SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

Hi, Stuart with the Show Notes for Ep.25: *Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake Astronomers have discovered a small dark moon orbiting the distant dwarf planet Makemake. The discovery made using NASA’s Earth orbiting Hubble Space Telescope will allow scientists to better understand Makemake’s characteristics. *Red Dragons fly to red planet SpaceX has announced plans to fly its Dragon 2 capsule to the red planet Mars in 2018. The spacecraft to be known as the Red Dragon -- will launch on SpaceX’s new rocket -- the Falcon 9 heavy – with the aim of achieving a soft landing on the Martian surface. *First flight from new Russian spaceport The Russian Federal Space Agency has successfully launched its first rocket from its new Vostochny Cosmodrome in the remote Amur region of Russia’s far east. The Soyuz launch vehicle carrying three satellites blasted off into clear blue skies heralding the beginning of the end for the historic Soviet Union era Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. *India completes its regional navigation satellite navigation network India has successfully launched the seventh and final member of its regional satellite navigation system. The IRNSS-1G navigational satellite was blasted into a geostationary transfer orbit aboard the PSLV-C33 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota province near the Bay of Bengal. *Eta Aquarids meteor shower getting underway The usually spectacular Eta Aquarids meteor shower is now getting underway with good numbers being predicted. The Eta Aquarids is one of two meteor showers created by debris from Comet Halley. Subscribe to SpaceTime at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podbean; Podcast Addict; Player FM or any good podcatcher app. Please leave us a rating and review with your favorite podcatcher. This will help me enormously as we continue to rebuild the audience. You can listen to this and past episodes at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or via www.bitesz.com ....you can also see how enhanced Show Notes page there which includes photos to accompany this episode. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary is bought to you in association with Australian Sky & Telescope Magazine. For more follow me on Facebook, twitter and my Tumblr blog. Just search for SpaceTime with Stuart Gary. #astronomy #space #science #spacex #hubble #hubbletelescope #soyuz #Sky&Telescope

Hi..Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Ep.24: *New neighbouring galaxy discovered Astronomers have just discovered a new galaxy quietly lurking at the edge of the Milky Way. The newly found satellite is located just 391 thousand light years away and is the fourth largest galaxy ever detected orbiting the Milky Way. *Earth currently being showered by supernovae debris The ashes of a recent supernova explosion are sprinkling down on Earth right now. The new data comes from traces of the isotope Iron 60 which was produced in the cataclysmic explosion of a nearby star in a supernova within the last few million years. *New satellite launched to monitor the growing effects of global warming A new satellite has blasted into orbit as part of a growing constellation designed to monitor the growing impacts of human made climate change on the planet. The Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the latest Sentinel environmental satellite in the Copernicus constellation launched from the European Space Agency’s Kourou space port in French Guiana. *Ancient tectonic activity was trigger for ice ages A new study has finally explained the link between the movement of the continental tectonic plates and the Earth’s two ice ages. The research claims a natural mechanism for carbon sequestration triggered both ice age events. Subscribe at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Player FM or any good podcatcher app. Don't forget to leave a short review and rating with your favorite aggregator. This will help us enormously. You can listen to this and past episodes via our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or via www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). You will also find enhanced Show Notes with photos accompanying this episode. For more, follow us on Facebook, twitter or tumblr. Just search for SpaceTime with Stuart Gary. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary is bought to you in collaboration with Australian Sky & Telescope Magazine. #astronomy #space #science #sentinel

Hi...Stuart with the Show Notes for Ep 23: The search to solve the mystery of Dark Matter Scientists may be closing in on that mysterious substance called Dark Matter. A slew of new experiments and detectors are either operational or under construction to discover what makes up the unknown 80 percent of all the matter in the universe. NASA's Fermi poised to pin down gravitational wave sources Astronomers say they detected a sudden burst of Gamma Ray energy from the same region of space as the gravitational waves detected last September from a pair of merging black holes over a billion light years away. If confirmed, the would represent both the first evidence of electromagnetic radiation from the gravitational wave event, and also the first evidence contradicting existing hypothesis that black holes merge "cleanly," without producing any sort of light. Venus Express’s demise sheds light on the planet’s polar atmosphere Some of the final results sent back by the European Space Agency’s Venus Express mission before the probes suicide plunge through the planet’s atmosphere have revealed it to be rippling with atmospheric waves -- and, at an average temperature far colder than anywhere on Earth. Subscribe at audioBoom; iTunes; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podcast Addict; Podbean; Player FM or any good podcatcher app. You can listen to this and previous episodes at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or via www.bitesz.com Enhanced Show Notes featuring photos for this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes #space #astronomy #science #VenusExpress

