SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

Stream episodes from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Hi...Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 70...and you can find enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode, at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *A new test for cosmological inflation When the universe burst into existence in the big bang 13.8 billion years ago – something must have happened during the first nanoseconds that caused it to suddenly expand from a singularity of infinite density and virtually zero dimensions in to the universe we see today. Scientists call this mysterious event cosmological inflation -- the problem is they have no real idea what it actually is – and what physical mechanisms drove it. *More mystery surrounding an already strange star Last month we reported how astronomers think they may finally have solved the mystery surrounding a weird erratically flickering and dimming star -- whose strange behaviour -- sparked speculation that it could have been our first sign of an advanced alien civilization. However, a new study has reopened the mystery. *Saturn’s moon Dione has a subsurface ocean New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has confirmed the existence of another subsurface ocean on a moon in the outer solar system. Cassini has discovered the ocean under the surface of the Saturnian moon Dione. *Nobel Prize in physics goes to topology in materials This year’s Nobel prize for physics has gone to David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz for revealing the secrets of exotic matter. The trio used advanced mathematical methods to study unusual phases, or states, of matter, such as superconductors, superfluids and thin magnetic films. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Google Play Store (US only...sorry), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/spacetime 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 #technology #science #news

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Hi...Stuart here with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 69. Remember, you can find enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *The incredible shrinking planet Mercury The planet Mercury is shrinking according to a new analysis of data gathered by a NASA spacecraft. The findings are based on a series of small previously undetected cliff-like tectonic structures on the planet’s surface known as thrust fault scarps. *Rosetta’s grand finale After a journey lasting over 12 and a half years Rosetta’s mission is finally over. Rosetta discovered over 60 molecules, 34 of which had never been found before on a comet. These include oxygen and the amino acid glycine, a basic building block of life. It also confirmed that Earth’s water probably didn’t come from comets – but rather asteroids. *Solar Minimum on its way Over the last few days AR2597 -- the last remaining sunspot group on the surface of our local star the Sun – disappeared. The blank solar face – the fourth this year -- is a sign that the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle is now heading towards Solar Minimum. *Skywatch October Well you’ve probably heard of a blue moon – the rare occurrence of a second full Moon in the one calendar month – but have you ever heard of a black moon. *New super heavy lift launch vehicle Blue Origin have announced details of a new super heavy lift launch vehicle. Blue Origin have leased Space Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida for their new rocket which could be flying by 2020. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Google Play Store (US only...sorry), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/spacetime 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 #technology #science #news

Stream episodes on demand from www,bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Stuart here with the Show Notes for Series 9 Episode 68. You can find an enhanced version, including photos to accompany this episode, at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *Possible Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged what may be water vapour plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. The new findings support pervious Hubble observations suggesting the icy moon erupts with high altitude water vapour plumes. *SpaceX details its future plans for Mars SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk has finally announced his long term vision for missions to Mars. The PayPal entrepreneur has unveiled plans for a fleet of massive reusable spacecraft -- each capable of carrying between 100 and 250 people and 450 tonnes of supplies to begin the process of colonizing the red planet. *Large meteor streaks across the night skies of central Queensland (Australia) Queensland was rocked by what appears to have been an air bursting meteor on Monday evening. Local residents in central and southern Queensland reported seeing a bright flash of light followed by a loud explosion at about half past eight local time. *One of the world’s largest radio telescopes opens One of the largest radio telescopes ever built has formally opened in China. The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope or FAST --nicknamed Tianyan or heavenly eye -- is a half a kilometre diameter dish located in a natural depression in southwestern China’s Guizhou Province. *Initial reports on the Falcon 9 rocket disaster A breach in the upper stage helium pressurization system is being blamed for this month’s explosion which destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air force base in Florida. The preliminary findings come from an initial investigation looking into the disaster which occurred during fuelling for a static fire test of the launch vehicle. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Google Play Store (US only...sorry), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/spacetime 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 #technology #science #news

