SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. And we have a special offer for SpaceTime listeners...a free trial with access to all courses for free...but you have to use our special URL... www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *OSIRIS-Rex arrives at the potential Earth-impacting asteroid Bennu NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has arrived at its target – the potential Earth-impacting asteroid Bennu. *Another door closes on trying to solve the dark matter mystery A new dark matter observatory in South Korea has failed to find any supporting evidence to support a controversial 20-year-old claim identifying dark matter. *The white dwarf ticking down to possibly go supernova Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a white dwarf which could be counting down to a spectacular supernova. *New crew arrives safely aboard the International Space Station Three new crew members have arrived safely aboard the International Space Station. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180975383243 *Dragon flies to space station SpaceX has successfully launched its CRS-16 Dragon cargo ship carrying 2540 kilograms of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. *The Science Report The Greenland Ice Sheet melting much faster. The link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia. Children entering puberty far earlier than previous generations. Drugs to treat Hepatitis C now costing the Australian taxpayer over a $1 billion annually. Skeptics guide to magnetic therapy For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *InSight provides the first sounds from the Martian surface NASA’s Mars Insight lander has sent back the first audio recordings from the Martian surface. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180909519923 *How the Earth was made New research has discovered that planet Earth formed relatively quickly accreting out of the protoplanetary nebula of dust and gas surrounding the Sun. *Hubble discovers thousands of globular clusters scattered among the galaxies Astronomers gazing across 321 million light-years of space into a monstrous city of galaxies have discovered thousands of ancient stellar spheres known as globular clusters. *First mission to land on the far side of the Moon China has launched its long-awaited mission to land on the far side of the Moon. *The Science Report Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen sharply for the second year in a row. Autism and ADHD runs in families. Zombie bacteria and some of the world’s hottest living organisms thriving below the surface. Eating as much as you want without gaining weight could soon be a reality. Alex on tech looks at China’s cloud hopper cyber hackers. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). This episode is brought to you by **The Great Courses Plus**...lifelong learning from the best in their field. To take up our special free trial offer (full access to all the courses...for free) just use our special URL… **www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space** ) *The most luminous galaxy ever seen is eating its neighbours The most luminous galaxy ever discovered is cannibalizing not one, not two, but at least three of its smaller neighbours. *Close cometary encounter This month will provide skywatchers with their best view of the comet 46P/Wirtanen. *Skywatch December Planet Earth heading for the December solstice, and the annual Geminids and Ursids meteor showers to l light up the skies. *The Science Report China says it’s produced the world’s first genetically edited designer babies. An El Nino event on its way. 2018 set to be the fourth hottest year on record. Australia’s most endangered bird populations decline by fifty percent over the past 30 years. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *Astronomers find a star almost identical to the Sun Astronomers 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 galaxy A new study shows that one of our nearest neighbouring galaxies – the Small Magellanic Cloud – is slowly dying. *A 3D printed rocket engine – made in Melbourne Engineers in Melbourne have developed a 3D printed aerospike rocket engine which turns the traditional rocket engine shape inside out. *Mysterious seismic wave shakes the Earth Scientists say they’re still trying to determine the cause of a mysterious seismic wave which shook the Earth on November 11. *The Science Report The link between teenage personality traits and the risk of death 50 years later. Archeologists discover rare tiny biblical stone at a dig site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall. Steroids like testosterone cause a higher risk of early death and more hospital admissions. Twitter bots play an enormous role in spreading misinformation. Alex on Tech: 5G gathers speed. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *The ticking time bomb in our stellar backyard 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 the big bang -- a gamma-ray burst. YouTube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180290764893 YouTube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180290832703 *A new study of the rare blue asteroid Phaethon A new study of the rock comet Phaethon has found it to be even more enigmatic than previously thought. *Clear air for Opportunity New data reading of the Martian atmosphere show that the global dust storm which enveloped the red planet is now gone – and air around the location of NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is now back to normal levels of clarity. *The Science Report Air pollution linked to children’s intellectual disabilities. People suffering depression have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation. Warnings to run water taps or faucets for at least 30 seconds every morning to avoid lead exposure. Humans engaged in a spot of Neanderthal nookie during many periods of interbreeding. Skeptics Guide to The World Health Organisation’s endorsement of pseudoscience. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180535959488 *The oldest star in the hood Astronomers have discovered what could be the oldest star in our stellar neighbourhood. *True polar wander may have caused ice age Earth's latest ice age may have been caused by a change in the planet’s spin axis. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA #insight #mars #marslander #insightlander

