The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 126 *Measuring the rotation of the Milky Way’s central black hole Astronomers have for the first time measured the rotational spin of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. *The…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 126 *Measuring the rotation of the Milky Way’s central black hole Astronomers have for the first time measured the rotational spin of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. *The…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 125 *Brightest kilonova ever seen Astronomers have detected the brightest kilonova event ever seen unleashing more energy in a half-second than the Sun will produce over its entire 12-billion-year lifetime. *A new way of seeing…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 125 *Brightest kilonova ever seen Astronomers have detected the brightest kilonova event ever seen unleashing more energy in a half-second than the Sun will produce over its entire 12-billion-year lifetime. *A new way of seeing…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 124 *A new look at the early life of Jupiter and Saturn A new study has narrowed down the likely original orbits of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. *Why is the Moon rusting? Scientists…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 124 *A new look at the early life of Jupiter and Saturn A new study has narrowed down the likely original orbits of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. *Why is the Moon rusting? Scientists…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 123 *Virgin plans its first New Mexico space launch this month Virgin Galactic plans to undertake its first manned space flight from its new New Mexico spaceport within the next few weeks. *Rocket lab launches…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 123 *Virgin plans its first New Mexico space launch this month Virgin Galactic plans to undertake its first manned space flight from its new New Mexico spaceport within the next few weeks. *Rocket lab launches its fifth flight this year There’s still no…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 122 *More evidence linking Magnetars to mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Astronomers have identified a sudden and violent outburst from a type of neutron star called a magnetar, as the likely source for those mysterious events…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 122 *More evidence linking Magnetars to mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Astronomers have identified a sudden and violent outburst from a type of neutron star called a magnetar, as the likely source for those mysterious events known as Fast Radio Bursts. *New data release…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 121 *Ancient galactic mystery deepens A new study of distant galaxies in the very early universe has found that they were already far more massive and mature than previously thought. *Pristine extraterrestrial organic compounds discovered…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 121 *Ancient galactic mystery deepens A new study of distant galaxies in the very early universe has found that they were already far more massive and mature than previously thought. *Pristine extraterrestrial organic compounds discovered in fireball meteorite Scientists have discovered pristine extraterrestrial…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 119 *NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 in interstellar space NASA has re-established command control of the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The Agency’s 70 metre Canberra Deep Space Network radio dish – the only antenna…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 120 *A Mars-sized Rogue planet discovered Astronomers have detected a Mars-sized rogue planet travelling through interstellar space. *Celebrating twenty years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station The International Space Station has just…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 120 *A Mars-sized Rogue planet discovered Astronomers have detected a Mars-sized rogue planet travelling through interstellar space. *Celebrating twenty years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station The International Space Station has just celebrated twenty years of continuous human presence in…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime 20201106 Series 23 Episode 118 *When we look at the stars is there anyone looking back? Three decades after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap a picture of the Earth from billions of kilometres away -- resulting in…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 119 *NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 in interstellar space NASA has re-established command control of the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The Agency’s 70 metre Canberra Deep Space Network radio dish – the only antenna capable of contacting the 43-year-old spacecraft -- successfully…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime 20201104 Series 23 Episode 117 *OSIRIS-Rex sample return capsule overflowing with regolith Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission managers confirmed that the spacecraft collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission objectives…
SpaceTime 20201106 Series 23 Episode 118 *When we look at the stars is there anyone looking back? Three decades after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap a picture of the Earth from billions of kilometres away -- resulting in the iconic Pale Blue Dot photograph -- two…
SpaceTime 20201104 Series 23 Episode 117 *OSIRIS-Rex sample return capsule overflowing with regolith Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission managers confirmed that the spacecraft collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission objectives -- acquiring at least 60 grams of the…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime 20201102 Series 23 Episode 116 *Lunar water is more abundant than previously thought Astronomers have found that water may be far more abundant on the Moon than previously thought. *The Milky Way’s clumpy galactic halo A new study has concluded that…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime 20201102 Series 23 Episode 116 *Lunar water is more abundant than previously thought Astronomers have found that water may be far more abundant on the Moon than previously thought. *The Milky Way’s clumpy galactic halo A new study has concluded that…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 115 *BepiColombo undertakes its first Venus flyby The BepiColombo mission has completed the first of two Venus flybys needed to set it on course with the Solar System’s innermost planet, Mercury. *Problems worsen aboard the…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 115 *BepiColombo undertakes its first Venus flyby The BepiColombo mission has completed the first of two Venus flybys needed to set it on course with the Solar System’s innermost planet, Mercury. *Problems worsen aboard the International Space Station Russian mission managers say the…