42: A Hundred Years of Gravity

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly).  *A hundred years of gravityIt was a hundred years ago this month that observations performed during a total solar eclipse by Author Eddington proved for the first time that light can be physically bent by gravity.YouTube URL: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.tumblr.com/post/185104756013  *New general relativity theory clocks experimentIn 2020 the International Space Station is expected to host the most precise clocks ever to leave Earth. *Discovery of one of the oldest known globular clustersAstronomers have discovered one of the universe’s oldest known globular star cluster – dating back some 12.8 billion years. *India launches spy satelliteIndia has successfully launched a new spy satellite aboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – the PSLV..For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes This episode of SpaceTime is brought to you by our sponsor, The Great Courses Plus. Help support the show and check out the free trial offer....full access to their entire library of courses...yours to try for free! Just use my special URL: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space Subscribe, 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, etc RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spacetime Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial-free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary  Email: [email protected] To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist #spacetime #astronomy #space #science #podcast #astrophysics  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.