Prepare for an astronomical odyssey in SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 48, as we present the most detailed view ever of the expanding universe. Delve into the groundbreaking findings from DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument survey. This monumental five-year study is mapping the cosmos in three dimensions to chart the…
Dive into the cosmos with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 52, as we traverse the stellar seas to discover a groundbreaking revelation: stardust from a supernova, harboring secrets from a newly identified type of star. An extraordinary find in an ancient meteorite has led scientists to a hydrogen-burning supernova, a stellar…
Journey to the cosmic frontier with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 47, as we delve into the stellar secrets of brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and planets. New research illuminates the star-like birth of these enigmatic failed stars, showing they're forged through the same cosmic processes…
Dive into the cosmic deep end with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 46, where we're deciphering the ripples in spacetime from a potential neutron star and black hole merger. Detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, this gravitational wave event, catalogued as GW 230529, might represent the elusive mass gap where the heaviest…
Embark on a celestial journey with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 51, as we unravel the mysteries of Pluto's heart. Scientists, armed with sophisticated computer simulations, have finally pieced together the enigmatic origins of the dwarf planet's heart-shaped feature, Sputnik Planitia. This episode delves into the colossal impact that sculpted Pluto's…
Venture into the unknown with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 50, as we embark on an interplanetary adventure that transcends the boundaries of our earthly skies. NASA confirms its bold mission to dispatch a pioneering rotocopter to the enigmatic Saturnian moon, Titan. The Dragonfly mission is set to soar through Titan's…
Prepare for a cosmic revelation in SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 49, as we journey through the Milky Way to uncover a celestial heavyweight—the most massive stellar black hole ever discovered in our galaxy. Detected by the vigilant eyes of the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, this black hole, known as…
Embark on an astronomical odyssey with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 48, as we unveil the most detailed view of the expanding universe to date. The first-year data from DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument survey, is in, and it's changing the cosmic game. This groundbreaking five-year study is mapping the…
Prepare to illuminate the shadowy frontiers of space in SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 47. We begin by shedding light on new findings that reveal brown dwarfs, those celestial enigmas straddling the line between the largest planets and the smallest stars, are far more star-like than we ever imagined. Born from…
SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 46: The Cosmic Dance of Neutron Stars and Black Holes Join us on a thrilling journey through the cosmos in SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 46, where we delve into the mysteries of a possible neutron star-black hole merger detected in gravitational waves. The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration may…
SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 45 *Perseverance collects its 24th sample on Mars NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has just collected its 24 geological sample from the surface of the red planet. The drill core offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held. *New date set…
The Space, Astronomy and Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 44 *New Clues About Mars’ Ancient Water NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has arrived at an area in Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp that may show evidence liquid water flowed on the red planet for much longer than previously thought. *NASAs new…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 43 *The Milky Way's Faintest Star System Unveiled Astronomers have unveiled the faintest star system known to orbit our Milky Way galaxy, Ursa Major III Unions I. This ancient and elusive star system, reported in the Astrophysical Journal, may be…
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The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 41 *The Scandinavian Connection: Born from Greenland's Ancient Crust In a groundbreaking geological study, scientists have traced the oldest Scandinavian bedrock back to its origins in Greenland, revealing a continental connection dating back 3.75 billion years. Published in the journal…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 40 *Magnetic Mysteries at the Milky Way's Heart The Event Horizon Telescope has revealed organized magnetic fields swirling at the periphery of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's core. In a groundbreaking observation, astronomers have captured…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 39 *Unveiling the Einasto Supercluster: A Cosmic Behemoth Astronomers have unveiled one of the most massive superclusters ever observed, a colossal structure named the Einasto Supercluster. Comprising thousands of galaxies and a mass of 20 followed by 15 zeros in…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 38 *Witnessing the Final Stages of Planetary Formation For the first time, astronomers have captured the end of the planetary formation process, observing the dispersal of gas from a young star's circumstellar disk. The James Webb Space Telescope has provided…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 37 *Betelgeuse's Surprising Spin: A Red Supergiant's Secrets Astronomers have been intrigued by the rapid rotation of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, but new insights suggest its seemingly swift spin could be an illusion caused by its boiling surface. The…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 36 *The Precise Mass of Neutron Stars Unveiled Astronomers have pinpointed the exact upper mass limit for non-rotating neutron stars, providing a critical piece to the puzzle of black hole evolution. The study, detailed in Physical Review D, reveals that…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 36 *Mars Unveils a Colossal Volcanic Secret Astronomers have discovered a massive ancient volcano on Mars, hidden beneath an ice sheet in the planet's Tharsus volcanic province. This behemoth, which has eluded detection by orbiting spacecraft since 1971, could offer…
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 34 *SpaceX's Starship Tests the Limits of Spaceflight In a breathtaking display of rocketry, SpaceX's Starship edges closer to the stars, nearly perfecting its third flight test. The behemoth of engineering, the Starship Super Heavy, roared through the Texan skies,…
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