Hi everyone....Stuart with the Show Notes: The Fast Radio Bursts mystery continues Astronomers have detected what appears to be the first ever repeating Fast Radio Burst – a mysterious flash of electro-magnetic radiation lasting just a millisecond but powerful enough to be visible half way across the universe. If correct the discovery dramatically changes sciences understanding of what these ephemeral events are. Dark matter dwarf galaxy detected Scientists have found a hidden dark matter dwarf galaxy lurking some four billion light years away in the halo of another larger galaxy. The discovery could help astronomers address important questions on the nature of mysterious dark matter. Interstellar space dust discovered near Saturn NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of interstellar dust grains from beyond our solar system. Astronomers say 36 alien dust grains were detected among the millions gathered by Cassini’s over the past 12 years exploring the ringed world of Saturn and its many moons. New surprises from Jupiter’s ice moon Europa A new study of the frozen Jovian ice moon Europa indicates gravitational tidal forces generated by its orbit around Jupiter is generating far more heat than previously thought. The new findings work could ultimately help scientists better estimate the thickness of Europa’s icy crust. Subscribe at audioBoom; iTunes; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podcast addict; Podbean; Player FM or any good podcatcher app. You can also stream this and previous episodes via our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or via www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) #astronomy #space #science

Hi, Stuart with the Show Notes: Mysterious alignment of supermassive black holes discovered in the distant universe. Astronomers have been shocked by new deep radio imaging which has revealed that supermassive black holes in a region of the distant universe are all spinning out radio jets in the same direction. The bizarre findings are totally unexpected -- based on our current understanding of cosmology. A new study bringing science a step closer to understanding antimatter. Scientists are developing new numerical models to better understand why we live in a universe composed mostly of matter rather than antimatter. Existing cosmological theory tells us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were made in the big bang 13.8 billion years ago, and the laws of physics show that matter and antimatter annihilate each other if they come into contact. So that raises the question: why didn’t the universe explode and cease to exist immediately and why do we live a universe made of matter rather than antimatter? The strange system challenging existing models on dark matter and hypervelocity stars. Astronomers have discovered a strange star system on the outskirts of our Milky Way Galaxy travelling at almost our galaxies escape velocity. The discovery challenges existing hypothesis that hypervelocity stars are flung onto their high speed trajectories by the supermassive black hole at the galactic centre. New study explores links between cosmic rays and galaxy formation New computer simulations indicate that cosmic rays – high speed subatomic particles produced in supernovae explosions -- may play a vital role in the formation of galaxies and galaxy clusters. The findings will help scientists trying to understand how galaxies are made which is among the greatest problems facing modern astrophysics. Subscribe to the podcast at audioBoom; iTunes podcasts; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app. You can also listen to this and past episodes or leave us a message at our website www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or via www.bitesz.com. You can also see enhanced Show Notes complete with photos for this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Thank you...

Hi everyone...Stuart with the Show Notes: Revolutionising space flight with the arrival of a flying dragon at the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Dragon has opened a new era in spaceflight delivering the first inflatable module to the International Space Station. The flight was a double success with the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully landing on a barge floating in the North Atlantic Ocean, from where it was picked up for refurbishment for potential reuse on future missions. Red Dwarfs provide a new way of mapping the Milky Way Galaxy. Scientists have developed a new map of the Milky Way using the galaxies most common stars, tiny and faint red dwarfs. The result is the most comprehensive model ever for the distribution of these stars. The mystery deepens for Fast Radio Bursts. Fast Radio Bursts -- those mysterious ephemerally brief millisecond flashes of powerful radio signals from beyond our galaxy -- are continuing to baffle astronomers, with new evidence showing that a key clue to their origins was wrong. Jonathan Nally with what’s in the new edition of Sky & Telescope Magazine. Subscribe at iTunes (please leave a review and rating); audioBoom; Stitcher (once..a review please); Pocketcasts; Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app. You can also listen to this and previous episodes via our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Thank you... #astronomy #space #science #spacex #reddwarfs