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both sites mobile friendly). Hi....Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 67: *Rosetta’s suicide death plunge about to begin After a mission lasting more than 12 and a half years -- the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe is now on its final orbital trajectory which will send it on a suicide death plunge onto the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30. *Pluto’s heart shedding light on a possible buried ocean A giant asteroid impact on the distant frozen world of Pluto -- deep in its past -- is offering new insights into the possibility of an ocean beneath the dwarf planet’s icy surface. *New study of photon radiation impacts on Earth A new study combining multiple telescopes at different wavelengths has successfully made the most precise measurements ever undertaken of the total amount of radiation hitting the Earth -- finding that the planet is bombarded by about sextillion photons per square metre -- every second. *New Zealand space program leaves Australia for dead While Australian politicians on both sides of the political fence have a long and sad history of showing their lack of vision and foresight when it comes to a local space program. Across the dich New Zealand not only has a space agency -- but is now developing a satellite launch capability. Enhanced Show Notes (including photos to accompany this episode) can be found at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube and Clammr: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/spacetime If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please share and tell your friends. The best recommendation I can get is yours. #astronomy #space #technology #news #rosetta #newzealand #pluto

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Hi, Stuart here with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 65: *Quantum entanglement and the speed of light New research indicates that quantum entanglement -- the effect Albert Einstein referred to as spooky action at a distance -- isn’t just stranger than we imagine – it’s stranger than we can imagine. *A new way to determine the age of stars Scientists have developed a new way of understanding how stars like our Sun evolve. The new research is a first attempt to build a comprehensive model for the activity and evolution of these stars. *Discovery of an impossible cloud in the atmosphere of Titan Astronomers have detected a puzzling ice cloud that’s apparently formed out of thin air in the Saturnian moon Titan. The cloud -- detected in Titan's stratosphere -- is composed of a compound of carbon and nitrogen in the chemical cocktail that colours the giant moon's hazy, brownish-orange atmosphere. You can find enhanced show notes, including photos for this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime with Stuart Gary at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Google Play (US only), Tunein, Podbean or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please share and tell your friends. The best recommendation I can receive is yours. Thank you... #astronomy #space #science #technology #news

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly) Hi everyone, Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 65: *Martian lakes around far longer than thought There’s new evidence from Mars that lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on the red planet surface may have formed as recently as 2 to 3 billion years ago -- much later than previously thought possible. The new findings show that recently discovered lakes and streams appeared on the red planet’s northern Arabia Terra region roughly a billion years after a well-documented, earlier era of wet conditions on ancient Mars. *Ceres pyramid mystery solved A mysterious pyramid structure discovered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on the surface of the asteroid Ceres is now believed to be a recently active cryovolcano. The findings indicate the volcano which has been named Ahuna Mons – has only a few impact craters on its flanks -- indicating it was formed fairly recently -- within the last couple of hundred million years. *September Equinox The September equinox will take place at 21 minutes after midnight on the morning of Friday September 23rd Australian Eastern Standard time. The day marks the point in Earth’s orbit around the Sun when the planet’s rotational axial tilt means the Sun will appear to rise and set exactly due East to someone standing on the equator. *China launches new space station China has successfully launched a new space station. The Tiangong 2 was blasted into orbit aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert. *Arianespace launches five satellites on Vega rocket Arianespace has successfully launched a Vega rocket carrying five Earth observation satellites into orbit. The three stage solid fuelled rocket blasted into to the black late night skies above the European Space Agency’s Kourou space port in French Guiana carrying PeruSat-1 and four small SkySat satellites for Google. *Perth Observatory birthday celebrations The Perth Observatory is celebrating its 120th birthday on Saturday. The observatory was the brainchild of Sir John Forrest who wanted to build an observatory for the isolated British colony of Western Australia. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Google Play Store (US only...sorry), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB 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.. #space #science #astronomy #technology #news #mars #ceres

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly) Hi everyone...Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 64: *The most detailed ever map of the universe The largest ever all sky celestial survey has published its first catalogue – pinning down the exact three dimensional positions and brightness of over a billion stars. The data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft will form part of the most detailed map of the Milky Way galaxy ever created. *New gravitational wave research centre Astronomers are still coming to terms with the scientific implications arising from the historic first ever detections of gravitational waves. Now the Australian Research Council has provided 31.3 million dollars in federal funding for a new centre of excellence at Swinburne University to study gravitational waves to better understand the extreme physics of black holes and warped space-time. *X-rays detected streaming from Pluto Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra space telescope have detected X-rays streaming out of the distant world of Pluto. The discovery indicates that Pluto’s atmosphere is interacting with the solar wind in an unexpected and energetic fashion. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Google Play (US only), Tunein, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime, you can help me out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can receive is yours. Thank you.. #astronomy #space #science #technology #news

