The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 147 *Detection of one of the highest-energy cosmic ray ever In 1991, the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed. Then on May 27, 2021, the Telescope Array experiment detected what is now the second-highest extreme-energy cosmic ray ever recorded and the source is still a mystery. *Pinpointing the source of Io's volcanic activity A new study suggests that most of the Jovian Moon Io’s tidal, h...
Dec 08, 2023•48 min•Season 26Ep. 147
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 146 *A new perspective on Mars Mission managers have maneuvered NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft to provide a new panoramic horizontal view of the red planet. *Determining the composition of the rock comet Phaethon. Phaethon has always been a puzzle for astronomers. The five kilometre wide space rock which generates this month’s annual Geminid’s meteor shower has puzzled astronomers for decades with its asteroid like appearance yet comet like orbit and tail. *Unveiling ...
Dec 06, 2023•29 min•Season 26Ep. 146
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 145 *Solar activity likely to peak next year. A new study claims the Sun will reach the peak of its eleven year solar Cycle next year. The current Solar cycle -- 25 began in December 2019 with a minimum smoothed sunspot number of 1.8. NASA’s Fermi Mission nets 300 gamma-ray pulsars … and counting A new catalogue shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confi...
Dec 04, 2023•29 min•Season 26Ep. 145
This episode is brought to you by the support of Dragonball Legends. Download and play for free from the Apple App store or Google Play. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 144 *Explaining why galaxies hang out with their own kind A new study may have solved one of the most perplexing mysteries in astronomy -- why galaxies in our neighbourhood hang out with their own kind. *NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Sets Stage for Quantum Chemistry in Space For the first time in space, scientists have produced a quantum gas ...
Dec 01, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 144
This episode is brought to with the support of Dragonball Legends. Available for your mobile device from the Apple App Store and Google Play Stores. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 143 *Triple star discoveries will mean changing astronomy textbooks Astronomers have found some of the biggest stars in the universe orbiting each other in triple star systems. *NASA tests its new deep space laser communications system NASA's just completed an experiment that will transform the way spacecraft communicate ...
Nov 29, 2023•32 min•Season 26Ep. 143
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 142 *Discovery of massive mysterious blasts in the distant universe Astronomers are baffled by a mysterious series of massive explosions in the distant Universe which are emitting more energy than hundreds of billions of stars like our Sun. *Colliding neutron stars reveal one of their secrets Astronomers have identified the heavy element tellurium in the glowing embers of a pair of colliding neutron stars. *Juice undertakes a key engine burn on...
Nov 27, 2023•36 min•Season 26Ep. 142
Welcome to the show notes for Episode 141 of the "Spacetime" podcast, hosted by Stuart Gary. In this episode, we delve into China's ambitious Mars mission, a novel cosmic source for gold, and NASA's upcoming SPHEREx mission. **Episode Highlights:** 1. **China's Mars Sample Return Mission**: Summary: China announces plans to conduct a Mars sample return mission, potentially beating NASA and ESA. The mission, named Tianwin Three, involves complex logistics and builds on the success of Tianwin One....
Nov 24, 2023•28 min•Season 26Ep. 141
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 140 *Cerberus Fossae identified as the biggest source of marsquakes A new study of data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander mission has identified the Cerberus Fossae region east of Insight as the red planet’s most seismically active. *How soon could life begin in the universe A new study shows that oxygen -- one of the key ingredients for most life on Earth – was already in abundance in the very early universe. *Why size matters to exoplanets Scie...
Nov 22, 2023•24 min•Season 26Ep. 140
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 139 *Discovery of some of the most ancient galaxies ever seen Astronomers have discovered two of the most distant galaxies ever seen – one of which dates back some 13.4 billion light years -- to a time when the universe was just 330 million years old. *Earth's surface water dives deep all the way to the core Scientists have found that water from Earth’s surface percolates all the way down to the core mantle boundary, changing its structure. *NA...
Nov 20, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 139
Welcome to SpaceTime, the podcast that brings you the most fascinating stories and discoveries in astronomy, space and science. Your host, Stuart Gary, and in this episode, we'll talk about: ● How the first Dream Chaser space plane is ready to fly to the International Space Station and what it means for the future of space exploration. ● How astronomers have detected an infrared aurora on Uranus and what it reveals about the planet's weather and climate. ● How the 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reach...
