pinpoints supernova blast
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have determined the epicentre of a supernova explosion that lit up the skies 1700 years ago.
*Blue Origin undertakes another successful test flight.
While Virgin Galactic is still licking its wounds following the abort of its latest Space Ship Two test flight – space tourism competitor Blue Origin carried out another successful launch to space from its west Texas test facility.
*SpaceX first launch for the year
SpaceX has commenced its 2021 launch year with the spectacular nighttime flight of a new Turkish telecommunications satellite.
*The Science Report
U.K strain of COVID-19 more deadly than original.
Scientists warn that a quarter of bee species haven’t been seen in 30 years.
New research suggests aspirin may help breast and bladder cancer patients live longer.
Scientists get to the bottom of things studying a dinosaur’s cloaca.
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How Asteroid Ryugu Lost its Water
27 januari 2021 · 39 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 11
*How the asteroid Ryugu lost its water.
As scientists continue to sift through the treasure-trove of rocks grains and dust brought back to Earth last month by the Hayabusa2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu – other researchers as going through the petabytes of remote sensing data collected during the mission to reveal new details about the asteroid's past.
*SLS Moon rocket Core Stage engine fail
NASA’s plans to return humans to the lunar surface have suffered a setback with the first attempt to light up all four main engines of its new SLS Moon rocket being aborted just a minute into the eight minute test fire.
*Work speeds up on the Lunar Gateway space station
The European Space Agency has signed formal contracts with Thales Alenia Space to start building the European Esprit module for the new lunar Gateway space station.
*The new app to find your way across the sky
A new app makes it easier than ever to find your way across the sky. You just type in what celestial object you’re looking for and it will literally point you in the right direction.
*The Science Report
Most Australians will be offered the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rather than the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.
As little as one small alcoholic drink a day could cause an increase in the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Archaeologists discover what may be the world’s oldest known cave paintings.
A new study has recommended getting kittens desexed before the age of four months.
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Brown Dwarfs Mapped
25 januari 2021 · 39 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 10
*The most complete map of nearby brown dwarfs ever compiled.
Astronomers have compiled the most complete three-dimensional map of brown dwarfs in our stellar neighbourhood.
*Dark Energy survey releases its final data set
The Dark Energy Survey has released its second and final data set containing nearly 700 million astronomical objects.
*Gilmour Space conducts a successful rocket engine test.
Gold Coast based rocket company Gilmour Space have carried out a successful engine test burn of their new hybrid rocket engine.
*Virgin Orbit LauncherOne flies into space
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has successfully delivered its first satellites into orbit drop launching its new LauncherOne rocket from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier airliner off the coast of Southern California.
*The Science Report
Australian health authorities monitoring situation following vaccine deaths in Norway.
Study says vitamin D supplements won’t protect you from developing coughs colds and the flu.
European powers raising fresh concerns over Iran's plans to produce uranium metal.
North Korea has unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Alex on Tech checks out CES part 1.
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New Origins for Sunquakes
22 januari 2021 · 37 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 9
*New origins for sunquakes
A new study has discovered that sunquakes originate from beneath the surface of the Sun – not above it as previously thought.
*Oumuamua is not a hydrogen iceberg
The idea that the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua could be a giant frozen hydrogen iceberg has been dashed following new research.
*ESA's Kiruna 30 years on
ESA's Kiruna ground station in northern Sweden is celebrating 30 years of operations.
*The Science Report
New research has confirmed that COVID-19 likely lingered longer in Wuhan than reported.
Studies warn that cities across the globe could warm more than 4°Celsius.
Discovery of a spectacular prehistoric flower.
Scientists publish the full genetic code of the egg-laying monotreme mammals, platypus and echidna.
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Detailed View
20 januari 2021 · 28 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 8
*The most detailed views ever of the surface of a brown dwarf
Astronomers have discovered bands and stripes in the atmosphere of Luhman 16 B -- the nearest brown dwarf to Earth.
*More delays to the Ariane 6 space program
The European Space agency has pushed back the maiden flight of its new Ariane 6 heavy lift launch vehicle to the second quarter of next year.
*China preparing for something with the launch of yet another spy satellite
China has launched another reconnaissance spy satellite – one of at least 69 equipped with synthetic aperture radar technology designed to obtain all-weather, day-and-night imagery of strategic targets around the world.
*The Science Report
Suicide and attempts at suicide three times higher among people on the autistic spectrum.
Scientists have uncovered new clues about how life could have originated on Earth.