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 strange looking interstellar asteroid Oumuamua is likely to be. *Mission End for planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope Just days after the sudden end of NASA’s Dawn mission to the Main Asteroid Belt – mission managers bed a fond farewell to another tireless space workhorse – the planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope. *The Science Report A new study has found that coffee drinkers love the bitter taste of caffeine while tea lovers hate it. Apple launches new online tool that lets users delete all the data Apple’s collected on them. Red-brown and blue-green pigments in birds' eggs first evolved while they were still dinosaurs. Glyphosate discovered in common brands of dog and cat foods Skeptics guide warns of claims a woman cured her cervical dysplasia with prayer and holistic medicine. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 been launched to detect relatively tiny Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars.  *New theory could help to explain the absence of antimatter According to the Standard Model of particle physics – the foundation stone upon which science’s current understanding of the universe is based – equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced when the universe burst into existence 13.8 billion years ago in an event commonly called the big bang -- but that’s not what the evidence shows. *Giant impact crater discovered hiding beneath Greenland Scientists have discovered one of the planet’s largest asteroid impact craters hiding beneath a kilometre ice in northwestern Greenland. *The Science Report The growing threat of an extinction domino effect. Redefining the kilogram. Neanderthals and early modern humans experienced similar levels of head trauma. Low carb diets may help people maintain weight loss. Alex on Tech: customer anger grows over how Microsoft handles its windows updates For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus....Lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For your free trial giving you full access to all the courses, just use our special URL: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 new record flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft ever. Youtube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179955466553 *New Zealand’s Electron rocket blasts into orbit New Zealand says it’s now game on after successfully launching its first commercial and second orbital space mission. *New US Military satellite launched A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket has blasted into orbit carrying a new US Military communications satellite. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179230717743 *The Science Report Over half the world's population of vertebrates have been wiped out in just the past four decades. Discovery of a link between Autism spectrum disorders and zinc deficiency in early development. New questions about the effects of non-ionizing radiation from cell phones. Research now approaching the ultimate sensitivity allowed by laws of quantum physics. A plant-based or vegan diet may be best for keeping type 2 diabetes in check. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 Giant Magellan Telescope Construction has started at the site of the one of the world’s new super-sized astronomical observatories – the 25 metre Giant Magellan Telescope or GMT. *First Orion service module on its way to NASA The first operational European Space Agency service module for NASA’s new Orion capsule has been flown from Germany to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/180016396393 You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179956172253 *Still no word from Opportunity There’s still no word from NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover which went silent during a global dust storm on the red planet. *X-37B still in orbit The United States Air Force’s secretive X-37B space shuttle is still in orbit – having now completed more than 400 days in space since its launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket back on September seventh 2017. *SpaceX moon mission delay SpaceX has announced a delay in the launch of its first lunar mission. *The Science Report Half of all deaths globally are caused by just four risk factors. Ice sheets could still collapse with less than two degrees Celsius warming because of climate change. Paleontologists putting the Australovenator theropod dinosaur under the microscope like never before. The life expectancy of chocolate Labradors significantly lower than their black and yellow counterparts. Alex on tech: Amazon is facing problems across Europe with its Echo smart speakers. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus - Lifelong learning from the best in their field. To take up our special trial offer of free access to all the courses, just use our URL www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 Astronomers have confirmed two elusive dust clouds which are in Earth’s orbit around the Sun. *Russia to launch new crew to the space station next month The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos will recommence manned space flights to the International Space station next month. The decision to launch follows detailed investigations into last month’s accent abort of the Soyuz MS-10 flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. *Climate Change satellite launched Japan launched a new spacecraft to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. *SpaceX spectacular west coast launch California residents were treated to a spectacular evening launch with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lighting up the Pacific sunset skies. *The Science Report Earth’s oceans absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought. Scientists develop a real-life tractor beam. How Australia’s first people arrived on the great southern land. Iran’s illegal nuclear weapons sites under another Stuxnet cyber attack. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA #osiriusrex #bennu #thegreatcoursesplus