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Enhanced Show Notes, complete with accompanying photos, can be found at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe to my new YouTube playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Here's what's in Episode 63: *NASA’s OSIRIS-REx blasts into space on a mission to rendezvous with a potentially deadly asteroid NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft has successfully launched into space on a mission to rendezvous with the potentially deadly asteroid Bennu. The half kilometre wide mountain sized space rock -- which passes uncomfortably close to Earth every six years – has a 1 in 2700 chance of hitting the Earth in the 22nd century. *Rare fossil of the early Milky Way discovered Astronomers have discovered a fossilized remnant of the early Milky Way. The stellar system reported in the Astrophysical Journal, was discovered The system -- named Terzan 5 -- is located 19 000 light-years away -- in the Galactic Bulge -- the tightly packed central region of the Milky Way galaxy. *Huge brown dwarf population discovered in our stellar neighbourhood Astronomers have found a large population of failed stars known as brown dwarfs in our stellar neighborhood. The new findings reported in the Astrophysical Journal detected local 165 brown dwarfs during a survey which covered only about 28 percent of local space. *India launches new satellite The Indian Space Research Organization has successfully launched its fifth space mission of the year carrying a new weather satellite into orbit. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or GSLV lifted off from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on the Bay of Bengal. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Google Play (US only), Tunein , Blubrry or any good podcatcher app. For more...follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google +: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thankyou.. #space #science #astronomy #technology #news #osiris-rex

Stream episodes from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Subscribe to our new YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Hi...Stuart with the Show Notes for Episode 62....and for enhanced Show Notes including pictures to accompany this episode visit http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *Philae found Rosetta’s missing Philae lander has finally been found – less than a month before the end of the spacecraft’s historic mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The tiny lander went missing during its touchdown on the surface of the five kilometre wide comet back in November 2014. *New Trans Neptunian objects found in the search for Planet Nine Astronomers searching the outer solar system for a proposed ninth planet have detected several never-before-seen small trans Neptunian objects at extreme distances from the Sun in the outer solar system. The new discoveries could help planet hunters narrow down the size and distance from the Sun of the predicted ninth planet. *Scientists predict the existence of a new force particle to explain dark matter Physicists say a new theoretical particle called the Madala boson might help explain dark matter. Understanding dark matter is one of the biggest puzzles in science today. *Sentinel-1A Struck by Space Debris The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A Earth Observation has been damaged by impacting space junk. On August 23rd something crashed into one of the spacecraft’s solar arrays. *Expedition 48 returns home Three expedition 48 crew members have returned safely to Earth following their 172 day mission aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-20 M capsule parachuted down to an early morning landing of the windswept Kazakhstan Step three hours and 22 minutes after undocking from the orbiting outpost’sPoisk docking module. *Dragon splashdown A SpaceX dragon cargo ship carrying over 1400 kilograms of scientific experiments and equipment has successfully splashed down in the North Pacific Ocean less than six hours after undocking from the International Space Station. The Dragon CRS-9 capsule had been berthed at the orbiting outpost for just over a month on a resupply mission. *Skywatch Jonathan Nally is the editor of Australian Sky and Telescope magazine joins us to check out the night skies of September on Skywatch. *NASA successfully test-fires its new rocket engine NASA has successfully tested its RS-25 rocket engine which will power the agency’s massive new Space Launch System -- SLS rocket designed for deep space missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The seven and a half minute full thrust engine test took place at NASA’s Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi. *New rocket engine record set NASA and the United States Naval Research Lab have just set a new Guinness World record for the most rocket engines installed on a single launch vehicle. The Charged Aerosol Release Experiment rocket was fitted with 44 small rocket engines. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, YouTube, Google Play Store (US only...sorry, it's a Google thing), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB 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... #space #science #astronomy #technology #news

