StarStuff, with Stuart Gary

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Asteroid impact ended dinosaurs' reign

Duration: 00:29:18; File size: 13MB 880kb Scientists answer what killed dinosaurs; are type 1A supernovae the best mile-markers?; and life-enabling organic molecules discovered in Orion nebula.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, dinosaurs, stars, galaxies, starstuff

More water ice discovered on moon

Duration: 00:17:22; File size: 7MB 992kb US radar aboard Indian spacecraft detects ice on moon's north pole; Kepler space telescope studies starquakes; and a skydive from the very edge of space planned.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, the-moon, starstuff, podcasts

Mystery of solar system's giant ribbon solved

Duration: 00:25:42; File size: 23MB 624kb The mystery solved for the ribbon at the edge of the solar system; could capturing sunlight in space generate electricity on Earth?; and we look at the night skies for March.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

Chance of life in the heavens

Duration: 00:22:51; File size: 10MB 528kb The Vatican seeks extra-terrestrials; using space as the final frontier for medicine; and life aboard the International Space Station.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 Subjects: religion-and-beliefs, medical-research, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, computers-and-technology, starstuff, podcasts

Pluto shows its true colours

Duration: 00:24:14; File size: 11MB 304kb Latest images show colourful changes to Pluto; new questions about the age of the universe; and Iran's latest rocket launch condemned.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

Was America's small step its final leap?

Duration: 00:31:07; File size: 28MB 544kb US ends plan to return to the moon; 'Endeavour' readies for last space shuttle night launch; and gamma-ray bursts linked to supernova explosions.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, the-moon, starstuff, podcasts, moon

New close-ups of furthest galaxy

Duration: 00:27:44; File size: 12MB 896kb New pictures reveal the most distant galaxy ever; more dark energy questions remain unanswered; and calls to save Australia's historic deep-space satellite dish.
Thursday, 28 January 2010 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, stars, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

Space tourism to lift off at 88,000 dollars per hour

Duration: 00:32:36; File size: 16MB 688kb Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship; Yin-Yang moon explained; and the discovery of four planets orbiting two distant stars.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, starstuff, podcasts

Atmosphere discovered on neutron star

Duration: 00:27:20; File size: 12MB 912kb Neutron stars reveal some secrets; Large Hadron Collider sets new record; and New Zealand joins the space race.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009 Subjects: air-force, defence-industry, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, galaxies, starstuff

Galactic gobbler dines on others

Duration: 00:29:21; File size: 14MB 112kb New evidence reveals the Milky Way is a galactic cannibal; and the Large Hadron Collider goes back on line.
Thursday, 3 December 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, physics, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

'Blue fuzzies' clutter cosmos

Duration: 00:27:40; File size: 12MB 992kb Scientists find a universe full of fuzzy, blue galaxies; fresh clues uncovered about the birth of our solar system; and Space Shuttle Atlantis on a final mission to the International Space Station.
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

Small asteroid narrowly misses Earth

Duration: 00:29:45; File size: 13MB 720kb 'Unexpected' asteroid has near miss with Earth; does planetary rotation distort the fabric of space-time?; and does the amount of lithium in a star reveal clues to whether it has orbiting planets?
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, starstuff, podcasts

Mystery supernova made to measure

Duration: 00:27:31; File size: 12MB 630kb The mystery supernova which could change our understanding of the universe, science's first glimpse of the cosmic skeleton, and Messenger completes its third and final fly-by of the planet Mercury.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, spacecraft, stars, galaxies, starstuff, podcasts

Megastar is blast from the past

Duration: 00:29:10; File size: 13MB 384kb The most distant object ever detected, Ares 1-X rocket has successful test flight; and could the Large Hadron Collider be the victim of an attack from the future?
Thursday, 5 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, stars, starstuff, podcasts