SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 19 Episode 34 - The Milky Way’s ancient core revealed

Summary: Hi everyone, Stuart with the Show Notes for Series 19 Episode 34... * The Milky Way’s ancient core revealed Astronomers have peered deep into the heart of the Milky Way, unveiling an ancient population of stars in the galactic core that are some ten billion years old. The findings show these stars -- known as RR Lyrae variables -- are orbiting the galactic centre differently to most other stars, providing new clues about the early history of the Milky Way’s formation. * New measurement for the size of the Milky Way A new study has determined the total mass of the Milky Way Galaxy. The new findings indicate the galaxy is about 7 x 10^11 solar masses – which is about 700 billion times the mass of our Sun. *Binary star systems implicated in the birth of hot Jupiters Since the discovery of the first hot Jupiter --51 Peg b – over 20 years ago, more than 300 similar planetary systems have been found. Now, new clues are emerging that suggest that twin star systems may play a key role in their formation. Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podbean; Tunein; Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Stream this and previous episodes from www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com For more...follow me on Facebook; Twitter or Tumblr: Facebook: www.facebook.com/spacetimewithstuartgary twitter: @stuartgary Tumblr: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/ #astronomy #space #science #milkyway