{"podcast":{"title":"SpaceTime with Stuart Gary","slug":"spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777","podcast_index_feed_id":575777,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2458531/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9fa82777080aea07a64b92f1b8416d91.jpg","author":"Stuart Gary","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Join host Stuart Gary for weekly explorations into Astronomy, Space, and Science News, featuring insights from 19 years on Australian Public Radio and industry experts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:18:43.980290+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777"},"episode":{"title":"Barnard's Star and Beyond : Exploring Hellish Worlds and Australia's Space Partnerships","slug":"barnard-s-star-and-beyond-exploring-hellish-worlds-and-australia-s-space-partnerships","published_at":"2026-07-25T11:16:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777/barnard-s-star-and-beyond-exploring-hellish-worlds-and-australia-s-space-partnerships","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777","url":"https://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdcn.co/e/op3.dev/e/mgln.ai/e/802/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73165064/barnard_s_star_and_beyond_exploring_hellish_worlds_and_australia_s_space_partnerships.mp3","summary":"SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 88 The hellish planets orbiting a nearby star Astronomers have painted the most detailed portrait yet of the planetary system orbiting Barnard’s Star – the Sun’s closest stellar neighbour after Alpha Centauri, just under six light-years away. Australia’s role in India’s manned space program India’s manned space program is moving ahead with the commissioning of a new space tracking station on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The latest mission to the International Space Station The Russian Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station three hours and two orbits after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. The Science Report A new study has found a link between health risks and electromagnetic fields. Wild koala given a chlamydia vaccine implant to help them survive the ever spreading disease. A quadriplegic now able to feed himself using his own hand, thanks to microchip brain implants. Study shows the last five decades of pop music has slowly shifted towards being more self-focused. Skeptics guide to the Pentagon’s latest UFO file release. Our Guests This Week: Mars Perseverance Rover Deputy Project Scientist Katy Stack Morgan NASA JPL Mars Perseverance Rover project Scientist Ken Farley NASA JPL Mars Perseverance Rover Deputy Project Manager Matt Wallace NASA JPL Mars Perseverance Rover Chief Engineer Adam Steltzner NASA JPL Mars Perseverance Rover Mobility Team Member Farah Alibay NASA JPL And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics 🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.bitesz.com/nordvpn . The discounts and bonuses are incredible! And it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌…","meta_description":"SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 88 The hellish planets orbiting a nearby star Astronomers have painted the most detailed portrait yet of the planetary system…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1456,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777/episodes/barnard-s-star-and-beyond-exploring-hellish-worlds-and-australia-s-space-partnerships/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary-575777/barnard-s-star-and-beyond-exploring-hellish-worlds-and-australia-s-space-partnerships.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}