*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 primary mission NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – TESS – has finished its primary mission, imaging about 75% of the starry sky as part of a two-year-long survey. *China launches its...
Sep 11, 2020•25 min
*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 of a new satellite early warning system The United States and Japan are looking at developing a new satellite based missile early warning system to focus on the growing threat to world peace posed ...
Sep 09, 2020•28 min
*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 failed launch attempt. *Project starship gathers pace SpaceX boss Elon Musk says his interplanetary colonial transport rocket -- Starship could undertake its first orbital tes...
Sep 07, 2020•33 min
*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 Star cargo module as the basis for a military space station. *NASA to begin operational Commercial Crew Program flights next month NASA’s first operational Commercial Crew Program flight to the International Space Stati...
Sep 04, 2020•37 min
*Southern Launch to carry out its first test flight this month Southern Launch will carry out its first suborbital test flight in the South Australian outback on September the 15th. *Europa’s surface not connected to the core A new look at high-resolution observations of the frozen surface of the Jovian ice moon Europa shows that it’s rotated by some 70 degrees over the last few million years. *CHEOPs search for other planet’s like Earth The European Space Agency’s CHaracterising ExOPlanets Sate...
Sep 02, 2020•17 min
*Mysterious movements in the heart of the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered mysterious cold dense blobs of gas being shot out like bullets from the centre of the Milky Way. *New questions about the South Atlantic anomaly A new study suggests the South Atlantic anomaly may be a recurring feature which has been around for up to eleven million years. *Space Station leaking air Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are trying to find a leak which is slowly venting atmosphere into spa...
Aug 31, 2020•27 min
*The world-famous Arecibo dish seriously damaged The National Science Foundation has been forced to suspend astronomical observations from its iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico after its 305-metre dish was seriously damaged following a cable break. *SOHO discovers 4000th comet Citizen scientists looking through data from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft -- SOHO – have discovered their four thousandth comet. *SpaceX’s Starlink constellation reaches 655 satellites S...
Aug 28, 2020•30 min
*New record for a close call for planet Earth with an asteroid Planet Earth’s just had another close call with an asteroid the size of a small truck narrowly missing the planet. *The ultimate rave data set released Some call it the ultimate rave – the release of the sixth and final data set from the RAdial Velocity Experiment or RAVE -- the largest systematic spectroscopic survey of motions of star in the Milky Way galaxy. *Ariane 5 launches another satellite mission extension vehicle Arianespac...
Aug 26, 2020•26 min
*Best place on Earth to see stars A new study has determined that a frozen plateau in Antarctica called Dome A is the best place on Earth to see the stars. *Dozens of brown dwarfs discovered in our neighbourhood A new study has uncovered 95 previously unknown brown dwarfs lurking in our cosmic neighbourhood. *The tenth pack of Starlink satellites now in orbit SpaceX has launched its tenth Starlink mission adding another 57 broadband internet satellites to the growing constellation. *The Science ...
Aug 24, 2020•38 min
*Asteroid Psyche could be the core of an unformed planet A new study of the Main Belt asteroid Psyche suggests it could be the remnant of a planet that never formed. *New discovery about the Higgs Boson Physicists at CERN the European Centre for nuclear research have witnessed the Higgs Boson decaying into a pair of muons. *Satellite Navigation systems Satellite navigation systems have become essential to our way of life – especially travel – but how do they work? *South Korea’s first military c...
Aug 21, 2020•33 min
*New study warns that alien life would be dangerous to Earthlings Discovery that alien peptides containing two amino acids commonly found in carbonaceous meteorites would pose a serious threat to human health. *NASA looking at a new mission to Venus The proposed mission named VERITAS would transform sciences understanding of the internal geodynamics that shaped Earth’s sister planet Venus. *The Kremlin tests its new anti-satellite weapon Moscow has conducted a space-based anti-satellite weapons ...
Aug 19, 2020•24 min
*Astronomers discover a pulsar powering up Astronomers have for the first time seen material spiralling into a distant neutron star and triggering a massive outburst of energy thousands of times brighter than the Sun. *The solar system’s largest impact crater discovered on Ganymede Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the solar system’s largest impact crater on the Jovian moon Ganymede. *SpaceX completes test hop of its colonial transport starship prototype A basic test article prototy...
Aug 17, 2020•40 min
*A neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987A There’s growing evidence that a neutron star was created from the explosion of supernova 1987A *SpaceX Dragon completes its first mission carrying crew to the space station The first-ever privately operated manned orbital space flight has returned safely to Earth. *Stunning early morning Proton launch A Proton rocket has transported two new telecommunications satellites into space in a spectacular nighttime launch. *August Skywatch The annual Perse...
Aug 14, 2020•36 min
*Discovery of a possible origin for mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Astronomers have detected mysterious signals known as Fast Radio Bursts apparently emanating from a highly magnetic neutron star known as a magnetar. *First exposed planetary core discovered Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the exposed core of a planet – providing an unprecedented opportunity to see inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition. *Virgin Galactic to start space tourist flights next ye...
Aug 12, 2020•29 min
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 80 *Discovery of a mysterious ancient stellar cluster Astronomers have discovered the shredded remains of an ancient globular star cluster that was torn apart by our own Milky Way galaxy more than two billion years ago. *NASA launches the most sophisticated ever mission to Mars After more than a decade of preparation NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission has finally blasted off on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of alien life. *Mar...
Aug 10, 2020•43 min
*Debate continues over the age of the universe New observations by the National Science Foundation’s Atacama Cosmology Telescope have now placed the age of the universe at 13.77 billion years -- give or take 40 million years. *Signs of a new ocean opening up in Africa Scientists say a 60 kilometre long crack in the Ethiopian desert which first opened up in 2005 with the equivalent of several hundred years of tectonic plate movement in just days -- will continue spreading -- eventually forming a ...