More droughts predicted over the next 80 years.
Maria Island could provide a new home for endangered brush-tailed rock wallabies
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Strange Star
18 januari 2021 · 37 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 7
*The strange star produced by a white dwarf collision
Astronomers have discovered a strange stellar object produced by the collision of a pair of white dwarfs – the corpses of dead Sun like stars.
*The youngest magnetar ever seen
Astronomers have discovered a new Magnetar – the youngest ever seen.
*NAVY UFO Update
Former US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid claims Washington is covering up important information about UFOs.
*The Science Report
China removing evidence of its involvement in the spread of COVID-19.
2020 has tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record.
Poland introducing new free speech laws to stop social media from silencing the people.
Palaeontologist have identified a new carnivorous theropod dinosaur species in Brazil.
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What's New In 2021?
15 januari 2021 · 27 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 6
*What's new for 2021
2021 will be another exciting year in space with the maiden flights of at least three new spacecraft and NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover getting ready to land in the red planet’s Jezero Crater, on February 18
*Virgin Galactic mission abort
Virgin Galactic forced to cut short a planned test flight of their Space Ship Two prototype in the skies above New Mexico following a computer failure.
*Rocket Lab latest Electron rocket launch
Rocket Lab has successfully launched its 17th Electron rocket into orbit.
*Strange blue UFO dazzles Hawaii
An unidentified flying object has mesmerized people across Hawaii sparking dozens of calls to police and the Federal Aviation Administration.
*The Science Report
Immune protection against COVID-19 reinfection good for at least eight months.
A new study claims infant circumcision may lead to social challenges as an adult.
90 per cent of native animals will lose their habitat to land clearing by 2050.
Study shows that animals that have never been domesticated can still communicate with humans.
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How the Solar Wind has Stripped Away the Martian Atmosphere
13 januari 2021 · 27 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 5
*How the solar wind has stripped away the Martian atmosphere
Five years after NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere.
*Giant X-ray bubbles detected in galactic halo
Astronomers have discovered giant X-ray bubbles extending some thousands of light years above and below the central region of the Milky Way.
*New supercluster discovered by astronomers
A new supercluster consisting of a chain of eight galaxy clusters discovered five billion light years away.
*Griffith University to develop a new satellite with Gilmour Space
Gold Coast rocket company Gilmour Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Griffith University to develop satellites for launch into low Earth orbit in 2023.
*The Science Report
The FDA rejects the British plan to delay giving the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines.
Platypus now extinct in five Brisbane waterways.
Crops grown near Chernobyl still contaminated due to the 1986 nuclear accident.
A new study claims having some Avocado every day is good for intestinal health.
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What Earth's Ultimate Fate Will Look Like
11 januari 2021 · 36 min
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 4
*The atmosphere of a white dwarf shows Earth’s ultimate fate
Astronomers studying the atmosphere of a nearby stellar corpse called a white dwarf -- have been given a glimpse of the ultimate fate of planet Earth.
*New questions about the origins of heavy elements
New questions are being raised about how the universe’s heavy elements are made.
*Astronomers more than double the number of known high velocity stars
Astronomers have discovered a population of hundreds high velocity stars in the galactic halo of the Milky Way.
*Meteor came from mysterious dwarf planet
Scientists say the parent body of the Almahata Sitta meteorites which rained down on Sudan’s Nubian Desert in October 2008 came from a yet to be discovered water-rich Ceres sized dwarf planet.
*The Science Report
China prevents WHO officials from traveling to Wuhan to investigate the cause of COVID-19.
2020 was Australia's fourth-warmest year on record -- despite being a La Niña year.
Iran upping its uranium enrichment program amid growing nuclear weapons fears.
Handing leftovers to wolves may have led to the early domestication of dogs.
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Strange Signal Detected from Proxima Centauri
8 januari 2021 · 44 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 3
*Strange signal detected from Proxima Centauri
Scientists at SETI the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence are trying to understand a strange signal which was detected by the Parkes Radio Telescope originating in the Proxima Centauri star system.
*Israel’s ambitious new plans for a moon mission
The Israeli non-profit initiative SpaceIL has announced plans for another attempt to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
*Astronomers see a comet transitioning between families
A comet discovered last year is providing new clues about how these icy worlds are moved into on orbits which bring them into the inner solar system and close to Earth.
*January SkyWatch
The Earth moves into Perihelion its closest orbital position to the Sun.
The dog star Sirius.