Hi everyone...Stuart here with the Show Notes: Supernovae showered Earth with radioactive debris The Earth was showered with radioactive debris from a series of nearby exploding stars which all went supernova just a few million years ago. The findings are based on the discovery of radioactive deposits of iron 60, found in sediment and crust samples taken from the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Behemoth Black Hole Found in an Unlikely Place Astronomers have discovered a near-record breaking supermassive black hole -- some 17 billion times the mass of the Sun -- in an unlikely location in a sparsely populated region of the universe. The observations mean these monsters may be far more common than previously thought. Traffic gridlock aboard the International Space Station A Russian cargo ship has successfully docked with the International space station two days after blasting off on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. The Progress arrived on station just days after an American Cygnus cargo ship reached the orbiting outpost, with anther American Dragon cargo ship is also slated to dock this month. New Space tourism rocket makes third sub-orbital flight. Blue Origin have carried out a successful sub-orbital test flight of the company’s new reusable vertical take-off and vertical landing New Shepard spacecraft. The launch from Blue Origin’s west Texas facility reached an altitude of over 103 kilometres, the highest yet it has flown. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podcast Addict or any good podcast app. Please leave a review at your favorite podcatcher site ...this will help enormously as I continue to rebuild the audience Thank you... You can also listen to this and past episodes, leave me a message, see the enhanced Show Notes etc at our website... www.spacetimewithstuartgary or via www.bitesz.com #astronomy #space #science #iss

Hi everyone....here are the Show Notes: More evidence for Planet 9 from outer space There’s new evidence today supporting the idea of a yet to be discovered ninth planet in our solar system. Back in January, we reported on StarStuff that strange orbital alignments involving at least 6 distant Kuiper belt objects were pointing to the existence of a ninth planet at least ten times the mass of the Earth -- now astronomers have discovered a seventh Kuiper belt object on a similar strange orbital trajectory -- further supporting this hypothesis. Making Gold Scientists are looking at a new method of making gold. It’s not some new form of medieval alchemy turning sea water into the valuable yellow metal -- but a new look at exactly how the element gold is produced in stars. Is dark matter responsible for creating supermassive black holes? Astronomers are fairly sure that stellar mass black holes are formed when the most massive stars die and explode as supernovae. But they’ve never been able to explain the formation of those monstrous supermassive black holes found in the hearts of galaxies. Now a new study suggests a mysterious substance called dark matter could be to blame. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes (please leave a short review and rating...it helps us a lot); Stitcher; audioBoom (really nice mobile app...Android & IOS versions); Pocketcasts; Podcast addict or any good podcatcher app. RSS feed is available through the website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com You can also join our mailing list and become and Insider. Details on the website. You can listen to this and past episodes at website (mobile friendly), and visit our enhanced Show Notes page for photos to go with this episode... http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Thank you for your continued support. #astronomy #space #science #planet9

Hi...Stuart here with the Show Notes for Ep.17...here's what's on the show: Searching for gamma ray emissions from black holes. Astronomers have failed to find any electromagnetic counterpart signal to the historic first ever direct detection of gravitational waves. The lack of an afterglow provides further support for the idea that the event was generated by a pair of black holes – 1.3 billion light years away -- as they spiralled in towards each other before merging. Continuing the search for gravitational waves While scientists were able to announce the confirmed detection of gravitational waves for the first time, the precise epicentre where those waves originated from is still a mystery. Pin pointing the exact location of a gravitational wave source will be of vital importance for studying the objects generating them. Alien world blacker than coal Astronomers have discovered distant gas giant similar to Jupiter -- but far more alien than any planet in our solar system. Instead of displaying Jupiter’s gleaming white and pink coloured clouds, this strange exoplanet is darker than the blackest lump of coal reflecting just one percent of the light reaching it. Asteroid slams into Jupiter Amateur astronomers in Austria and Ireland got the shot of a lifetime when they imaged what’s thought to be an asteroid slamming into Jupiter. At least two sky watchers were independently videoing the gas giant on March 17 when they both caught a massive ejecta blast erupting on the Jovian limb -- north of the planet’s equator. April Skywatch We turn our eyes to the skies as Jonathan Nally -- the editor of Australian Sky and Telescope Magazine -- takes us on a journey through this month’s night skies with Skywatch. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app. You can also listen via our website (mobile friendly) at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or our enhanced Show Notes page where you can see the pictures to go with this episode at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes #space #astronomy #science