Nov 17, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 138
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 137 - 1. **Euclid Mission's Groundbreaking First Images**: The European Space Agency's Euclid spacecraft, dedicated to exploring the mysteries of the dark universe, has unveiled its first set of images. This marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the cosmos. 2. **Europe's Ambitious Space Transport Vision**: The European Space Agency is advancing space exploration by developing a new cargo spacecraft. This innovative vessel is designed to transport suppl...
Nov 15, 2023•33 min•Season 26Ep. 137
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 136 *Record-Breaking Black Hole Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole ever seen The observation reported in the journal Nature Astronomy suggest the black hole was already in existence just 470 million years after the Big Bang. *NASA’s Curiosity Rover Clocks 4000 Days on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has just celebrated its four thousandth day on the Red Planet. The car sized six wheeled mobile laboratory landed in Gale cra...
Nov 13, 2023•38 min•Season 26Ep. 136
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 135 *Mineral salts and organic compounds discovered on Ganymede NASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered mineral salts and organic compounds bubbling to the surface of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede. *New space deal reached between Australia and the United States The United States and Australia have signed a bilateral technology Safeguards agreement providing the legal framework for American commercial space vehicles to launch from Australian soi...
Nov 10, 2023•33 min•Season 26Ep. 135
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 134 **Pluto's Potential Super Volcano**: A recent study raises the possibility that Pluto may house a colossal super-volcano. **Youthful Martian Meteorites**: Investigations reveal that a significant number of Martian meteorites found on Earth are notably young. **NASA's Roman Mission's Galactic Quest**: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to offer an unparalleled glimpse into the Milky Way's core. This mission will scrutinize the gala...
Nov 08, 2023•30 min•Season 26Ep. 134
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 133 *Do the remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth Back in the 1980s, geophysicists discovered two continent-sized blobs of unusual material buried deep within the Earth’s mantle. Now, a new study reported in the journal Nature suggests that they’re the remnants of the ancient planet Theia which collided with Earth four and a half billion years ago creating the Moon. *Lucy’s first asteroid encounter discovers a new moonlet NASA's Lu...
Nov 06, 2023•30 min•Season 26Ep. 133
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 132 *Rare heavy element discovered in stellar collision Astronomers have discovered the rare heavy element tellurium being produced in the kilonova collision of a pair of neutron stars. *Planetary defence mission update The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has arrived at ESA’s ESTEC test centre in the Netherlands as it continues preparations for next October’s launch on its planetary defence mission to the asteroid Didymos and its small ...
Nov 03, 2023•20 min•Season 26Ep. 132
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 131 *Mystery of the Martian core solved A new study of data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander mission has concluded that the Martian liquid metallic core is both smaller and denser than previously thought -- but also that it’s surrounded by a layer of molten rock. *Protecting Europa Clipper from Jupiter’s immense radiation Engineers have just completed the final piece of armour designed to protect NASA’s Europa clipper spacecraft from intense rad...
Nov 01, 2023•26 min•Season 26Ep. 131
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 130 *The most distant fast radio burst ever Astronomers have identified the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever detected. The ephemeral cosmic blast which has been catalogued as FRB 20220610A occurred some eight billion light years away. *The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought A new study of lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo 17 astronauts shows that the Moon is some 40 million years older than previously thought. The fin...
Oct 30, 2023•30 min•Season 26Ep. 130
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 129 *The largest ever Mars quake Scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. *The origin of organics on the dwarf planet Ceres One of the most exciting findings from NASA's Dawn mission is that Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, hosts complex organics. *Is the asteroid Bennu spinning apart Scientist...
Oct 27, 2023•22 min•Season 26Ep. 129
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 128 *The dramatic history of the Andromeda galaxy A new study has unveiled the violent history of our nearest neighbouring big galaxy M-31 Andromeda. *Quartz crystals discovered in clouds of hot gas giant Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth. *Understanding the Sun’s heating process It’s on...
