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Nov. 17, 2017

The star that wouldn’t die - Spacetime with Stuart Gary S20E88

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *The star that wouldn’t die Astronomers have discovered a zombie star that that appears to have risen from the grave. The strange star appears to have somehow survived its initial brush with death to undertake a second supernova explosion fifty years later.…

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Nov. 17, 2017

89: Monster planet discovery rewrites the text books

*Monster planet discovery rewrites the text books Astronomers have discovered a large Jupiter sized planet orbiting around a small red dwarf star. It’s the first time such a large planet has been seen orbiting such a low mass host star. *Possible ancient ocean remnants found on Ceres Scientists have detected…

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Nov. 14, 2017

88: The star that wouldn’t die

*The star that wouldn’t die Astronomers have discovered a zombie star that that appears to have risen from the grave. The strange star appears to have somehow survived its initial brush with death to undertake a second supernova explosion fifty years later. *Hunting dark photons Scientists are searching for signs…

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Nov. 14, 2017

Dust cloud discovered around nearest star - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E87

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *Dust cloud discovered around nearest star Astronomers have discovered a dust ring around Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun. A report claims the dust ring’s detection could point to a significant planetary system around the star. *Why massive galaxies…

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Nov. 11, 2017

Solving a black hole mystery - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E86

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by Moonshot...a new podcast that discusses the ideas and technology that just might change the world. You can subscribe to Moonshot at all good podcast apps including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, CastBox.fm etc.…

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Nov. 9, 2017

87: Dust cloud discovered around nearest star

*Dust cloud discovered around nearest star Astronomers have discovered a dust ring around Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun. A report claims the dust ring’s detection could point to a significant planetary system around the star. *Why massive galaxies don't dance in crowds A new study has…

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Nov. 5, 2017

First confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E85

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Dollar Shave Club….look, feel and shave like a million bucks - without paying it. Try the club today...and please use our special link so they know you came from us…. www.dollarshaveclub.com/space Thank…

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Nov. 3, 2017

86: Solving a black hole mystery

*Solving a black hole mystery Astronomers have for the first time measured the acceleration zone of a powerful jet of plasma being shot deep into space by a feeding black hole. The findings indicate these intense plasma streams are charged within 30 thousand kilometres of the black hole itself. *Mars…

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Oct. 31, 2017

85: First confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system

*First confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system Astronomers have confirmed their first interstellar visitor to the solar system. The 400 metre wide newly discovered asteroid or comet has been designated A/2017 U1. *Asteroid Itokawa’s violent past Samples of the Asteroid Itokawa indicate the 500 metre wide space rock has…

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Oct. 31, 2017

Why's our universe three-dimensional? An explanation - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E84

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *Filling the early universe with knots could explain why it’s three-dimensional Have you ever wondered why your ear bud wires, ropes, garden hoses, even knitting yarn tend to get all knotted and jumbled up. Well, a team of scientists think it’s a…

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Oct. 27, 2017

84: Filling the early universe with knots could explain why it’s three-dimensional

*Filling the early universe with knots could explain why it’s three-dimensional Have you ever wondered why your ear bud wires, ropes, garden hoses, even knitting yarn tend to get all knotted and jumbled up. Well, a team of scientists think it’s a basic cosmic characteristic – which may just explain…

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Oct. 27, 2017

The mysteries of antimatter continue to puzzle physicists - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E83

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *The mysteries of antimatter continue to puzzle physicists New super-precise measurements by physicists have placed new constraints on the differences between matter and antimatter. The new result improves by a factor 350 the precision of the previous measurement and allows physicists to…

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Oct. 25, 2017

83: The mysteries of antimatter continue to puzzle physicists

*The mysteries of antimatter continue to puzzle physicists New super-precise measurements by physicists have placed new constraints on the differences between matter and antimatter. The new result improves by a factor 350 the precision of the previous measurement and allows physicists to compare matter and antimatter with an unprecedented accuracy.…

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Oct. 24, 2017

First evidence of Quantum fluctuations in deep space - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E82

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *First evidence of Quantum fluctuations in deep space Evidence of a strange quantum effect first predicted in the 1930 may have been detected by astronomers studying the light emitted from an extraordinarily dense and strongly magnetised neutron star The polarisation of the…

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Oct. 20, 2017

82: First evidence of Quantum fluctuations in deep space

*First evidence of Quantum fluctuations in deep space Evidence of a strange quantum effect first predicted in the 1930 may have been detected by astronomers studying the light emitted from an extraordinarily dense and strongly magnetised neutron star The polarisation of the observed light suggests that the empty space around…

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Oct. 19, 2017

First neutron star merger confirmed through gravitational waves - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E81

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *First neutron star merger confirmed through gravitational waves Astronomers have for the first time detected gravitational waves generated by merging neutron stars. The findings involved the detection on August 17 of the collision of two neutron stars each slightly more massive than…

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Oct. 17, 2017

81: First neutron star merger confirmed through gravitational waves

*First neutron star merger confirmed through gravitational waves Astronomers have for the first time detected gravitational waves generated by merging neutron stars. The findings involved the detection on August 17 of the collision of two neutron stars each slightly more massive than the Sun -- in a relatively nearby elliptical…

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Oct. 14, 2017

A radio for dark matter - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E80

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *A radio for dark matter Scientists are developing a new device that instead of searching for dark matter particles – will search for dark matter waves. A prototype of the new device is now being tested to listen for the sounds of…

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Oct. 12, 2017

80: A radio for dark matter

*A radio for dark matter Scientists are developing a new device that instead of searching for dark matter particles – will search for dark matter waves. A prototype of the new device is now being tested to listen for the sounds of mysterious dark matter particles. *Ring found around dwarf…

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Oct. 12, 2017

A possible cradle of life discovered on Mars - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E79

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *A possible cradle of life discovered on Mars Evidence of massive ancient sea floor hydrothermal vent deposits have been discovered on Mars. Hydrothermal vents found on the mid ocean ridges of Earth, pump a rich chemical soup into the surrounding oceans, which…

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Oct. 10, 2017

79: A possible cradle of life discovered on Mars

*A possible cradle of life discovered on Mars Evidence of massive ancient sea floor hydrothermal vent deposits have been discovered on Mars. Hydrothermal vents found on the mid ocean ridges of Earth, pump a rich chemical soup into the surrounding oceans, which many scientists believe could be where life on…

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Oct. 10, 2017

Narrowing down on Dark Energy - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E78

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) *Narrowing down on Dark Energy A new study looking at pressure waves generated in the primordial universe has revealed possible evidence of dynamical dark energy. The potential discovery means dark energy could behave differently from the cosmological constant model first proposed by…

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Oct. 6, 2017

78: Narrowing down on Dark Energy

*Narrowing down on Dark Energy A new study looking at pressure waves generated in the primordial universe has revealed possible evidence of dynamical dark energy. The potential discovery means dark energy could behave differently from the cosmological constant model first proposed by Professor Albert Einstein a hundred years ago to…

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Oct. 5, 2017

Rare meteorite rocks scientific community - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S20E77

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) This episode of SpaceTime is bought to you by The Dollar Shave Club….look, feel and shave like a million bucks - without paying it. Try the club today...and please use our special link so they know you came from us…. www.dollarshaveclub.com/space Thank…

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