Hi everyone...Stuart here...and here are the Show Notes for Ep.16: Japan’s loses contact with its Astro-H X-ray observatory spacecraft. Japan is trying to re-establish communication with its ASTRO-H X-ray observatory spacecraft which appears to be tumbling in orbit out of control. Mission managers are also tracking several pieces of what could be debris near the spacecraft - indicating the possibility of the satellite breaking up. Saturn’s rings may be younger than the Dinosaurs A new study claims Saturn’s famous rings as well as some of its icy moons may be only a hundred million years old, dating to a time after the reign of the dinosaurs began on Earth. The findings are based on new computer simulations of the orbital history of some of Saturn’s inner moons. Weird planet discovered with comet like orbit Astronomers have detected a distant world which orbits its star more like a comet than a planet. While many giant Jupiter like gas planets have been detected orbiting other star systems – none has ever been seen with such an extremely elongated and eccentric orbit. One of the closest ever cometary flybys of Earth in recorded history Astronomers have had an opportunity to study two comets up close and personal as they both pass close to Earth. One of the celestial visitors flew just 3.6 million kilometres above Earth – the last comet to come closer to Earth was way back in 1770. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes (please leave a rating and review...it helps me a lot); Stitcher (a review here helps as well); audioBoom; Pocketcasts, Podcast addict or any good podcatcher app. To join our mailing list and become an Insider, or to leave me a message, catch up on past show or whatever, just visit our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or our enhanced Show Notes page where you can see pictures that accompany this episode, at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes And check out our other great podcasts at www.bitesz.com ...I can highly recommend Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson (Astronomer and frequent guest on Space Time) and Andrew Dunkley, Journalist/Broadcaster/Podcaster.

Hi everyone...Stuart here...with the Show Notes for Episode 15: First ever detection of the binary partner involved in type 1a supernova explosion. Astronomers have for the first time ever detected a binary companion to a star which exploded as a thermonuclear or type 1a supernova. The discovery provides a deeper understanding of these spectacular stellar blasts which are used as cosmic distance markers and provided the conclusive evidence of the accelerated expansion of the universe due to some unknown force which astronomers have named dark energy. Glittering globular clusters reveal their stellar secrets. Scientists have discovered that massive stellar groups known as globular star clusters can produce additional generations of stars by drawing-in fresh supplies of star forming molecular gas and dust from their surrounding galaxy. The findings mean globular star clusters are far more complex than astronomers previously thought. How solar storms trigger Jupiter's auroral lights. A new study has revealed that solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense northern and southern auroral lights by generating a new X-ray aurora eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth's aurorae. The findings represent the first time Jupiter's X-ray aurora has been studied as a giant storm from the Sun hit the planet. Cygnus Cargo ship launched to space station. An Atlas 5 rocket has successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying a Cygnus cargo ship loaded with supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The Cygnus -- which is loaded with almost 3.4 tonnes of equipment -- will be captured by the space station’s robotic arm and maneuvered into a docking port tomorrow. Subscribe at iTunes, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict, audioBooom or any good podcatcher app. Visit our Show Notes page online for more on this episode including a photo gallery.. http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Our website - www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com #astronomy #space #science #jupiter

Hi everyone....Stuart here with your Show Notes for Ep. 14: Supernova secrets revealed The brilliant flash from the initial blast of a supernova explosion known as a shock breakout, has been captured for the first time. The discovery will improve sciences understanding of these cataclysmic stellar death blasts which are powerful enough to briefly outshine an entire galaxy. New monster spiral galaxies discovered A strange new kind of galactic beast has been discovered in the cosmic wilderness – hiding in plain sight. Dubbed "super spirals," these unprecedented galaxies dwarf our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, and compete in size and brightness with the largest known galaxies in the universe…the giant elliptical. Hubble unveils some of the most massive stars ever seen The Hubble Space Telescope has opened a new vista into a massive star forming region in the Tarantula Nebula which is home to some of the biggest stars in the universe. Astronomers combined images taken by two separate Hubble instruments to dissect the young cluster in unprecedented details. Expedition 47 blasts off bound for the International Space Station A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan carrying three new crew members to the International Space Station. The Expedition 47 crew will spend five months conducting more than 250 experiments aboard the orbiting outpost. Subscribe to Space Time at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any good podcast app. For more on this episode, visit our Show Notes page online at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes or our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com ...and please subscribe to my mailing list to keep up-to-date with Space Time. Follow us on Facebook, twitter and tumblr for more. #astronomy #space #hubble #science #technology #tech