Aug 04, 2020•23 min
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 78 *Hayabusa-2 asteroid sample return capsule to land in Australia The Australian Space Agency confirms Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule will land in the Woomera Rocket Range in outback South Australia on December the 6th. *NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope set to fly on October 31st 2021 After decades of development NASA's James Webb space telescope has completed one of its final ground tests before next year’s launch. https://spacet...
Jul 31, 2020•29 min
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 77 *Stunning first images of the Sun sent back by Solar Orbiter The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has sent back its first stunning close-up images of the Sun revealing miniature omnipresent solar flares – which have been named campfires. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post /624157305271992320 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post /624157540277764096 https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post /624157878096429057 *Venu...
Jul 28, 2020•40 min
*Alien stellar stream discovered in our neighbourhood Astronomers have discovered a stream of stars close to our own solar system that didn’t originate in our galaxy. *Tracking satellites from the Arctic A look at one of the most remote and inhospitable satellite ground stations on the planet. *Red planet rush hour with three missions bound for Mars this month It’s a busy time on the road to Mars with three missions currently targeting the red planet. *The Science Report The virus that causes CO...
Jul 24, 2020•22 min
*Astronomers discover a massive structure beyond Laniakea Astronomers mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way have discovered a massive structure beyond the Laniakea galaxy supercluster. *New hypothesis to try to explain ‘Oumuamua Computer simulations suggest the mysterious interstellar asteroid Oumuamua probably formed its strange elongated cigar shape through gravitational tidal forces as it was cleaved off its parent body almost like a slab of rock. *Gilmour Space completes ...
Jul 22, 2020•25 min
*Mysterious objects discovered in deep space Astronomers have discovered something new lurking out in the depths of space – a series of four faint circular radio objects they’ve dubbed odd radio circles or ORCs – which are unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. *Square Kilometre Array construction about to begin Construction will finally begin next year on the what will be the world’s largest telescope – the Square Kilometre Array. *A comet sky show spectacular Well if you’re listening in the...
Jul 20, 2020•32 min
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 73 *Construction starts on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft Construction is now underway on NASA’s new spacecraft to explore the metal-rich main-belt asteroid 16 Psyche. *A new hypothesis to try to explain the Tunguska event Scientists have come up with a new explanation for the lack of debris from the Tunguska event – the largest asteroid impact with Earth in recent history. *Space station forced to change course because of space junk The International Space...
Jul 17, 2020•31 min
*Rocket Lab fails on its latest mission A full accident investigation is now underway to determine what caused the failure of an Electron rocket during the second stage of its journey to orbit. *Strange galactic structure near the centre of the Milky Way Astronomers studying a strange unexplained structure known as the tilted disk located near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. *Studying the red supergiant Antares Astronomers have created the most detailed map yet of the red supergiant star Ant...
Jul 15, 2020•24 min
*Dead stars in the galactic centre Astronomers have discovered a stellar graveyard near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy containing the corpses of 27 stars. *Curiosity on the move to its next location After more than a year exploring the so-called clay-bearing unit of Gale Crater, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has started a new journey that will take it higher up through the foothills of Mount Sharp. *Israel launches new spy satellite Israel has successfully launched a new reconnaissance satelli...
Jul 13, 2020•30 min
*Australian Space Agency to develop new-generation space suits The Australian Space Agency is working with NASA and the European Space Agency on a new generation of Space Suites for astronauts. *New type of subatomic particle discovered Scientists have discovered a new never before seen subatomic particle. The exotic particle is made up of four charm quarks *New space toilet – to go where no one has gone before NASA is seeking expressions of interest in developing a new lunar loo for its Artemis...
Jul 10, 2020•41 min
*Discovery of a new type of neutrino from the Sun Scientists have discovered a new type of neutrino being produced by the Sun. *Why Betelgeuse suddenly dimmed so dramatically A new study suggests massive starspots could have caused the recent mysterious and unprecedented dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. *How the European Space Agency’s dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic With most nations in lockdown – the European Space Agency has been forced to implement work from home operations ...
Jul 08, 2020•27 min
*Discovery of a cosmic ring of fire Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy -- described as a “cosmic ring of fire”. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post /619166208183402496 *The black hole that generated light Astronomers have for the first-time detected light coming from the merging of a pair of black holes. *A new name for an asteroid that’s about to be hit by a missile The International Astronomical Union has approved an official name for a tiny asteroid ...
Jul 06, 2020•35 min
*Pluto’s liquid ocean Astronomers say there’s growing evidence that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans which have slowly frozen over. *NASA looking at a mission to Neptune NASA is considering a mission to study the distant world of Triton -- one of the moons of the planet Neptune. *New study says there could be dozens of intelligent alien civilizations out there – or maybe not It’s one of the ultimate questions -- Is there anyone out there – or are we alone ...
Jul 03, 2020•34 min
*Exploring the mysteries at the edge of the solar system NASA’s IBEX spacecraft has confirmed the Sun’s heliosphere is shaped like a giant comet. https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/621539151474507776 *The lifespan of Neutrons A new mission to Venus could finally determine the life span of the neutron. *ESA’s mission to study the Earth’s hydrological cycle The European Space Agency Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity or SMOS satellite has now been in orbit for more than a decade studyin...
Jul 01, 2020•27 min
*Ancient eruption at the heart of the Milky Way still shines bright millions of years later About 3.5 million years ago, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy unleashed an enormous burst of energy, lighting up the surrounding space. *OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample collection set for October 20 NASA has set October 20 as the date when the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will manoeuvre down to the rugged boulder strewn surface of the asteroid Bennu and attempt to collect a sample of ...
Jun 29, 2020•26 min
