

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Stuart Gary
Join host Stuart Gary for weekly explorations into Astronomy, Space, and Science News, featuring insights from 19 years on Australian Public Radio and industry experts.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.
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Jan 10, 2022 • 35min
New Study Measures Antimatter’s Reaction to Gravity
Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 4*New study measures antimatter’s reaction to gravityA new study has confirmed that matter and antimatter both respond the same way to gravity.*Joint European and Russian mission to the MoonThe European Space Agency will include a drill and sample analysis package aboard the Russian Luna-27 mission to the Moon’s South Polar region in 2025.*James Webb deployment underwayNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully begun the long and complicated process of unfurling and reconfiguring itself for operations.*An Update on the asteroid ApophisA new forecast by the Russian Emergencies Ministry warns that the asteroid Apophis close encounter with the Earth in 2029 will see the mountain sized space rock skim over the planet’s surface at an altitude of just 35,700 kilometres – closer than the orbits of geostationary satellites.*The Science ReportMicroplastics polluting the planet thousands of kilometres from their origin.Paleontologists find a new species of long necked sauropod dinosaur in China.A new study has shown that for the most part hangover cures don’t workSkeptic's guide to the paranormalFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Jan 7, 2022 • 33min
Solar Orbiter Publishes a Stunning Wealth of Science Results from its Cruise Phase
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 3*Solar Orbiter publishes a wealth of science results from its cruise phaseScientists are busy sifting through a wealth of data from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission which is studying our local star – the Sun.*How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Making Mars Safer for AstronautsA radiation sensor aboard NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is providing scientists with key data to help prepare humans for life on the red planet next decade.*Electrons big brother – the neutron rocketRocket lab are developing a new launch vehicle designed to carry far bigger payloads than the company’s current two stage Electron rocket.*Starlink under fire for crowded skiesBeijing has slammed Elon Musk and SpaceX following two close encounters between China’s new Tiangong space station and Starlink’s ever growing constellation of broadband internet satellites.*The Science ReportHow global warming is impacting tropical rain forest bird populationsClaims a malicious code was discovered embedded in a Huawei software update.An exquisitely preserved fossilized dinosaur embryo discovered in southern China.A new study claims wine grapes may have originated in western Asia.Skeptic's guide to Science:For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime For more podcasts visit our HQ: https://bitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Jan 5, 2022 • 29min
Earth and Mars Were Formed from Inner Solar System Material
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 2*Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System materialA new study has confirmed that the Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated in the inner Solar System – with only a tiny few percent originating beyond Jupiter's orbit.*Black holes carve out gigantic bubbles in a massive galaxy clusterAstronomers have found four enormous cavities, or bubbles, at the centre of a galactic cluster which appear to have been carved out by a pair of erupting supermassive black holes closely orbiting each other.*France launches its new signet spy satellitesArianespace has successfully launched a Vega rocket carrying three new French spy satellites into orbit.*A Turkish delight in orbitSpaceX have launched a new Turkish telecommunications satellite.*The Science ReportWarnings that the Thwaites Glacier could shatter part of the Antarctic ice shelf within five years.The top 10 government-subsidised medicines prescribed in Australia.The Australian Army to build self-propelled 155 mm howitzers.How smart are brain surgeons and rocket scientists really.Alex on Tech your digital footprintListen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…https://bitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Jan 3, 2022 • 42min
The Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Past Year
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 1*The biggest scientific discovery of the past year - first black hole-neutron star mergersOne of the unquestionable highlights of the past year in scientific research was the historic confirmation that one of the densest objects in the universe – a neutron star had been consumed by a black hole – the only thing even denser.*Discovery of a huge new population of free-floating planetsAstronomers have discovered at least seventy free floating planets – worlds not orbiting host stars – in our part of the galaxy.*Iran continues its nuclear weapons campaignIran has moved a step closer to developing a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it with the launch of another missile in what military experts are describing as a thinly disguised rocket launch.*New Dragon docks to the space stationThe SpaceX CRS-24 cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station 418 kilometres over the South Pacific Ocean.*China ends 2021 with more than fifty orbital missionsChina has ended the year 2021 with a flurry of rocket launches as it continues what Beijing describes as preparations for war.*The Science ReportNew studies claim Moderna is slightly more effective at preventing COVID-19 infection.Pollutants in the air linked to changes to the sex ratio of births.Australia to replace its troubled Taipan helicopters with more Blackhawks.An ancient synagogue older than Christianity and Islam, discovered in Galilee.Skeptic's guide to bogus allergy testsListen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 31, 2021 • 40min
Ingenuity Soars Through Alien Skies Yet Again
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 145*Ingenuity soars through alien skies yet againNASA’s Mars Ingenuity rotocopter has undertaken its 18th flight over the surface of the red planet.*Blue Origin launches its third space tourism flight.Blue Origin has launched its third space tourism flight into the clear blue skies of west Texas.*China undertakes its 400th Long March rocket launchChina has undertaken its 50th orbital mission for the year – with the flight also marking the 400th launch of a Long March series rocket.*January SkywatchThe Earth enters perihelion, a look at Sirius the dog star and the brightest star in the night skies, and the Quadrantids Meteor Shower are among the highlights of the January night skies.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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 SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/blog/ RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/2458531/episodes/feed Email: mailto:SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com or visit https://www.bitesz.com/p/astronomy-daily/Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.comEmail: SpaceTime@bitesz.comListen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime https://spacetimewithstuartgary.comFor more podcasts, visit our HQ. You may just find your next binge listen: https://bitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 30, 2021 • 28min
