The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *The ticking time bomb in our stellar back yard Astronomers have discovered a unique nearby triple star system containing a pair of massive ‘Wolf-Rayet’ stars which are about to explode as supernovae and could produce one of the most powerful explosions since…
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Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Astronomers find a star almost identical to the SunAstronomers have discovered a nearby star which is an almost perfect match for our Sun suggesting the two could be stellar siblings.*Watching the slow death of a galaxyA new study shows that…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *NASA’s InSight lander touches down on the red planet Mars. NASA’s Mars InSight spacecraft has landed successfully on Elysium Planitia -- a broad freeze dried plain – just north of the red planet’s equator. You tube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180535959488 *The oldest star…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Micro-quasar blasting gamma rays towards Earth Astronomers have detected high energy gamma rays violently blasting out of a micro-quasar within the Milky Way galaxy. *Alien asteroid Oumuamua posing new mysteries A new study has placed new size limits on how big that…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *The ticking time bomb in our stellar back yardAstronomers have discovered a unique nearby triple star system containing a pair of massive ‘Wolf-Rayet’ stars which are about to explode as supernovae and could…
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *NASA’s InSight lander touches down on the red planet Mars.NASA’s Mars InSight spacecraft has landed successfully on Elysium Planitia -- a broad freeze dried plain – just north of the red planet’s equator.You tube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180535959488 *The oldest star…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Super-Earth discovered orbiting one of our nearest neighbouring star systems Astronomers have detected an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s Star – the second nearest stellar system to the Sun. You tube video URL: http://keckobservatory.org/barnards_star/ *New Australian Planet hunter A new high precision spectrograph has…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Supermassive black holes about to merge as galaxies collide Astronomers have a spectacular window seat at two supermassive black holes are about to merge together as their galaxies collide. *Closest ever approach to the Sun NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has set a…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Micro-quasar blasting gamma rays towards EarthAstronomers have detected high energy gamma rays violently blasting out of a micro-quasar within the Milky Way galaxy.*Alien asteroid Oumuamua posing new mysteriesA new study has placed new…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Super-Earth discovered orbiting one of our nearest neighbouring star systemsAstronomers have detected an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s Star – the second nearest stellar system to the Sun.You tube video URL: http://keckobservatory.org/barnards_star/ *New Australian Planet…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *The giant galactic impact which shaped the Milky Way A new study shows that instead of forming alone -- our Milky Way galaxy was involved in a major collision with another big galaxy about ten billion years ago. *Construction begins on the…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Supermassive black holes about to merge as galaxies collideAstronomers have a spectacular window seat at two supermassive black holes are about to merge together as their galaxies collide.*Closest ever approach to the SunNASA’s…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *The giant galactic impact which shaped the Milky WayA new study shows that instead of forming alone -- our Milky Way galaxy was involved in a major collision with another big galaxy about…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft gets its first images of asteroid Bennu After two years traveling through space, the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has taken the first images of its mission target – the asteroid Bennu. *Dust clouds confirmed in Earth’s orbit around the Sun…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. *Flares discovered erupting around the Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole Astronomers have detected flares erupting at the edge of Sagittarius A* the supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. *NASA’s Dawn mission suddenly comes to an end…
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The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Flares discovered erupting around the Sagittarius A* supermassive black holeAstronomers have detected flares erupting at the edge of Sagittarius A* the supermassive black hole lurking at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.*NASA’s…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *The origins of the Martian Moon Phobos A new study claims the Martian moon Phobos may have been formed out of ejecta debris blasted out into space when a large asteroid slammed into…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Researchers confirm Earth’s inner core is solid A new study has confirmed that the Earth inner core is solid but probably a lot softer than previously thought. *Evidence of a galactic collision Astronomers…
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *The origins of the Martian Moon PhobosA new study claims the Martian moon Phobos may have been formed out of ejecta debris blasted out into space when a large asteroid slammed into the red planet soon after it formed. *China…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Plate tectonics may have been active on Earth since the very beginning A new study suggests that plate tectonics may have been active across the Earth’s surface from the planet’s birth 4.6 billion…
The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Researchers confirm Earth’s inner core is solidA new study has confirmed that the Earth inner core is solid but probably a lot softer than previously thought.*Evidence of a galactic collisionAstronomers have discovered evidence…
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (http://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com) (mobile friendly). *Plate tectonics may have been active on Earth since the very beginningA new study suggests that plate tectonics may have been active across the Earth’s surface from the planet’s birth 4.6 billion years ago.*Auroral sounds explainedLoud cracking sounds occasionally accompanying…