The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 102 *New study claims the Sun may have had a binary partner A new study suggests the Sun may once have been part of a binary star system with a companion of similar mass. *A…
*New study claims the Sun may have had a binary partner A 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 universe New data from the Slone Digital Sky Survey suggests…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 101 *A new type of supernovae A 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…
*A new type of supernovae A 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 crust…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 100 *Solar cycle 25 formally underway Scientists 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…
*Solar cycle 25 formally underway Scientists 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 space When NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, mission scientists knew…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 99 *First flights from Southern Launch’s new Australian rocket range a big success Southern Launch has undertaken its first flights from its new rocket test range in western South Australia. *263 new Near-Earth objects detected…
*First flights from Southern Launch’s new Australian rocket range a big success Southern Launch has undertaken its first flights from its new rocket test range in western South Australia. *263 new Near-Earth objects detected over the past month The latest data from the European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Objects co-ordination centre…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 98 *A signature for life discovered in the clouds of Venus A special edition looking at the discovery of a potential signature for life in the form of phosphine in the clouds enshrouding the planet…
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 98 - Special Edition *A signature for life discovered in the clouds of Venus A special edition looking at the discovery of a potential signature for life in the form of phosphine in the clouds enshrouding the planet Venus. *What does the detection…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 97 *The possibility of life below the surface of Mars A new study suggests there’s enough evidence of liquid water below the Martian surface to make it the prime target in the search for life…
*The possibility of life below the surface of Mars A new study suggests there’s enough evidence of liquid water below the Martian surface to make it the prime target in the search for life on the red planet. *Rocket Lab formally licenced to launch from Wallops Island The US Federal…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 96 *Hubble maps a giant halo around Andromeda Astronomers have mapped an immense halo of gas surrounding our nearest large galactic neighbour -- the Andromeda galaxy M-31. *Rogue planets could outnumber the stars An upcoming…
Hubble maps a giant halo around Andromeda Astronomers have mapped an immense halo of gas surrounding our nearest large galactic neighbour -- the Andromeda galaxy M-31. *Rogue planets could outnumber the stars An upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets - planets that float in space…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 95 *Biggest black hole collision ever detected Scientists have observed the most massive black hole collision ever seen. The event appears to have originated from a point some seven billion light-years away – at a…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 94 *Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed A new study of meteorites suggests Earth may always have been wet. The findings reported in the journal Science add a new chapter…
*Biggest black hole collision ever detected Scientists have observed the most massive black hole collision ever seen. The event appears to have originated from a point some seven billion light-years away – at a time when the universe was just half its present age – and making it one of…
*Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed A new study of meteorites suggests Earth may always have been wet. The findings reported in the journal Science add a new chapter in to ongoing debate about the origins of Earth’s water. *NASA’s planet-hunting TESS spacecraft completes its…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast SpaceTime 20200909 Series 23 Episode 93 *A small but evolving dent in Earth's magnetic field Scientists are seeing a split in the South Atlantic Anomaly – a growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field. *The strange hot world of KELT-9B Astronomers have…
*A small but evolving dent in Earth's magnetic field Scientists are seeing a split in the South Atlantic Anomaly – a growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field. *The strange hot world of KELT-9B Astronomers have discovered one of the strangest most extreme worlds in the galaxy. *Calls for development…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime 20200907 Series 23 Episode 92 *Finding our place in the Universe Deep sea ocean sediments are helping scientists better understand the complicated structure of our local galactic neighbourhood. *New Zealand’s Rocket Lab back in the air Rocket Lab has successfully placed…
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 91 *Looking at the end of the universe A new study claims the universe will end not with a bang but with a whimper facing a heat death from a black dwarf supernova *The Pentagon…
*Finding our place in the Universe Deep sea ocean sediments are helping scientists better understand the complicated structure of our local galactic neighbourhood. *New Zealand’s rocket lab back in the air Rocket Lab has successfully placed a new Earth observation satellite into orbit. The flight was the first since July’s…
*Looking at the end of the universe A new study claims the universe will end not with a bang but with a whimper facing a heat death from a black dwarf supernova *The Pentagon looking at Shooting Star military space station The Pentagon is looking at using Sierra Nevada’s Shooting…