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19 years on Australian Public Radio (as StarStuff), 8 years of podcasting and counting. We have a lot of content to share with you. Recognized worldwide by our listeners and industry experts as one of the best and most thoroughly researched programs on Astronomy, Space, and Science News. Hosted by Stuart Gary, a veteran radio science reporter, broadcaster and now podcaster. Keep up-to-date and learn something new with every episode. New episodes weekly. Three new episodes are published on Mo ...
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 120 *Planet Earth Just Got a Second Moon Planet Earth has temporarily acquired a second moon, a tiny near-Earth asteroid named 2024 PTS. Captured by Earth's gravitational field on September 29, this 10-metre wide Space rock will remain in orbit until November 25, making it one of only five known mini moons. Discovered by…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 119 *Australian Crater Offers Fresh Insights into Earth's History Scientists have uncovered a potential 600-kilometre-wide crater in Australia's outback, which could revolutionise our understanding of Earth's geological past. This discovery, presented at the 37th International Geological Congress in South Korea, suggests…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 118 *Dark Matter May Be Experiencing Forces Beyond Gravity A groundbreaking new study suggests that dark matter, the elusive substance making up 85% of the universe's matter, may interact through forces other than gravity. Using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers have found that dark matter particl…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 117 *The Biggest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen Astronomers have detected the largest pair of black hole jets ever observed, stretching an astounding 23 million light years. Named Porphyron, this jet megastructure dates back to when the universe was just 6.3 billion years old. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, s…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 116 *Discovery of More Black Holes Than Expected in the Early Universe A new study using the Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a significantly higher number of supermassive black holes in the early universe than previously anticipated. Published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, the findings could revolutionise ou…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 115 *How Black Holes Eat Stars Astronomers have developed a groundbreaking computer simulation detailing how supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies can rip apart and consume entire stars. The study, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, provides new insights into the mysterious optical and ultravio…
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S27E114: Ceres' Origin Debate, Galactic Dark Matter Mystery Solved, and China's Space Plane Returns
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 114 *Did the Dwarf Planet Ceres Originate in the Asteroid Belt? A new study challenges earlier observations about the origins of Ceres, the largest body in the main asteroid belt. The findings suggest that Ceres may have formed where it currently orbits rather than in the outer solar system. *Galactic Mystery About Dark …
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In today’s episode, we explore the latest discoveries in lunar volcanism, the unique phenomena awaiting astronauts at the moon's south pole, and the arrival of a new crew at the International Space Station. Join us for an in-depth look at these exciting developments in Space exploration! *Recent volcanism on discovered on the Moon Scientists have d…
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S27E112: Private Spacewalk Milestone, Starliner's Empty Return, and Philippine Fireball Frenzy
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 112 First Ever Spacewalk by Private AstronautsA historic milestone as the first commercial non-government astronauts successfully complete a spacewalk using a SpaceX Dragon capsule. The mission, launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, aimed to monitor radiation exposure levels during its journey into the Van Allen radiation b…
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S27E111: Kuiper Belt's Hidden Secrets, Unequal Martian Ice Caps, and Artemis III's Lunar Journey
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 111 *Evidence of Unexpected Population of Kuiper Belt Objects A new study has detected an unexpected population of very distant bodies in the Kuiper Belt, an outer region of the solar system populated by ancient remnants of planetary building blocks lying beyond the orbit of Neptune. *The Martian polar caps are not creat…
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SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 110 *Gigantic asteroid impact shifted Ganymede’s axis A new study claims that the solar system’s largest moon, the Jovian giant Ganymede, was hit by a massive asteroid four billion years ago shifting its axis. *New way to measure the spin of a supermassive black hole Astronomers have found a new way to measure how fast a…
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S27E109: Venus's Continental Mysteries, BepiColombo's Propulsion Woes, and Sentinel-2C's Orbital Debut
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In this episode of SpaceTime, new research suggests Venus may have formed continents in a manner similar to early Earth, the BepiColombo spacecraft faces propulsion issues, and Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit. Join us for these fascinating updates and more! 00:00:00 - This is SpaceTime series 27, episode 109, for broadcast on 9 Sep…
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S27E108: NASA's Asteroid Deflection, Lunar Gateway Milestones, and Blue Origin's Latest Success
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In this episode of SpaceTime, NASA's DaRT mission permanently alters an asteroid's orbit, construction progresses on the Lunar Gateway Space Station, and Blue Origin's 8th Space tourism mission is a success. Join us for these fascinating updates and more! 00:00:00 - This is SpaceTime series 27, episode 108, for broadcast on 6 September 2024 Carl Ba…
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