The world’s premier astronomy and space science podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). *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 NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending a historic mission that studied time capsules from the solar system’s earliest chapter. *Hubble Space Telescope back up and running NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back up and running normally after going into protective safe mode three weeks ago when a gyroscope needed for aiming suddenly failed -- and a reserve gyro designed to replace it -- didn’t perform as expected. *Stratolaunch to start space missions within two years Stratolaunch says it will start flying rockets into space in 2020. *Funding boost for Gold Coast rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has secured 19 million dollars in seed funding to launch its next-generation hybrid rockets into space. *The Science Report Chinese telecommunications giant accused of hacking foreign computer networks. New twisted light beams could increase internet speeds by a hundred times. NASA spots a massive rectangular monolith iceberg off Antarctica. Birds that build their own tools from a variety of different parts. Alex on Tech: Cybersecurity breach at the Perth Mint. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

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 red planet soon after it formed.  *China to launch artificial Moon China has announced plans to launch the first of three artificial Moons designed to be bright enough to replace streetlights. *Rocket Lab selects Wallops Flight Facility for its US launch site New Zealand based orbital launch provider Rocket Lab says it will construct its planned United States launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginian mid-Atlantic coast. *November SkyWatch Probably the best cometary display this year will be C45P Wirtanen which will zoom through the southern skies around November 23rd. And just like October -- November sees three meteor showers -- November Orionids, the Taurids, and the Leonids. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA #mars #phobos

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 have discovered evidence confirming a collision took place between the Large and Small Magellanic clouds – two of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way. *Soyuz launches resume Russia has resumed launches of Soyuz rockets with a Soyuz 2.1b blasting into orbit carrying a Russian military spy satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome 800 kilometres north of Moscow. *Russian physicists observe simulated dark matter forming droplets Researchers developed a mathematical model describing the motion of dark matter particles inside the smallest galaxy halos. *The Science Report A new study warns that some weather conditions have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack. The world’s oldest intact shipwreck discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea. A four and a half thousand-year-old ancient Canaanite archaeological site destroyed by HAMAS terrorists. Alex on tech looks at the Federal Government's new encryption bill. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA

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 years ago. *Auroral sounds explained Loud cracking sounds occasionally accompanying the aurora borealis or northern lights are caused by charges at an inversion layer just 70 metres above the ground. *Problems effecting NASA’s Chandra Space Telescope NASA’s Earth-orbiting Chandra X-Ray space telescope is back in normal operation after earlier suddenly switching itself into safe mode. *Soyuz flights to resume next month The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos plans to restart Soyuz launches shortly following its investigation into the most dangerous manned space flight since the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003. Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179373460753 Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179373360548 Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/179373255693 Youtube video URL: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/178945411753 *Soyuz safe touchdown The Soyuz MS-08 capsule carrying three Expedition 56 crew members has landed safely on the Kazakhstan step after 197 days in orbit. *Chinese Spy satellites launched As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea Beijing has launched two new advanced Yaogan-32 military spy satellites. *The Science Report A new study claims organic foods are associated with a reduction in the risk of cancer. World heritage sites in the Mediterranean threatened by rising sea levels due to climate change. The world's first quad-rear camera smartphone. There’s yet another reason to start the day with a coffee. Skeptic’s guide to omega 3 fatty acids. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast etc RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4642443.rss Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audiobook of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Patreon, and Spreaker: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacetimewithstuartgary/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/spacetimewithstuartgary Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-2017 If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you… #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #astrophysics #NASA #soyuz #iss