75: Galaxies Sitting In Serene Halos of Gas

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E75Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *New discoveries show galaxies sit in serene halos of gasAstronomers studying the origins of a mysterious cosmic blast known as a Fast Radio Burst have unexpectedly uncovered important clues about the properties of the vast halos of gas surrounding galaxies.  *The Milky Way’s active galactic haloA new study has discovered that the Milky Way galaxy is constantly exchanging matter with the neighbouring intergalactic medium.  *The origins of the Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov A new study claims the recently discovered interstellar comet 2I Borisov probably came from a nearby binary system called Kruger 60. *The 2019 Nobel Prizes awarded in Sweden The 2019 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz.  *Soyuz M-12 returns to EarthA Russian Soyuz capsule has returned safely to Earth landing on the windswept Kazakhstan step following a 203 day mission to the International Space Station.   Russia launches satellite on converted nuke missile  Russia has launched a new gravitational Geodesy satellite into orbit.  China launches two new BeiDou navigation satellites  China has launched two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into orbit.   *The Science ReportAn Antarctic polar vortex driving Australia’s extreme hot dry conditions.High visibility reflective safety vests found to cause first degree burns.A new study looks at the suicidal thoughts and behaviours among LGBTIQ youth.Archaeologists discover a 5,000-year-old city and a 7,000-year-old temple in northern Israel.And bad news for chocolate lovers. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesRSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe via Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary  Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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