The Quadrantids meteor shower. Lees meerShow Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our Goals
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Breakthrough in Measuring the Strong Nuclear Force
6 januari 2021 · 28 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 2
*Breakthrough in measuring the strong nuclear force
Scientists have made the first high precision measurements of the forces acting between protons and exotic subatomic particles called hyperons which contain strange quarks.
*Mystery surrounds a dark storm on Neptune
Astronomers are trying to understand the mysterious behaviour of a dark storm on Neptune which suddenly changed direction and may even have spawned a second storm in the process.
*China's new Long March-8 rocket makes first flight
China has launched its new reusable Long March-8 rocket on a maiden test flight.
*ESA highlights of 2020
2020 has been a challenging year for the European Space Agency.
*The Science Report
No more arguments – new study confirms that COVID-19 is far more severe than the flu.
Compounds found in cooked meat linked to a heightened risk of childhood wheeze.
The Arctic appears to be experiencing a record-breaking numbers of lightning strikes.
A new study has found that 4-Month-Old Ravens are just as smart as chimpanzees and orangutans.
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Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen
4 januari 2021 · 35 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 24 Episode 1
*Most distant galaxy ever seen
Astronomers have set a new record for observing the most distant galaxy ever seen.
*Origin of Moon’s magnetic crust
A new study has supported the idea that the Moon’s remnant crustal magnetism was caused by an ancient molten iron lunar core generating a geomagnetic dynamo similar to that which still operates on Earth.
*Rocket Lab successfully recovers booster following launch
Rocket Lab has launched a payload of 30 satellites into orbit capping off the mission by recovering its Electron first stage booster following the launch – the first step to reusable rockets.
*Russia lifts UK telecom satellites into orbit
Russia has successfully launched a payload of 36 One Web broadband internet telecommunications satellites into orbit.
*The Science Report
Australia begins production of at least 50 million doses of the Oxford University AstraZeneca vaccine.
The first COVID-19 vaccinations begin for 450 million Europeans.
A more virulent strain of the coronavirus continues to spread around the world.
A new method of drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and converting it into a fuel.
Paleontologists identify a new species of ancient crocodile in south-eastern Queensland.
The new cell phone screen that repairs itself.
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New Solar Cycle Could Be One of the Strongest On Record
25 december 2020 · 36 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 139
*New solar cycle could be one of the strongest on record
In direct contradiction to the official forecast, a team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research are predicting that the new solar cycle 25 could be one of the strongest since record-keeping began.
*Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile and Argentina into darkness
Thousands across southern Chile and Argentina turned their heads to the sky to witness one of the wonders of the cosmos – a total solar eclipse which plunged the land into darkness for around two minutes last week.
*Space X launches Falcon 9 for the seventh time
SpaceX has successfully launched a new Sirius XM telecommunications satellite into orbit.
*Buying a telescope for Christmas
If you’re looking for a Christmas present that can be educational, thoughtful, even life-changing – you’ve probably already thought about a telescope – but dismissed it because the top of the line telescopes can be expensive. But as Jonathan Nally, the editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine explains affordable quality telescopes are around – and there are lots to choose from.
*The Science Report
Lack of vitamin D linked to higher rates of Autism in boys.
The giant iceberg A-68A could collide into South Georgia in the next few days.
Some 31% of the world's oak tree species are threatened with extinction.
How well do dogs really understand what you tell them?
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Have Scientists Got Dark Matter All Wrong?
23 december 2020 · 35 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 138
*Can Modified Newtonian Physics fix Dark Matter
What if Scientists have got dark matter all wrong?
*NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter Mystery
Twenty-five years ago, NASA sent its Galileo spacecraft into the atmosphere of the solar system’s largest planet Jupiter. But the information returned during its suicidal descent wasn’t what was expected.
*Sentinel 6 provides its first sea-level measurements
The joint NASA-ESA Copernicus Sentinel-6 spacecraft has sent back its first measurements since last month’s launch.
*A big new US spy satellite launched
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy has blasted into orbit carrying a classified U.S. spy satellite.
*The Science Report
New research confirms men are more likely to develop severe Covid-19.
New study explores the dark web.
Scientists confirm that Neandertals buried their dead.
Forget some dogs look like their owners – instead, some owners look like their dogs.
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Astronomers Witness a Nearby Star Being Eaten by a Black Hole
21 december 2020 · 31 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 137
*Astronomers witness a nearby star being eaten by a black hole
Astronomers have captured the last moments of a star just before it was ripped apart by a supermassive black hole a million times the mass of the Sun.
