SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy

Stuart Gary
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Aug 26, 2022 • 1h 5min

The Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Blows Its Top

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 90*The red supergiant Betelgeuse blows it topAstronomers say the sudden dimming of the semi-regular variable red supergiant star Betelgeuse back in 2019 and 2020 was caused by it blowing away a massive chunk of its stellar surface.*Could Earth’s continents have come from outer space?A new study suggests Earth’s continents were formed by material delivered in giant meteor impacts.*NASA’s DAVINCI mission to VenusNASA has released details of its proposed new DAVINCI mission to the planet Venus.*Artemis 1 Moon rocket on the launch pad NASA’s Artemis 1 SLS Moon rocket is back on Space launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in preparation for lift off later this month.*South Korean Moon probe launchedSpaceX have launched a new Moon probe for South Korea.*Russia launches Iranian spy satelliteRussia has launched an Iranian spy satellite into orbit further cementing a new axis of evil between the two despotic nations.*The Science ReportAntarctica's ice shelves may be melting at an accelerated rate, up to 40 percent faster than thought.Trying to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine from extinction.One in 20 who contract COVID-19 end up with long-term damage.A new design for hydrogen storage which could reduce solid-state hydrogen fuel cell charging times.Study shows different diets provide different results.Urgent security updates from Apple.Alex on Tech reviews the new MacBook air M2Skeptic's guide to psychiatryListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of NordVPN…The world’s leading VPN provider. Making your online data unreadable to others. Get our Complete Security discount offer, plus four months free, plus you get to help support SpaceTime… visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list. Details at https://astronomydaily.io #space #science #astronomy #podcast #nordvpnBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Aug 17, 2022 • 1h 3min

The Ongoing Search for Dark Matter

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 89*The ongoing search for Dark MatterScientists have placed new limits on where the mysterious invisible substance known as dark matter could be hiding.*Another win for Modified Newtonian dynamics over dark matterAstronomers have unexpectedly found strong evidence supporting Modified Newtonian dynamics or MOND rather than dark matter to best explain the observations of the gravitational tidal effects in the Fornax Cluster on a population of dwarf galaxies.*NASA's Mars Curiosity rover marks ten years on the red planetNASA’s car sized Mars Curiosity Rover has celebrated its first decade exploring the red planet.*Another Blue Origin flight reaching the edge of spaceBlue Origin’s New Shepard has undertaken its sixth space tourism flight to the edge of space.*More dangerous Chinese space junkBeijing has come in for more criticism following the de-orbit of yet another out of control spacecraft.*Beijing tests a reusable spacecraftChina’s growing concern about the success of America’s X-37b space shuttle program has seen Beijing launch its own reusable experimental spacecraft.*New Russian spy satellite spies on other satellitesRussia have just launched a new spy satellite designed to spy on other satellites.*Salt could be key to life on water worldsA new theoretical study suggests oceans on water-rich worlds could be enriched with electrolytes, including salts such as sodium chloride which is an important factor in the search for life.*The Science ReportNew evidence triggers fresh calls for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID.A new study warns that the Arctic is warming faster than previously thought.Finally, some good news for coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef.Environmental damage from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster still detectable.The closest thing so far to a fountain of youth.Alex on Tech new Samsung galaxy Z flip and fold 4 releasedSkeptic's guide Forget the Gaia Sausage now there's a Spanish oneListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 240 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast (you get a month’s free trial with Supercast to see if it’s really for you or not)....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com #jwst #spacenews #astronomynews #sciencenews #podcast #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 58min

