SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 94*Mars rover comes up empty after first sample collection attemptNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their first attempt to collect a rock and regolith drill sample failed to get anything in to the sample tube.*Earliest moments of supernova explosion captured for the first timeAstronomers have for the first time captured the first moments of a supernova – the explosive death of stars.*SpaceX build the world’s biggest rocket -- brieflySpaceX has briefly assembled the largest rocket ever made placing the SN20 Starship spacecraft on top of its super heavy booster – in the process creating a giant 122 metre tall launch vehicle – 13 metres higher than NASA’s mighty Saturn V Apollo moon rocket.*Long distance Pizza delivery to the Space Station The Cygnus NG-16 cargo ship has successfully docked onto the International Space Station carrying a precious cargo of pizza.*The Science ReportGlobal warming reaches 1.1 degrees above pre-industrial levels.Sicily have recorded what may be the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe.Former COVID-19 patients given Pfizer get better antibody response.Australia’s largest flying reptile.The oldest known example of applied geometry.Skeptic's guide to how underlying beliefs affect your judgementFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 93*Software failure blamed for loss of space station controlThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has blamed software issues for the sudden thruster burn aboard Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module which sent the space station out of control for 47 minutes.*Neutron Star MountainsNew models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimetres high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects.*First reconfigurable commercial satellite launchedThe European Space Agency has launched one of its last Ariane 5 flights successfully placing two satellites into geostationary orbit.*The Science ReportSelf-isolation not enough to protect the most vulnerable from COVID.New study warns COVID-19 infection might result in memory trouble.Combining pesticides and herbicides pose a greater threat to bees than previously thought.A new study shows that Australian women are having babies later in life.Skeptic's guide to Australia’s most haunted road.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 92*Shortest ever Gamma Ray BurstAstronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst. The huge blast identified as GRB 200826A was caused by the supernova implosion of a massive star in a distant galaxy – emitted 14 million times the energy released by the entire Milky Way galaxy in the space of just 0.65 seconds.*Approval given for Australia’s second orbital launch siteThe Australian Space Agency has granted a commercial space launch facility license to Southern Launch’s new Whalers Way launch complex 680 kilometres west of Adelaide.*More delays for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraftThe critical Starliner Orbital Test Flight Two to the International Space Station has now been postponed indefinitely following more technical issues.*The Science ReportAstraZeneca jab followed by a Pfizer or Moderna jab for the second shot may be more effective.People who breach COVID-19 regulations are less open to new ideas and driven by self-interests.How plastics are killing marine life.Ancient bacteria and phages discovered in a Tibetan glacier.Alex on Tech: Google's upcoming Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to feature the new Tensor CPU.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 91*Astronomers zero in on source of the impactor that wiped out the dinosaursA new study claims the impactor believed to have wiped out and 75 percent of all life on Earth 66 million years ago including all the non-avian dinosaurs -- likely came from the outer half of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.*Producing matter out of pure energy.Scientists have directly converted pure light energy into matter in a single process for the first time.The findings reported in the journal Physical Review Letters involved the creation of Electrons and their antimatter counter parts positrons -- by colliding quantum packets of photons – light particles.*Discovery of a galactic stream of galaxy clustersAstronomers have discovered a never-before-seen galaxy cluster with a black hole at its centre, travelling at high speed along an intergalactic road of matter.*Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo making space history with double flyby of VenusAs we go to air tonight the European Space Agency is making space history with two of its space craft6 undertaking almost simultaneous flybys of the planet Venus.*The Science ReportNew US congressional report says COVID-19 leaked out of Chinese Government Wuhan Lab.Wearing masks and social distancing even when vaccinated key to combat new COVID strains.Rising sea levels may mean fewer eruptions from volcanic islands.How slowing of the planet's rotation could have paved the way for life on Earth.Skeptic's guide to low vaccination and low IQ.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 90*Ingenuity scopes out the road ahead on MarsScientists studying NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes and ancient rocky outcrops spread across the dried river delta and lakebed of Jezero Crater.*Dark matter slowing the spin of the Milky Way's central barA new study claims the rotation of the Milky Way's galactic bulge has slowed by about a quarter since its formation due to dark matter.*New observations test the Standard Model of particle physicsScientists with the world’s largest atom smasher – the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have observed the simultaneous creation of three massive W bosons for the first time.*SkyWatch AugustComing up on August Skywatch we look at the red supergiant Antares, Barnard’s star – the second nearest star system to the Sun, and the annual Perseids meteor shower.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Your support is needed...SpaceTime is an independently produced podcast (we are not funded by any government grants, big organisations or companies), and we’re working towards becoming a completely listener supported show...meaning we can do away with the commercials and sponsors. We figure the time can be much better spent on researching and producing stories for you, rather than having to chase sponsors to help us pay the bills.That's where you come in....help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers...at that level the show becomes financially viable and bills can be paid without us breaking into a sweat every month. Every little bit helps...even if you could contribute just $1 per month. It all adds up.By signing up and becoming a supporter at the $5 or more level, you get immediate access to over 230 commercial-free, double, and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. You also receive all new episodes on a Monday rather than having to wait the week out. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Details at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com or www.bitesz.com Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of NameCheap…cheap domain names is just the beginning of your own online presence. We use them and we love them. Get our special deal…just visit: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap and help support the show.