SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

*Venus might have been a habitable world if not for JupiterA new study claims Venus might not be the sweltering, waterless hellscape it is today if Jupiter hadn't altered its orbit around the Sun.*A new view of the northern skyNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – has provided astronomers with a new view of the northern skies revealing a panorama of both familiar stars and newly discovered worlds.*Is Earth about to get another moonEvery now and then a passing near Earth asteroid gets caught up in the planet’s gravitational field and ends up spending a couple of days, months or even years in Earth orbit as another moon.*Soyuz rideshare missionThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched three telecommunications satellites into orbit aboard a Soyuz 2-1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow.*The Science ReportWarnings that Earth’s sea levels could rise by more than 38 centimetres by the turn of the century.New study shows avoiding cow milk in early life could stop babies developing asthma as kids.The world’s first fully automated, industrial scale compacting system for treating radioactive waste.Dozens of ancient coffins discovered in a vast necropolis south of Cairo.We preview the Australian Skeptics 2020 bent spoon award. Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of The Great Courses Plus - Lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For your free trial visit www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. Thank you..NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*NASA’s Dragonfly drone mission to TitanA new study has found relatively fresh exposed water ice in impact craters on the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan. The findings could prove beneficial in plans for the proposed Dragon fly mission to send a drone aircraft to Titan.*Mars Close ApproachThe red planet Mars is putting on its best show in years right now.*New comic commode rockets into orbit – the dynamic space dunny To go where no man has ever gone before might no longer be accurate – but a new space toilet has been delivered to the international space station.*The Science ReportOne of the world’s most important food crops the sweet potato another victim of global warming.The CSIRO says some 14 million tonnes of microplastics now polluting the ocean floor.Paleontologists have described a new species of Mosasaur.New study claims dogs don’t look at faces the same way humans do.Alex on Tech checks out Apple Watch Series 6Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN - rated No.1 by Tech Radar. For our free offer, visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support SpaceTime. Thank you..NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*More liquid water lakes found on MarsResearchers have found evidence of a patchwork of salty liquid water lakes below the surface of the red planet Mars.*Einstein’s description of gravity just got harder to beatThey say you don’t bet against Einstein – and that’s been proven yet again in a new study of supermassive black holes.*COVID-19 delays NASA’s Northern Territory launch programEquatorial Launch Australia says it will be the middle of next year before NASA begins launching rockets from its new East Arnhem Land facility.  Restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASA to delay its Northern Territory launch program which should have been underway by now.*The Science ReportAn estimated one in ten people worldwide now infected with the COVID-19 corona virus.The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.The 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice.Study linking 5G phone technology with COVID-19 slammed as the worst paper of 2020.Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*Discovery of an unknown stellar population at the galactic centreAstronomers have found an unknown population of stars near the very heart of the Milky Way galaxy.*Sweden to stop helping China’s space programStockholm has announced that Sweden will cease providing satellite ground station services to China or accept new Chinese space business because of changes in what it euphemistically calls the global political landscape. *New Spanish Earth Observation satelliteAfter leaving the Airbus premises in Madrid on 24 September, the Spanish high-resolution land imaging mission, known as SEOSAT-Ingenio, has arrived safely at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will be prepared for launch later this year.*Space Station air leak still thereThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos says cosmonauts have narrowed down the air leak aboard the International Space Station to somewhere in the Zvezda service module.*The Science ReportThe new study showing that folate, magnesium, and dairy products may help stave off bowel cancer.30 per cent of COVID-19 cases could go through their infection without showing symptoms.No more doubt that Spinosaurus, the largest carnivorous dinosaur that ever existed, was a river monster.Archeologists have identified the earliest known human foot prints in Saudi Arabia.Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of The Great Courses Plus - Lifelong learning from the best in their fields.To check out our free trial offer, just visit www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show.NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*A missing ingredient in dark matter theoriesAstronomers have discovered that there may be a missing ingredient in our cosmic recipe of how dark matter behaves.*First detection of a planet larger than the star it’s orbitingFor the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a giant exoplanet orbiting a small white dwarf star.*New Chinese surveillance satelliteChina has launched a new ocean-monitoring satellite.*The Science ReportScientists have identified a new gene linked to obesity.Study finds silk face masks may be more effective than cotton or polyester versions.Dooms Day planes launch not linked to POTUS COVID-19 diagnosis.Chromium steel manufacture discovered in Persia a thousand years earlier than in the west.Working dog breeds aren't just hard workers, they're also the most playful.Alex on Tech checks out the latest iPad.Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN - rated No.1 by TechRadar and as used by us. For our special offer, visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show.NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show.Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show.For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*Answering the question: is anyone out there?Forget what you’ve seen on Star Trek, it looks like our part of the Alpha Quadrant is quite devoid of advanced alien life.*Second alignment plane of solar system discoveredAstronomers have found a second alignment plane in the solar system. The findings have important implications for models of how comets originally formed in the solar system.*School bus-sized asteroid sweeps past EarthAn asteroid the size of a bus has zoomed past the Earth flying just 21 thousand kilometres above the planet’s surface – that’s closer than many Earth orbiting satellites.*The Science ReportGreenland's ice sheet likely to lose more this century than any time in the last 12,000 years.A new study has identified 41 areas of genetic code linked to left-handedness.New research has confirmed that kids really are less likely to get COVID-19.Early to bed really does help your health.The Nigerian church that doesn’t turn the other cheek.Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*Asteroid Bennu proves life is full of Vesta situationsA new study suggests material from the main belt asteroid Vesta has been discovered on the surface of the near Earth asteroid Bennu.*NASA signs agreement with US Space ForceNASA has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the new United States Space Force.*Nebra Sky Disk iron not bronze ageA new study claims the Nebra Sky Disk – an ancient cosmological sky map – thought to be the world's oldest depiction of the cosmos -- is actually a thousand years younger than previously thought.*October SkywatchThe spectacular Southern Cross and the stars of our nearest neighbouring star system Alpha Centauri are highlights of the October night skies on Skywatch. Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN - rated No.1 by TechRadar and more importantly...as used by us. We love it! For your free bonus offer, just visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show. Thank you...NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps' powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*New study claims the Sun may have had a binary partnerA new study suggests the Sun may once have been part of a binary star system with a companion of similar mass.*A new more puzzling view of the universeNew data from the Slone Digital Sky Survey suggests the current rate of expansion of the universe – known as the Hubble Constant -- is about 10 percent lower than the expansion rate measured from distances to very nearby galaxies.*Astra Rocket Launch failureSpace is hard as Astra aerospace now knows following the failure of its latest launch attempt from the Alaskan Pacific Space Port Complex on Kodiak Island.*The Science ReportNew study confirms wildlife populations have plunged by 68% between 1970 and 2016.Claims turmeric extract may help to combat pain in people with osteoarthritis in their knees.The locus of male sexual desire has been uncovered in specific regions of the brain.Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a 2600 year old royal building in Jerusalem.Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN - Rated No.1 by TechRadar. It's the one we use…to get three months free with any 12 month package, visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show.Your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheap's powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namcheap for more details and help support the show. Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*A new type of supernovaeA new study suggests that an unusual fast-spinning highly magnetic type of exploding star in the early universe may be responsible for creating some of the heaviest naturally occurring elements on the periodic table.*New data shows Saturnian ice moon Enceladus resurfacing its frozen crustNew data suggests the northern hemisphere of Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus has recently been resurfaced with material from the frozen world’s interior.*China’s toxic space programThe dangers of China’s decision to continue using highly toxic hydrazine fuel have been highlighted again with the first stage of a Long March 4B rocket crashing back to Earth next to a local school and blanketing the area in a poisonous orange cloud.*The Science ReportCalifornia’s wildfires increasing in severity by about ten percent per decade since 1984.Growing concerns over early-phase clinical-trial data for Russia’s coronavirus vaccine.A new study finds that diagnostic errors occur in up to one in seven clinical encounters.New evidence confirms Google restricts the news feed it gives you.Creationism takes up cancel culture against DarwinSponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namcheap for more details and help support the show. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

*Solar cycle 25 formally underwayScientists have determined that our local star has now formally moved into a new solar cycle which is expected to peak with a new Solar Maximum in 2025.*Asteroid Bennu ejecting particles into spaceWhen NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, mission scientists knew that their spacecraft was orbiting something strange.*Sentinel 6A getting ready for launchRecords show that, on average, global sea levels have risen by 3.2 millimetres per year between 1993 and 2018 due to global warming.*Another Space Station near missThe International Space Station’s has been acting more like a dodgem car in recent weeks undertaking several Debris Avoidance Manoeuvres to keep clear of orbiting space junk.*The Science ReportArctic wildfires pump a record 244 megatonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.New evidence that being an unpopular teen affects your heart health in later life.Kids who live at high altitudes are born shorter and grow more slowly.A new study shows seagulls look to see what you’re looking at.Skeptics guide to the Mandela effect. Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN - rated No.1 by TechRadar. For three months free with any twelve month package, just vist www.tryexpressvpn/space so they know you came from us and help support the show. Thank you.NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheap's powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namcheap for more details and help support the show. Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.