Stream episodes from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly) Hi every one...Stuart here with the show notes for episode 61....and don't forget you can see enhanced show notes including pictures to accompany this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *All system’s go for NASA’s mission to a potentially deadly asteroid The final countdown is underway for tomorrow’s launch of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on a seven year journey to visit the potentially deadly Near Earth Asteroid Bennu. The half kilometre wide space rock has a 1 in 2500 chance of impacting the Earth in the 22nd century *Has the alien megastructure star mystery been solved? Astronomers think they may finally have solved the mystery surrounding a weird erratically flickering and dimming star -- whose strange behaviour -- sparked speculation that it could have been our first sign of an advanced alien civilization. Astronomers now think that what they’re actually seeing is a new stage of stellar evolution in newly formed stars. *Mystery SETI signal earthly rather than alien A mystery signal detected by Russian astronomers working for SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has been identified as human rather than alien in origin. After additional processing and analysis, astronomers think the signal is most probably terrestrial in origin. *Annular solar eclipse over Africa Africa played centre stage on the morning of September first to a spectacular annular solar eclipse with the Moon passing directly in front of the Sun giving the appearance of leaving a ring of fire over the continent for several seconds. The eclipse was annular rather than total because the Moon was a bit further away from the Earth and so didn’t cover all of the Sun’s face. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Google Play Store (US only...sorry), Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please help out by sharing and telling your friends. The est recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you.. #astronomy #space #technology #science #news #osiris-rex

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Have you subscribe to our new YouTube channel yet? Stuart here with the Show Notes for Spacetime Series 19 Episode 60: *First stars formed later than previously thought New research has discovered that the first stars in the Universe began shining far later than previously thought. The findings – based on new data from the European Space Agency’s Planck satellite -- also indicate that these first generation stars were the only sources needed to re-ionize the entire universe – giving us the cosmos we see today. *New study raising puzzling questions about galaxy evolution A new study charting the rise and fall of galaxies over 90 percent of cosmic history -- has discovered galactic diversity in the early universe was similar to what astronomers see today. The new findings raise some profound questions about galactic evolution – how could galaxies which appear old and no longer make stars – exist in such a young universe. *Asteroid close encounter It’s been revealed that the Earth barely escaped being hit by an asteroid on Saturday. The 34 metre wide space rock flew past the Earth at a distance of just 84 thousand 619 kilometres – just hours after first being discovered. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Google Play access any time now for our US audience. Check the store. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB #astronomy #space #technology #science #news

Stream this and previous episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both sites mobile friendly) Hi everyone...Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 59: *Dark matter galaxy discovered Astronomers have discovered a galaxy composed almost entirely of Dark Matter. The galaxy -- Dragonfly 44 – is about 70 thousand light years wide and has about the same mass as our own Milky Way galaxy -- but with far fewer stars – and with some 99.99 percent of its mass composed of dark matter. *New study of time symmetry A new theory to explain why the universe is symmetrical – while time appears to be asymmetrical. The research examines a mysterious effect -- called 'T violation' -- a violation of time reversal symmetry -- which could be the origin of time evolution and conservation laws. *Mystery SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence signal detected Astronomers are trying to determine the cause of a mysterious signal picked up by Russian scientists involved in the SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The signal was detected by scientists with the RATAN-600 observatory in Russia. *Juno soars over the Jovian cloud tops NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully completed its closest approach to the swirling cream and tan cloud tops of the solar system’s largest planet Jupiter. Saturday morning’s flyby was the closest planned approach during the mission with the spacecraft flying just 4200 kilometres above the Jovian clouds at 208,000 kilometres per hour. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Tunein, Radioline and for our US listeners...Google Play (unfortunately Google not available outside the US....yet) and all good podcatcher apps. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com For more follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime as much as I do in presenting it, please share and tell your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you...and thank you for listening. #astronomy #space #technology #science #news #seti #juno #jupiter