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89*New map of the Milky Way’s haloAstronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way galaxy.*Mars Perseverance Rover ready to collect its first samplesNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone – collecting its first samples from the red planet for eventual return to Earth.*Norway treated to a spectacular meteor light showScientists scouring the forests and hill sides near the Norwegian capital of Oslo looking for the remains of a big meteor which blazed across the night sky illuminating much of southern Scandinavia.*Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes discoveredScientists have discovered the oldest known fossils of methane-cycling microbes.*SpaceX wins NASA’s Europa Clipper launch contract.NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its Europa Clipper mission to the Jovian system in 2024.*The Science ReportHow to identify long COCVID.Warnings that that most of Australia’s 1300 threatened plant species aren’t being monitored.Russia tests its new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.Claims excessive caffeine consumption could increase your risk of osteoporosis.Alex on Tech: Apple releases its IOS 14.7 update to combat the highly successful Pegasus spyware.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 88*High drama aboard the International Space StationThe International Space Station is now stable again after Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module suddenly started firing its thrusters -- briefly sending the orbiting outpost out of control.*Discovery of a molten core in MarsNew data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander has confirmed that the red planet’s core is still molten.*A new instrument to help humans live on the MoonScientists hoping to identify lunar water ice deposits and lava tubes which could be used for lunar habitation have developed a new miniature ground penetrating radar for space flight.*First evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's moon GanymedeEvidence of water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede.*Russia’s new stealth fighterRussia has finally officially placed its new Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate single engine stealth fighter on display for the world to see.*The Science ReportClaims the Delta strain is more successful because infected people produce more of it.Debate continues on the link between wind consumption and atrial fibrillation.Australia’s multi billion dollar chickpea industry id being hit by a blight.Study shows Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos teach each other how to open household wheelie bins.Skeptic's guide to vaccine hesitancy.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 87*Small impacts churning up Europa’s surfaceA new study claims small comet and meteoroid impacts on the Jovian ice moon Europa will make the search for any evidence of the signs of life beyond Earth far more difficult.*ExoMars fails to detect any Martian biomarkersThe joint European Space Agency Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has failed to detect any chemical biomarkers – potential signs of life in the Martian atmosphere.*China tests new suborbital spaceplaneChina says it has tested a prototype of a new reusable suborbital space plane.*Space X launches 88 satellites including two space tugsSpaceX has successfully launched its Transporter-2 rideshare mission with a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 88 small satellites into orbit.*Astrophotography for beginners…So, how hard is it to snap those stunning Astronomy images you see in the astronomy magazines and online.*The Science ReportNew warm COVID-19 vaccine suitable for remote and resource-limited locations a step closer.Global risks of climate change and toxic pollution strongly linked.Archaeologists discover 3,100-Year-Old jug bearing an ancient Jewish alphabetic inscription.Russians’ complete tests of their new generation S-500 Prometheus air defence missile system.Skeptic's guide to the pseudoscience of astrologyFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 86*Climate change on MarsNASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been studying geologic evidence of massive ancient climate change on the red planet.*Heavy metal found in cometsAstronomers have discovered iron and nickel in the atmospheres of comets throughout our Solar System, even those far from the Sun.*India tests engines for its new manned spacecraftIndia is continuing with plans to launch its first manned space craft on an unmanned test flight this year.*China launches more spy satellitesChina has launched another three Yaogan 30 signet electronic signals intelligence gathering spy satellites*Israel plans a science mission to the Moon to help the world’s school kidsSpaceIL the non-profit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed during a lunar landing attempt two years ago have secured enough funding to attempt a second Moon mission.*The Science ReportA possible link between the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and facial paralysis.Alcohol consumption was linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020.Just seven percent of your genome is uniquely shared with other humans.Growing concerns over new syndrome killing rainbow Lorikeets.Alex on Tech Samsung’s enormous 110 inchesFor more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 85*Australia’s Interstellar laser propulsion systemScientists with the Australian National University have designed a new laser powered propulsion system as part of the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot project to send a fleet of light sail spacecraft to explore the worlds of Alpha Centauri our nearest neighbouring star system*The biggest comet ever seen becomes activeAstronomers have discovered the largest comet ever seen and it’s now become active.*Hubble Space Telescope back on lineNasa Hubble Space Telescope is back in service following marathon efforts to fix a computer crash that shut it down back on June 13.*Starliner ready for launchNASA and Boeing are hoping for better luck second time round as they prepare for the launch of the CST100 Starliner spacecraft on its second test flight.*Blue Origin’s first space tourist flightThe world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has become the first billionaire to fly in space.*The Science ReportA single dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine is less effective against the Delta strain.It’s now been confirmed that China was behind Microsoft Exchange mail server cyber-attack.New genetic glaucoma test 15 times better than existing tests.A swarm of more than 141 earthquakes has rattled Yellowstone National Park.Skeptic's guide to why pseudoscience survives and thrives.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Help support the show and visit our sponsor Fiverr...find someone to help you with that project you're working on. They have the people to help you out no what it is....please use our link to help support the show... https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/fiverr ... Thank you.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.