New Record for the Most Distant and Earliest Galaxy Ever Seen

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 88*New record for the most distant and earliest galaxy ever seenAstronomers have just set another new record for the most distant and earliest galaxy ever seen – a stellar city dating back to just 250 million years after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.*Earth sets its own new record for the shortest day everIf the Earth seemed to spin a little faster for you on June 29th – it wasn’t your imagination or your heart fluttering – it really did spin faster – by about 1.59 milliseconds short of a full 24 hours.*A unique telescope array to study galactic collisionsMacquarie University have unveiled a unique new telescope array designed to search for and study ultra-faint galaxies.*Explosive Gamma Ray Burst captured for first time in millimetre lightScientists using ALMA the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimeter Array radio telescope have for the first-time recorded millimetre-wavelength light from a Gamma Ray Burst – the fiery explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star.*Another joint Australian and American spy satellite launched from New ZealandRocket Labs have launched another joint Australian and American spy satellite aboard their Electron Rocket.*Dragon capsule debris found in AustraliaDebris from the tail fin of the trunk section of a Space-X Dragon capsule has been found on a sheep pasture in the Australian Snowy mountains.*China launches a new solid fuel rocketChina have undertaken the maiden flight of a new small payload rocket.*The Science ReportHuanan wet markets in Wuhan confirmed as the epicenter for the spread of COVID-19.Almost half of all Australian’s have now had COVID.A new strain of Monkey Pox showing new and different symptoms.Scientists say that the salt in ocean-spray might hinder lightning.New Study says there was only one T-Rex species.Alex on Tech upgradeable appliancesSkeptic's guide to scarry ScotlandListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #jwst #jwstupdate #jwstnews #jwstdiscoveries #jameswebbspacetelescope#space #science #astronomy #astrophysics #cosmology#podcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Aug 5, 2022 • 37min

NASA Sending Two More Choppers to Mars

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 87*NASA to send two more choppers to Mars for sample return mission.NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been so successful, two more will be built and sent to the red planet to help with the planned sample return mission.*Top Secret Space Shuttle sets a recordThe clandestine X-37B space shuttle has shattered its own orbital mission duration record of 780 days in space.*China expands its space stationChina has launched the second module of its new Tiangong space station.*August SkywatchWe look at the giant star Antares, Barnard’s star is the second nearest star system to the Sun, and the annual Perseids meteor shower.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of NordVPN…The world’s leading VPN provider. Making your online data unreadable to others. Get our Complete Security discount offer, plus one month free, plus you get to help support SpaceTime… visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…#nordvpn #podcast #space #science #astronomy #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Aug 3, 2022 • 31min

Another Russian Promise to Leave the International Space Station

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 86*Another Russian promise to leave the International Space StationRussia have again announced plans to quit the International Space Station sometime after 2024.*ExoMars launch date moved to 2028The European Space Agency’s EXO-Mars mission to search for signs of past or present life on the red planet – which was to launch in a few weeks’ time -- is now likely to fly in 2028 – ten years after it was first meant to fly.*The records continue to tumble for SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX has set a new launch record with its latest Starlink satellite mission.*The Science ReportPlastic pollution stimulating bacterial growth in freshwater lakes.Teens who vape are more likely to try cannabis.Scientists develop a water-activated disposable paper battery.Alex on Tech: new software update for Windows ten users.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #spacetime #space #science #astronomy #news #astrophysicsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 26min

Has James Webb Already Found Some of the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 85*Has James Webb already found some of the earliest galaxies in the universe?Astronomers are speculating that NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope may have already discovered the most distant and hence earliest galaxy in the universe.*New telescopes to see gravitational wave sourcesAustralia is about to get a new telescope array specifically designed to find the sources of gravitational waves generated by events such as neutron star collisions.*Planning continues on the Lunar Gateway space stationJapan has confirmed its participation in NASA’s proposed new Lunar Gateway Space Station project.*The Science ReportNapping associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke.Study shows vitamin D supplements don’t lower the risk of breaking bones.How domestic cats manage to live together.Skeptic's guide to Uri Geller’s alien invasionSpaceTime Series 25 Episode 86*Another Russian promise to leave the International Space StationRussia have again announced plans to quit the International Space Station sometime after 2024.*ExoMars launch date moved to 2028The European Space Agency’s EXO-Mars mission to search for signs of past or present life on the red planet – which was to launch in a few weeks’ time -- is now likely to fly in 2028 – ten years after it was first meant to fly.*The records continue to tumble for SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX has set a new launch record with its latest Starlink satellite mission.*The Science ReportPlastic pollution stimulating bacterial growth in freshwater lakes.Teens who vape are more likely to try cannabis.Scientists develop a water-activated disposable paper battery.Alex on Tech: new software update for Windows ten users.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 87*NASA to send two more choppers to Mars for sample return mission.NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been so successful, two more will be built and sent to the red planet to help with the planned sample return mission.*Top Secret Space Shuttle sets a recordThe clandestine X-37B space shuttle has shattered its own orbital mission duration record of 780 days in space.*China expands its space stationChina has launched the second module of its new Tiangong space station.*August SkywatchWe look at the giant star Antares, Barnard’s star is the second nearest star system to the Sun, and the annual Perseids meteor shower.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #space #science #astronomy #news #spacetimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 27min