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly) Hi everyone...Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 58...and what a week it's been... *Earth sized planet discovered in the habitable zone of our nearest neighbouring star Astronomers have now confirmed the discovery of an Earth sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri – our nearest neighbouring star system. As we reported a week ago on SpaceTime -- the newly detected planet named Proxima B is about 1.3 times the mass of the Earth and is orbiting in its host star’s habitable zone – temperatures would allow liquid water to exist on the surface of a terrestrial or rocky planet. *Seasonal streaks on Mars may not be water after all Seasonal dark streaks on Mars known as Recurring Slope Lineae which have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research don't hold much water after all -- according to new data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft which is orbiting the red planet. The new Mars Odyssey results are based on ground temperature readings measured through infrared imaging by the spacecraft's Thermal Emission Imaging System - THEMIS. *Dwarf planet Ceres could have lots of water ice filled craters Scientists have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet Ceres which are cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years. The new findings suggest that the giant asteroid has the right conditions for the accumulation of water ice deposits which could still exist there today. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Tunein, Radioline and for our US listeners...Google Play (unfortunately Google not available outside the US....yet) and all good podcatcher apps. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com For more follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime as much as I do in presenting it, please share and tell your friends. The best recommendation I can get is one from you. Thank you...and thank you for listening. #astronomy #space #technology #space #news #proximab #mars

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Welcome to Series 19 Episode 57 - Stuart here with the Show Notes...and to see enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode, visit http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *Scientists see a classical nova awaken from hibernation Astronomers have just had their first complete look at an exploding star called a Nova. Novae are the most frequent and among the brightest type of stellar explosions known. *Cassini Finds Flooded Canyons on Titan NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons. The findings represent the first direct evidence of the presence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of metres deep. *More evidence of ancient Martian lakes discovered in Gale Crater A new study has found that mineral veins found in Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes. The discovery is based on a study of the mineralogy of veins that were paths for groundwater in mudstones found at Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. *Red Dragon update The space flight community is a buzz with rumours that SpaceX boss Elon Musk will announce the company’s long term plans for the exploration of the red planet Mars at next month’s International Astronautical Congress in Mexico. SpaceX has already announced details of its Red Dragon project to send a modified Dragon V2 capsule to land on Mars in 2018. *New satellite launched to spy on other satellites and track space debris A Delta IV rocket has successfully blasted into orbit carrying two United States Air Force Space Command spy satellites designed to study other satellites and to track space debris. As well as monitoring other spacecraft, the United States Air Force Space Command is currently tracking over 23,000 pieces of orbiting debris. *China launches first quantum encrypted satellite China has launched its new quantum satellite aboard a Long March 2D rocket. The 500 kilogram Quantum Science telecommunications Satellite – called Mozi -- after an ancient Chinese philosopher and scientist -- is designed to test quantum entanglement from a 600 kilometre high orbit -- sending messages using quantum encrypted keys between ground stations in China and Europe. *Long March 4C launches Gaofen-3 Earth Observation Satellite A Chinese Long March 4 C rocket has blasted into orbit carrying the new Gaofen-3 surveillance satellite. The spy satellite flight comes amid growing tensions over Beijing’s annexation of parts of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Google Play access any time now for our US audience. Check the store. Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: @spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB #astronomy #space #technology #news

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Hi, Stuart here with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 56: *Rumours of a habitable zone planet detected around our nearest neighbouring star system There are growing rumours claiming the detection of a terrestrial Earth like planet within the habitable zone of our nearest neighbouring star system Proxima Centauri. A report in Germany’s respected Der Spiegel news magazine claims the discovery was made by astronomers with the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla telescope in Chile. *Scientists use a simulated black hole to demonstrate Hawking radiation A scientist using a simulated black hole may just have demonstrated existence of Hawking radiation – the hypothesis claiming black holes evaporate over time. The research could open a window linking Albert Einstein’s General Relativity Theory with Quantum Mechanics – finally pointing the way to quantum gravity. *Physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature Earlier this year on SpaceTime we reported the possible detection of a previously unknown fifth fundamental force in nature The key is a potential new sub-atomic particle called the protophobic X boson which has about thirty times the mass of an electron. *JCSAT16 launched on SpaceX rocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a new telecommunications satellite into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force base in Florida. The 70 metre tall rocket lit up partly cloudy night skies as it blasted off Space Launch complex 40. For enhanced Show Notes, including photos to accompany this episode, please visit http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Have you joined our mailing list yet? http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. For more, follow SpaceTime on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr and Google+: Facebook: www.facebook.com/spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cabtNB If you're enjoying SpaceTime, please share and tell your friends about the podcast. The best recommendation I can get is from you. Thank you... #astronomy #space #science #technology #news