Galactic Evolution Explored: Milky Way's Dance with Dwarfs, Jupiter's Life-Giving Secrets
6/18/202626 min
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SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 72 Our ever-changing Milky Way Galaxy New observations are showing astronomers how our galaxy the Milky Way is being slowly changed through its gravitational interactions with our nearby neighbouring satellite dwarf galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. How Jupiter may have helped life start on Earth A new study suggests the solar system’s largest planet Jupiter may have provided some of the key ingredients for life to Earth. Astronauts on the space station prepare for emergency evacuation Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ordered to prepare of emergency evacuation of the orbiting outpost as cosmonauts began working to try and repair a growing leak in the Russian Zvezda service module. The Science Report Global warming reaches 1.37°C above pre industrial levels in 2025. A new AI study claims laser-powered engines could one day support ‘intelligent’ 6G networks. Kids with smartphone aren’t more likely to end up depressed or overweight, but will be more sleepy. Alex on Tech computer tablet sales continue to rise.
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First 90 secondsStuart Gary· Host0:00
This is Space Time, Series 29, Episode 72, for broadcast on the 17th of June 2026. Coming up on Space Time, our ever-changing Milky Way galaxy, how Jupiter may have helped start life on Earth, and astronauts aboard the International Space Station forced to prepare for emergency evacuation. All that and more coming up on Space Time.
Alex Zaharov-Reutt0:23
[upbeat music] Welcome to Space Time with Stuart Gary.
Stuart Gary· Host0:28
New observations are showing astronomers how our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being slowly changed through its gravitational interactions with our nearby neighboring dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Located a hundred and sixty-three thousand light-years away, the Large Magellanic Cloud is easily seen in the Southern Hemisphere skies. Data from both the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft are showing how the Large Magellanic Cloud has begun to stretch and distort our Milky Way galaxy. Sloan's been surveying the sky since the year 2000, and Gaia has been mapping the position and motions of over two billion stars across the Milky Way and beyond since 2014. As we mentioned in last week's Space Time, a stream of gas