*Scientists begin to study the asteroid samples from Ryugu
Scientists say the samples of asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth aboard the Hayabusa 2 mission look like black sooty sand.
*The first direct image of a newly discovered brown dwarf
Astronomers have directly imaged a newly discovered failed star known as a brown dwarf.
*Russia’s new heavy-lift Angara A-5 rocket
Russia has conducted a successful second test flight of its new Angara A-5 heavy-lift rocket.
*The Science Report
The first COVID-19 vaccines start rolling out to recipients in the UK and the USA.
Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record.
Mount Everest is officially taller.
Going under the knife on a surgeon’s birthday appears to have a higher death rate.
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A Total Solar Eclipse Over South America
18 december 2020 · 39 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 136
*A Total Solar Eclipse Over South America
The good citizenry of Chile and Argentina have experienced a total solar eclipse.
*The space station gets a new air lock
A new Air lock has arrived aboard the International Space Station. The equipment was flown up on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the latest resupply mission to the orbiting outpost.
*Golden Wattles fly into orbit
The latest Dragon cargo mission to the space station also took on a bit of Australian flavour with Australian Golden Wattle seeds included in the payload.
*The stunning images of Earth seen from space
NASA’s Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit guide the astronauts as they observe and document changes on Earth -- then make those photographs accessible to scientists and the public.
*Chuck Yeager dies at 97
The first man to break the sound barrier Chuck Yeager has passed away aged 97.
*The Science Report
Australia’s threatened native plant species suffer catastrophic 70 percent decline in population numbers.
Restricting meat consumption linked to greater cardio benefits than a traditional Mediterranean diet.
Being obese for longer periods of time is associated with a higher risk of disease.
Echidnas, wombats and bilbies join platypus in having biofluorescent fur.
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New Evidence of How Dark Matter Behaves
16 december 2020 · 24 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 135
*New evidence of how dark matter behaves
Astronomers have discovered new characteristics about mysterious dark matter after watching a galaxy being eaten by another bigger galaxy.
*New discoveries about how planetary nebulae are made
Astronomers have discovered that the mesmerising spiral structures seen in planetary nebulae are generated by companion stars or planets orbiting around the dying star.
*Cape Canaveral renamed
One of the most famous places on Earth – the Cape Canaveral Air Force station – has officially been re-named the Cape Canaveral Space Force station.
*The Science Report
Warnings that climate change could lead to irreversible sea level rise as temperatures increase.
A new study warns there could be fewer than 300 swift parrots left in the wild.
Scientists sequence the genome of the wild progenitor of the modern day tomato.
The only dinosaur bones ever found in Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time.
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Hayabusa2 Lands at Woomera
14 december 2020 · 36 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 134
*Hayabusa2 lands at Woomera
The first pristine subsurface samples of an asteroid have been safely returned to Earth with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule parachuting down onto the Woomera Rocket range in outback South Australia.
*Hints of new physics in polarized light from the big bang
Scientists have glimpsed hints of new physics in Planck data from the cosmic microwave background radiation.
*SpaceX’s starship prototype explodes during landing
A prototype of the new SpaceX starship has exploded in a spectacular fireball following a test launch in south Texas.
*The Science Report
The major breakthrough in science which is destined to change everything.
Less than half of the world’s forests still in their natural state.
Confirmation that Havana syndrome is consistent with the effects of directed microwave energy.
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of sauropod dinosaur in Argentina.
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The Star Making Enough Dust to build an Earth-sized Planet Every Year
11 december 2020 · 34 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 133
*The star-making enough dust to build an Earth-sized planet every year
Astronomers have discovered a Wolf-Rayet star system producing enough material to make a planet the size of Earth every year.
*The threat of Apophis refuses to go away
A new threat to the Earth is being posed by the asteroid Apophis.
*Fears it could take a year to fix a problem aboard the Orion capsule
Engineers with NASA and Lockheed Martin are trying to work out how to repair a key electronic component that’s failed deep inside the Orion Artemis 1 spacecraft.
*The Science Report
The smartwatches that can detect if you have COVID 19 before symptoms appear.
Plastic pollution to reach 90 million tonnes annually within ten years.
Scientists identify two distinctly different states of liquid water.
Revealing the secrets of the North American Mastodon.
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Likely Source for the Famous Wow Signal
9 december 2020 · 26 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 132
*Discovery of a likely source for the famous Wow signal
A new study may have finally narrowed down the likely source of the famous wow signal.
*A Bose-Einstein Condensate created in Earth orbit
NASA says its Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station is opening new windows on some of the fundamental physics of Quantum Mechanics.
