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Neutron Star – Black Hole Merger Detected - SpaceTime with Stuart Gary S22E37 & 38 Patreon Edition
The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime 20190515 Series 22 Episode 37*First possible Neutron Star – Black Hole Merger detected by LIGOAstronomers may have just detected their first case of a neutron star being devoured by a black hole. If confirmed, the long predicted but never before seen event on April 26 would be history making.*Massive Milky Way collision triggers starburstAstronomers have identified a massive collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a neighbouring satellite galaxy that triggered a sudden burst of new star formation which increased the number of stars in our galactic disk by more than fifty percent.*Explosions of universe's first stars spewed powerful jetsA new study suggests that instead of exploding out evenly in all directions as originally thought -- supernovae generated by the death of the universe’s first stars more likely exploded in elongated jets of energy and plasma.*New Zealand’s Electron rocket flies againNew Zealand’s Rocket Lab have successfully launched another Electron rocket placing three satellites into orbit for the United States Air Force. The launch from the North Island’s Mahia Peninsula was the second this year for the company – coming just five weeks after the company’s last flight.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184780630358 *The Science ReportNew report warns a million species doomed for extinction because of human activities.Global alcohol consumption to increase from 5.9 litres a year per adult in 1990, to 7.6 litres by 2030. Newly-discovered fossilised dinosaur had bat-like membrane wings.The history of Australia’s blue tongue lizards goes back 25 million years.New study finds over half of British men and women aged 16-44 have sex less than once-a-week.SpaceTime 20190517 Series 22 Episode 38*Blue Moon lunar lander unveiledThe world’s richest man -- Amazon boss Jeff Bezos –– says his Blue Origin aerospace company could have people walking on the Moon by 2024. The 2024 date was proposed by the Trump administration earlier this year after NASA had originally suggested a return of manned missions to the Moon in 2028.You tube video url: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/184798221523 *Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recordedHow do you observe a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the age of the universe? The XENON Collaboration research team did it with an instrument built to find the most elusive particle in the universe - dark matter.*Preparing for Vega-CThe European Space Agency is expected to launch an upgraded version of its Vega rocket before the end of the year.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/183115333828 *Italian science satellite reaches orbitItaly’s new PRISMA Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. The flight aboard a Vega rocket blasted off from the European Space Agency’s Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana.You tube video url: http://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/183691168383*The Science ReportOnly 37 per cent of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing.Changes to the Great Barrier Reef due to pollution and climate change are now visible from space.Whole body scans may be a quicker and cheaper way of detecting cancer.A small metre high - new relative of the famous Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in New Mexico.Scientists may have a solution for eye and vision changes affecting astronauts on long space missions.Study finds plastic entanglement has increased by 10 times from 2000.A new survey shows people are becoming increasingly sceptical of science.For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesSubscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer, ACast, etcRSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Help support SpaceTime: The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. 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