Oct 25, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 128
🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the checkout code STUARTGARY. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 127 *Astronomers discover newborn galaxies Astronomers have now been able to look so far back in space-time that they are witnessing the very birth of galaxies. *Psyche blasts off bound for a metal asteroid NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is finally on its way undertaking a six year 3.6 ...
Oct 23, 2023•50 min•Season 26Ep. 127
🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the checkout code STUARTGARY. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ The Space News Podcast SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 126 *Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet at the outer edge of the solar system might instead be evidence of a modified law of gravity originally developed to understan...
Oct 20, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 126
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 125 *Carbon and Water discovered in Bennu asteroid samples An initial examination of the regolith samples returned to Earth from the asteroid Bennu by the Osiris Rex mission are showing evidence of high-carbon content and water. *When worlds collide Astronomers have captured the first-ever afterglow of a huge planetary collision between worlds in deep space. *Spain reaches for the stars with a successful new rocket launch Spain has launched its first locally developed...
Oct 18, 2023•27 min•Season 26Ep. 125
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 124 *Australia’s first nuclear fusion reactor. The University of New South Wales is to develop Australia’s first nuclear fusion tokamak. *Earth’s largest ever solar storm Scientists have discovered evidence of what may have been the largest ever solar storm to hit the Earth. *Russian ISS segment springs third leak in under a year The Nauka multipurpose logistics laboratory module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station has spr...
Oct 16, 2023•38 min•Season 26Ep. 124
**SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 26 Episode 123 Show Notes** --- **1. Lightning Mysteries on Venus** - A recent study has cast doubt on the long-held belief regarding lightning on Venus. - The thick acidic cloud cover of Venus, previously thought to generate significant lightning, is now under scrutiny. --- **2. Arrokoth's Mysterious Mounds** - The distant Kuiper Belt world of Arrokoth is home to intriguing mound structures. - Scientists speculate that these mounds might be the primordial bui...
Oct 13, 2023•24 min•Season 26Ep. 123
In this episode of SpaceTime: 1. A new study predicts that humans and mammals may go extinct in 250 million years due to continental drift and the formation of the next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima. 2. Strange planet-like structures have been discovered in the Orion Nebula, as revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope. 3. Learn about the link between Snowball Earth and the evolution of complex life, with insights from recent research. In the Science Report: - Earth's near-surface permafrost ma...
Oct 11, 2023•30 min•Season 26Ep. 122
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 121 *The launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft delayed again Mission managers have rescheduled the launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to a metal asteroid for Thursday October 12th. *What causes Earth’s strongest lightning Scientists have found that the planet’s most powerful lightning events – known as super-bolts -- are more likely to strike, the closer a storm cloud’s electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean’s surface. *The FAA releases ...
Oct 09, 2023•30 min•Season 26Ep. 122
This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you with the support of NordVPN...when it comes to online security, you're in good hands. To check out our special offer, please visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the checkout code STUARTGARY SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 120 Show Notes: 1. **Saturn's Rings and Icy Moons Origins Unveiled**: Recent supercomputer simulations have unveiled new insights into the origins of Saturn's rings and icy moons. These findings suggest a significant collision event i...
Oct 06, 2023•44 min•Season 26Ep. 120
Episode Summary: In this episode of SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Astronomy News, we bring you the latest discoveries and developments in the field of astronomy. From the discovery of carbon on Europa to NASA's Independent Review board report on the Mars Sample Return mission, we explore the fascinating world of space. Join us as we delve into the story of the Great Eruption of Eta Carinae and discuss the hottest summer on Earth in 2023. We also cover the amazing ability of jellyfish to spot and do...
Oct 04, 2023•40 min•Season 26Ep. 119
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 118 *Does antimatter fall up or down in gravity? Does antimatter fall up or down under the influence of gravity? It’s been an age-old question among first year physics students the world over, and now we finally have an answer – it falls down just like regular matter. *NASA’S epic Osiris-Rex mission returns home NASA’s first ever asteroid sample return mission has arrived safely back on Earth parachuting down onto a US Military test range in the Utah desert. *Iran’s n...
Oct 02, 2023•53 min•Season 26Ep. 118