*Assembly begins on NASA’s first SLS rocket
NASA has officially started assembly of America’s new SLS Moon rocket. Engineers lowered the first of 10 segments of the giant launch vehicle’s solid rocket boosters into position inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
*Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples
China’s Chang'e-5 lunar lander has successfully touched down on the surface of the Moon to collect rocks and soil samples for return to Earth.
*The Science Report
The new Alzheimer’s disease blood test.
New body heat-powered personal devices are on their way.
A new species of carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Argentina.
New study shows snappers can live for over 80 years.
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Closer Than Thought
7 december 2020 · 26 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 131
*Planet Earth closer to the supermassive black hole than previously thought
A new study claims the Earth is some two thousand light years closer to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy than previously thought.
*Ancient megafloods on Mars
A new study suggests gigantic megafloods may have once covered the red planet’s surface -- even changing its climate.
*Arecibo telescope collapses
The Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico is gone. It’s 900-tonne instrument platform, suspended by cables 140 metres above the centre of the dish has collapsed -- crashing through the parabolic dish below – destroying the structure beyond repair.
*The Science Report
2020 on track to become one of the world’s warmest years on record.
High blood pressure in mid-life linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly.
A new study shows Tyrannosaurus Rex went through a unique teenage growth spurt.
Scientists create the smallest memory devices ever made.
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A Violent Encounter
4 december 2020 · 33 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 130
*The Large Magellanic Cloud’s violent encounter with the Milky Way
A new study has found that a neighbouring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud is twisting and deforming the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy.
*Washington launches a new top secret spy satellite
The United launch Alliance has successfully launched an Atlas V rocket carrying the highly secretive National Reconnaissance Office NROL-101 mission into orbit.
*December Skywatch
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Fossil Galaxy Hidden in the Milky Way
2 december 2020 · 24 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 129
*Fossil galaxy hidden in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a fossil galaxy hidden in the depths of our own Milky Way galaxy.
*New study claims Venus hasn’t lost its water to space
A new study suggests that despite being the hottest planet in the solar system Venus has lost little of its original water content to space over the past four billion years.
*New Copernicus satellite to monitor sea-level rise launched
The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been successfully launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air force base in California.
*The Science Report
A new study questions about how well face masks really work at limiting the spread of the COVID-19.
Over weight people on healthily diets have lower risk of dying compared to those with unhealthy diets.
Global warming and pollution are having a similar impact on coral reef fish.
The Dinosaur eating crocodile Deinosuchus could grow over 10 metres long.
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A New Look at the Evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy
30 november 2020 · 30 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 128
*A new look at the evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy
Some hypotheses on how the Milky Way formed are set to be rewritten following discoveries about the behaviour of some of its oldest stars.
*Earth mini moon CD3 is a natural body and not space junk
Astronomers using data collected with the 4.3 metre Lowell Discovery Telescope have helped to characterize only the second known mini-moon of Earth, a newly discovered asteroid designated 2020 CD3.
*China launches mission to bring back material from the Moon
Following in the footsteps of the United States and the former Soviet Union -- China has just launched its Chang'e 5 sample return mission to the Moon.
*The Science Report
Oxford University’s new AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shown to be around 90 percent effective.
Claims honey or Champagne mangoes, may reduce facial wrinkles in older women.
New study shows Neanderthal had thumbs designed for squeezing rather than the precision movement.
The new thin, interactive holographic display system.
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New Mission to Study the Rock Comet Phaethon
27 november 2020 · 37 min
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 127
*New mission to study the rock comet Phaethon
Germany and Japan are developing a new mission to study the strange asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
*Europa’s water plumes could originate in its crust
A new study suggests water plumes erupting from Jupiter's ice moon Europa might originate in the frozen crust itself – rather than being forced up from the underlying sub surface ocean.
*The great Arecibo radio telescope to be demolished
One of the world’s greatest astronomical instruments -- the giant Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico -- is being decommissioned.
*A new era begins with the first Dragon commercial crew mission to the Space Station
NASA’s crew-1 mission has successfully docked with the International Space Station beginning a new era of spaceflight with commercial companies now undertaking the job of transporting crew to the orbiting outpost.
*The Science Report
New study can’t find any difference between those who take multivitamins and those who don’t.
China using a secret microwave weapon to cook Indian soldiers alive.
The laser tractor beam that could help control where lightning strikes hit the ground.
The most complete map of bee species ever compiled.
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