Hi every one...here's what's in Series 19 Episode 13 - Cheers Stuart... Distant lonely planet no rogue Astronomers have discovered that a distant planet…long thought to be floating free through space without a host star…has been found to be orbiting a star after all. However, the planet orbits its host star at a distance of a trillion kilometres -- three times greater than any other planetary system ever discovered -- and some seven thousand times further out than Earth's orbit around the Sun. Unexpected changes in the bright spots on Ceres Scientists have discovered unexpected changes in the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres...the largest body in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Although Ceres appears as little more than a point of light from the Earth, very careful observations shows evidence that the spots constantly brighten and fade. Rosetta finds magnetic field-free bubble at comet The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has revealed a surprisingly large region around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which is totally devoid of any magnetic field. The findings have come as a surprise to scientists who didn’t expected to be able to detect such a region. Close comet flyby threw Mars' magnetic field into chaos A new study has found that the recent close encounter of Comet Siding Spring with Mars has had a profound impact on both the red planet’s atmosphere and magnetic field. Astronomers found Comet Siding Spring plunged the magnetic field around Mars into chaos -- blowing away part of the Martian upper atmosphere in the same way a strong solar storm would. Subscribe at iTunes, Stitcher, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app. Visit our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com and become an insider by signing up for our occasional newsletter. You'll also find a contact form there if you wish to leave me a message. Our Show Notes page: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes Follow us on twitter and Facebook and my blog on Tumblr. Just search for SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Thank you... #astronomy #space #science

Hi everyone...Stuart here...and here are the Show Notes for Ep. 12: A detailed study of the biggest black hole in the known universe Astronomers study one of the biggest supermassive black holes in the known universe, a monster 18 billion times the mass of our Sun. The supermassive black hole powers a quasar called OJ287 which lies about 3.5 billion light years away from Earth. Nearest habitable zone Earth like planet discovered Scientists have discovered the nearest habitable zone planet to our solar system -- a super Earth located just 14 light years away. The planet is orbiting within the star’s so-called 'goldilocks zone' -- the habitable zone where it’s possible for liquid water - and maybe even life - to exist. ExoMars 2016 blasts off on a mission to search for life on the red planet The ExoMars 2016 mission has successfully blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan on a Russian Proton -M rocket bound for the red planet Mars. The joint European Space Agency and Roscosmos mission will take seven months to reach Mars where it will begin searching for the origins of the red planet’s seasonal increase in atmospheric methane levels. Russian Earth imaging satellite launched Just a day before the launch of the ExoMars mission, a new civilian operated Russian Earth observation satellite was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 2-1b rocket. The Resurs P3 is on a five year mission providing Moscow with an orbital fleet of three digital remote sensing Earth observation satellites. India launches new regional navigation satellite India has successfully launched the latest member of its regional navigation satellite system. The launch was delayed by a minute to avoid orbital debris detected during the countdown phase. Subscribe at iTunes, Stitcher, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Podcast addict or any good podcatcher app. Website www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Show Notes page at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes #astronomy #space #science #exomars #blackholes

Hi everyone ..Stuart here. And here's what's in this edition of SpaceTime: LISA Pathfinder begins its science mission The LISA Pathfinder gravitational wave space observatory has now commenced its long awaited scientific mission. After completing a long series of tests on the spacecraft and payload, the European Space Agency have now started a six-month program conducting hundreds of experiments to pave the way for future space-borne gravitational-wave observatories. The expansion of the universe simulated Physicists have developed a new code of numerical simulations that offers a glimpse of the complex process causing both the expansion of the universe and the creation of new structures by the merging of others. Based on Albert Einstein’s equations, they were able to integrate the rotation of space-time into their calculations and determine the amplitude of gravitational waves, whose existence was confirmed for the first time last month. New explanation for "snowball Earth" events A new study claims our planet went through a period of extreme freezing – known as snowball Earth -- because of extensive marine volcanism caused by the breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent 750 million years ago. The research provides a single mechanism to explain several different aspects of the snowball Earth state, rather than needing a whole bunch of different mechanisms working together. New Ariane 5 launch prepares the way for the next generation Ariane 6 rocket An Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket has blasted off from the European Space Agency’s Kourou space port in French Guiana carrying a telecommunications satellite into orbit. The mission will also monitor upper stage systems aboard the launch vehicle ass part of a program to develop a new medium lift Ariane 6 rocket. Subscribe at iTunes, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict, audioBoom or any good podcatcher app. Visit our Show Notes page at http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes and our website at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com #SpaceTime #Space #Astronomy #Science #LISAPathfinder #Ariane5