SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy
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- every 2 days
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- Episodes
- 1033
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Southern Launch to Carry out its First Test Flight this Month
*Southern Launch to carry out its first test flight this month
Southern Launch will carry out its first suborbital test flight in the South Australian outback on September the 15th.
*Europa’s surface n…
Southern Launch will carry out its first suborbital test flight in the South Australian outback on September the 15th.
*Europa’s surface n…
00:16:56 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
Mysterious Movements in the Heart of the Milky Way
*Mysterious movements in the heart of the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered mysterious cold dense blobs of gas being shot out like bullets from the centre of the Milky Way.
*New questions about the…
Astronomers have discovered mysterious cold dense blobs of gas being shot out like bullets from the centre of the Milky Way.
*New questions about the…
00:27:29 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
World-famous Arecibo Dish Seriously Damaged
*The world-famous Arecibo dish seriously damaged
The National Science Foundation has been forced to suspend astronomical observations from its iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico after its 3…
The National Science Foundation has been forced to suspend astronomical observations from its iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico after its 3…
00:29:42 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
A Close Call for Planet Earth
*New record for a close call for planet Earth with an asteroid
Planet Earth’s just had another close call with an asteroid the size of a small truck narrowly missing the planet.
*The ultimate rave data…
Planet Earth’s just had another close call with an asteroid the size of a small truck narrowly missing the planet.
*The ultimate rave data…
00:26:13 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Best Place on Earth to See Stars
*Best place on Earth to see stars
A new study has determined that a frozen plateau in Antarctica called Dome A is the best place on Earth to see the stars.
*Dozens of brown dwarfs discovered in our nei…
A new study has determined that a frozen plateau in Antarctica called Dome A is the best place on Earth to see the stars.
*Dozens of brown dwarfs discovered in our nei…
00:37:50 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Is Asteroid Psyche the Core of an Unformed Planet?
*Asteroid Psyche could be the core of an unformed planet
A new study of the Main Belt asteroid Psyche suggests it could be the remnant of a planet that never formed.
*New discovery about the Higgs Boso…
A new study of the Main Belt asteroid Psyche suggests it could be the remnant of a planet that never formed.
*New discovery about the Higgs Boso…
00:33:18 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Dangerous Alien Life Warning
*New study warns that alien life would be dangerous to Earthlings
Discovery that alien peptides containing two amino acids commonly found in carbonaceous meteorites would pose a serious threat to huma…
Discovery that alien peptides containing two amino acids commonly found in carbonaceous meteorites would pose a serious threat to huma…
00:23:55 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Astronomers Discover a Pulsar Powering Up
*Astronomers discover a pulsar powering up
Astronomers have for the first time seen material spiralling into a distant neutron star and triggering a massive outburst of energy thousands of times brigh…
Astronomers have for the first time seen material spiralling into a distant neutron star and triggering a massive outburst of energy thousands of times brigh…
00:40:05 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
A Neutron Star at the Heart of Supernova 1987A
*A neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987A
There’s growing evidence that a neutron star was created from the explosion of supernova 1987A
*SpaceX Dragon completes its first mission carrying crew t…
There’s growing evidence that a neutron star was created from the explosion of supernova 1987A
*SpaceX Dragon completes its first mission carrying crew t…
00:36:27 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Possible Origin for Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
*Discovery of a possible origin for mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Astronomers have detected mysterious signals known as Fast Radio Bursts apparently emanating from a highly magnetic neutron star known …
Astronomers have detected mysterious signals known as Fast Radio Bursts apparently emanating from a highly magnetic neutron star known …
00:28:31 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Discovery of a Mysterious Ancient Stellar Cluster
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 80
*Discovery of a mysterious ancient stellar cluster
Astronomers have discovered the shredded remains of an ancient globular star cluster that was torn apa…
*Discovery of a mysterious ancient stellar cluster
Astronomers have discovered the shredded remains of an ancient globular star cluster that was torn apa…
00:43:19 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Debate Continues Over the Age of the Universe
*Debate continues over the age of the universe
New observations by the National Science Foundation’s Atacama Cosmology Telescope have now placed the age of the universe at 13.77 billion years -- give …
New observations by the National Science Foundation’s Atacama Cosmology Telescope have now placed the age of the universe at 13.77 billion years -- give …
00:23:18 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Hayabusa-2 Asteroid Sample Return Capsule to Land in Australia
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 78
*Hayabusa-2 asteroid sample return capsule to land in Australia
The Australian Space Agency confirms Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule wi…
*Hayabusa-2 asteroid sample return capsule to land in Australia
The Australian Space Agency confirms Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return capsule wi…
00:29:10 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
Stunning First Images by Solar Orbiter
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 77
*Stunning first images of the Sun sent back by Solar Orbiter
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has sent back its first stunning close-up images o…
*Stunning first images of the Sun sent back by Solar Orbiter
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has sent back its first stunning close-up images o…
00:40:02 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Alien Stellar Stream Discovered in our Neighbourhood
*Alien stellar stream discovered in our neighbourhood
Astronomers have discovered a stream of stars close to our own solar system that didn’t originate in our galaxy.
*Tracking satellites from the Arct…
Astronomers have discovered a stream of stars close to our own solar system that didn’t originate in our galaxy.
*Tracking satellites from the Arct…
00:22:26 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Astronomers Discover a Massive Structure Beyond Laniakea
*Astronomers discover a massive structure beyond Laniakea
Astronomers mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way have discovered a massive structure beyond the Laniakea galaxy superclus…
Astronomers mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way have discovered a massive structure beyond the Laniakea galaxy superclus…
00:25:19 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Mysterious Objects Discovered in Deep Space
*Mysterious objects discovered in deep space
Astronomers have discovered something new lurking out in the depths of space – a series of four faint circular radio objects they’ve dubbed odd radio circl…
Astronomers have discovered something new lurking out in the depths of space – a series of four faint circular radio objects they’ve dubbed odd radio circl…
00:32:27 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Construction Starts on NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 73
*Construction starts on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft
Construction is now underway on NASA’s new spacecraft to explore the metal-rich main-belt asteroid 16 Ps…
*Construction starts on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft
Construction is now underway on NASA’s new spacecraft to explore the metal-rich main-belt asteroid 16 Ps…
00:31:07 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
Rocket Lab Failure
*Rocket Lab fails on its latest mission
A full accident investigation is now underway to determine what caused the failure of an Electron rocket during the second stage of its journey to orbit.
*Strang…
A full accident investigation is now underway to determine what caused the failure of an Electron rocket during the second stage of its journey to orbit.
*Strang…
00:23:58 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Dead Stars in the Galactic Centre
*Dead stars in the galactic centre
Astronomers have discovered a stellar graveyard near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy containing the corpses of 27 stars.
*Curiosity on the move to its next locatio…
Astronomers have discovered a stellar graveyard near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy containing the corpses of 27 stars.
*Curiosity on the move to its next locatio…
00:29:42 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
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