Evidence of a Dark Matter Free Galaxy
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 144*Evidence of a dark matter free galaxyAstronomers think they’ve found evidence of a dark matter free galaxy.*Asteroid Eurybates reveals some of its secretsAstronomers have used the blink of a distant star to determine the size of an asteroid in orbit near Jupiter.*Russia launches classified military satelliteRussia has launched a classified military payload into orbit. The mission was launched aboard a Soyuz 2-1b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.*Astra finally reach orbit on their latest attemptCalifornia company Astra Space have finally achieved orbit incertion with their latest rocket launch attempt.*The Science ReportThree in five people have some sort of mild reaction to their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.People who have had the Pfizer COVID-19 booster jab are 10 times less likely to get infected.A daily dose of yoghurt could help fight high blood pressure.Scientists have discovered the first millipede with more than a thousand legs.Alex on Tech: Counting down to CES.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. Check them out and get the special holiday season discount offer (73% off), plus help support SpaceTime… visit https://nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…Listen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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 is now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.https://bitesz.comhttps://spacetimewithstuartgary.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 27, 2021 • 47min
James Webb Space Telescope Launches into Space
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 143The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.*James Webb Space Telescope launches into spaceThe James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.*NASA touches the SunFor the first time in history a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the Sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, spending five hours there.*Giant asteroid near missAn asteroid the size of the Eiffel tower has just zoomed past the Earth.*ExoMars discovers water hidden in Mars’ Grand CanyonAstronomers have found significant amounts of water hidden in the red planet’s massive Valles Marineris canyon system.*Galileo launchArianespace have launched two more European Galileo navigation satellites into orbit using a Russian Soyuz rocket.*The Science ReportYou are far more likely to get COVID after six months without a jab.Phase three trials of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show it to be 90.4 per cent effective.A new arctic temperature record reaching a sweltering 38° Celsius.A new study has found that the western honey bee most likely originated in Asia.Skeptic's guide to COVID-19 vaccine detoxListen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetimeFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 24, 2021 • 24min
New to the Neighborhood
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 142*Most of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies are new to the neighborhoodA new study claims most of the fifty satellite galaxies surrounding the Milky Way are new to the neighbourhood and are only on their first pass of our galaxy.*The largest comet ever observedA new study shows that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein -- the largest comet ever discovered – became active far earlier than previously thought.*New Zealand launches its sixth mission this yearRocket Lab has successfully deployed another two BlackSky satellites to orbit. The 'A Data With Destiny' mission – the sixth and last for the year -- was launched aboard an Electron rocket from the company’s Mahia Peninsula launch complex on New Zealand’s north island east coast.*The Science ReportAspirin use linked to a 26% increased risk of heart failure.US North East to get worse Hurricane outcomes because of Climate Change.Study finds a link between coffee consumption and a lowered risk of Alzheimer’s.Skeptic's guide to National ghost hunting day.. For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Listen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime https://bitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 22, 2021 • 32min
NASA’s New Laser Satellite Launched into Orbit
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 141*NASA’s new laser satellite launched into orbitThe future of space communications has been launched into orbit by NASA. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration together with a joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory space weather payload to study the Sun’s radiation were launched as part of the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program 3 mission.*Hubble back to full operationsNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now back up and running after technicians were able to recovered the last of the orbiting observatory’s four primary instruments – the Imaging Spectrograph.*Russia sends two more space tourists to the ISSA Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Japanese space tourists and a Russian Cosmonaut have docked successfully with the International Space Station.*Space Station antenna destroyed by space debrisMeanwhile, astronauts have finally been allowed to undertake a space walk outside the International Space Station to repair a broken antenna.*The Science ReportGrowing calls for a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the wake of the Omicron variantIBM build the first quantum computer with over a hundred quantum bits or qubits on a chip.Iran’s actions are causing a nuclear crisis which is destabilizing the entire Middle EastAlex on Tech: global chip shortageListen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime 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. Check them out and get a special holiday season discount offer (73% off), plus help support SpaceTime… visit https://nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the coupon code STUARTGARY at checkout. Thank you…For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

Dec 20, 2021 • 24min
NASA Launch’s its New X-Ray Eyes in the Sky
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 140*NASA launch’s its new X-ray eyes in the skyNASA has launched a new x-ray telescope to study the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe such as supernovae and black holes.*Manned Moon landing could be delayed until 2027NASA’s original plans to return people to the Moon in 2024 have already been pushed back by a year -- Now there are serious concerns that man won’t return to the Moon until 2027 at the earliest – meaning its going to take longer to get back to the Moon – than what it did in the first place.*Two more flights for the Mars Ingenuity helicopterNASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has completed another two flights over the red planet. The latest missions bring Ingenuity’s tally to 17 missions since landing in Jezero Crater attached to the Mars Perseverance Rover in mid-February. *The Science ReportCOVID-19 may have become more lethal in the UK in late 2020.Australian native plants and wildlife are facing extinction on a massive scale.Archaeologists discover the oldest piece of decorated Eurasian jewellery.Skeptic's guide to the world’s most haunted places.Listen to SpaceTime with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.


