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The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Parker Solar Probe launches on a mission to touch the Sun NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully blasted into...

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *No firewalls around black holes Scientists skeptical about the black hole firewall hypothesis say their calculations...

Astronomers have shed new light on how solar systems are formed.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *How our solar system was formed Astronomers have shed new light on how solar systems are formed. *Plasma-spewing...

Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 shredded and cannibalized a galaxy similar to the Milky way about two billion years ago.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Andromeda's galactic cannibalism uncovered Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 - the...

A huge subsurface liquid water lake has been detected near the Martian south pole.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Liquid water discovered under the Martian south pole A huge subsurface liquid water lake has been detected near the...

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Astronomers trying to work out how fast the universe is expanding - still can’t agree on a key figure in the standard model of cosmology – known as the Hubble Constant.

A new study suggests the Sun's rotational cycle influences lightning activity on Earth.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). ***Sun’s rotation could influence lightning on Earth** A new study suggests the Sun's rotational cycle influences...

As NASA’s Juno spacecraft undertook its 13th close flyby of the gas giant Jupiter on Monday – earlier data appears to have turned up a new heat source close to the south pole of Io

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A new study has identified a distant supermassive black hole called a blazar as the source of mysterious high energy cosmic ray neutrinos bombarding the Earth.

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Cosmic ray neutrinos traced back to their source for the first time A new study has identified a distant supermassive black hole called a blazar as the source of mysterious...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its lowest-ever and final orbit around dwarf planet Ceres returning thousands of stunning images and other data.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Dawn spacecraft reaches its lowest ever orbit around Ceres NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its lowest-ever and...

A new study claims Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth causing the planet to roll over onto its side.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Cataclysmic collision helped shape Uranus A new study claims Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the...

A new study suggests Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah) -- the first interstellar object discovered in the solar system – may be an interstellar comet rather than an asteroid.

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Interstellar asteroid may actually be a comet A new study suggests Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah) -- the first...

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.