You’ll Need to Dig Deep to Find Life on Mars

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 84*New studies suggest you’ll need to dig deep to find life on MarsA new study has confirmed that future Mars rovers will need to drill at least two metres below the red planet’s surface to find any evidence of ancient Martian life – if it ever existed.*Mars Helicopter grounded by sensor glitchNASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has been grounded after suffering a sensor failure.*A new joint American and Australian spy satellite launchedRocket Lab have successfully launched the first of two new spy satellites for the Australian and United States governments.*China launches more spy satellitesChina has launched another pair of Earth observation satellites to keep an eye of its areas of interest.*The Science ReportClimate change wiping out bird species at a dramatic rate.New Guidelines warn adults should have no more than 10 standard drinks a week.Rare sauropod dinosaur teeth found in outback Queensland.Skeptic's guide to GraphologyListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #spacetime #space #science #astronomy #astrophysics #mars #marsupdateBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Jul 27, 2022 • 43min

Three New Particles Discovered at CERN

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 83*Three new particles discovered at CERNThe international LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has discovered three never-before-seen subatomic particles.*The new telescope to test competing theories of Dark EnergySimulated tests of the ultra-deep field galaxy survey observations expected from NASA upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope mission have astonished astronomers.*Cygnus used to boost Space Station for the first timeNASA have used a docked Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship to boost the International Space Station up into a higher orbit.*New space suits and a dust monitor taken to the International Space StationA SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with over two and a half tonnes of supplies has docked safely to the International Space Station.*The Science ReportA new study warns that 38% of large carnivore species now considered vulnerable or endangered.Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the Sturgeon.The latest snapshot of Australia’s attitude to drugs.Alex on Tech: the dangers of installing the TikTok app.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of NordVPN…The world’s leading VPN provider. Making your online data unreadable to others. Get our Complete Security discount offer, plus one extra month free. Plus you get to help support SpaceTime… visit https://nordvpn.com/space or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Jul 25, 2022 • 38min

Launch Date Set for NASA’s Artemis-1 Mission to the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 82*A launch date set for NASA’s Artemis-1 mission to the MoonNASA is looking at August 29 as the potential launch date for the maiden flight of the massive SLS Moon rocket on Artemis-1.*Warnings about the DART asteroid impact missionA new study warns that NASA’s planned DART mission could leave its target asteroid badly deformed.*Counting down to the death of a red giantAstronomers have for the first time witnessed a rare stellar pulse that is foreshadowing the death of a star known as a red giant.*Jupiter shows off its ringsHot on the heels of last week’s spectacular first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have released some stunning images including some stunning images of Jupiter, its moons, and it’s hard to see ring system.*The Science ReportThe latest State of the Environment report is painting a dire picture of climate inaction in Australia.Hospitals starting to gear up across Australia with deaths from COVID on the increase again.The UK has crossed the 40°C 'milestone' for the first time in recorded history.Skeptic's guide to the problem with SLAPP suitsListen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list. Details at https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/p/astronomy-daily/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.
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Jul 22, 2022 • 29min

The Ultimate Fate of a Star Shredded by a Black Hole

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 81*The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black holeAstronomers studying the destruction of a star by a black hole have unraveled another mystery in how stars are torn apart by these dark monsters.*NASA’s New Mineral Dust DetectorA new NASA science package to attach to the International Space Station will monitory how dusty the Earth is – and how that affects the environment.*Moscow adorns their Progress cargo ship with anti-Ukrainian propaganda A Russian Progress cargo ship carrying two and a half tonnes of supplies has successfully docked with the International Space Station.*Two American spy satellites launchedTwo classified American spacecraft have been successfully launched into aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.*The growing danger of falling space junkA new study has found that wishing on a falling star could be deadly – especially if it’s a rocket.*The Science ReportNo health benefits to drinking alcohol for the under forties.Climate change is weakening many of the world’s forests.A mysterious global tsunami which circled the Earth in August 2021.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 240 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast (you get a month’s free trial with Supercast to see if it’s really for you or not)....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com #podcast #spacetime #space #science #news #astrophysics #astronomy #amateurastronomy #newsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-your-guide-to-space-astronomy--2458531/support.

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