Hosted by Stuart Gary, StarStuff takes us on a weekly journey across the universe to see the death of stars and the birth of new worlds. StarStuff's tour of the cosmos examines those ultimate questions: where do we come from?; and are we alone? From Einstein's relativity theory to quantum mechanics, StarStuff reports on the latest news and discoveries in science, with a special focus on astronomy, space sciences and cosmology.

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StarStuff episodes

Phoenix finishes Mars operation

1556 seconds, 12468224 bytes NASA's Phoenix Lander mission draws to an end; the International Space Station gets an 'Endeavour' makeover; lunar touchdown for India; and Pluto's new horizon.

Swift catch of distant gamma-ray burst

1577 seconds, 12681216 bytes NASA satellite detects the farthest gamma-ray burst ever; a new study of black holes raises more questions than answers; and new data on the Moon's volcanic history.

Mercury's molten past revealed

1546 seconds, 12419072 bytes Examine the volcanic past of Mercury; meet the Melbourne man hoping to become Australia's first space tourist; and NASA fixes a Hubble Space Telescope problem.

India lifts off to the moon

1944 seconds, 15581184 bytes Stuart Gary takes to the heavens with India's first lunar mission; another successful Soyuz flight; space elevators turning science fiction into fact; and Britain opens some of its 'X Files'.

New Mercury view as Messenger flies by

2217 seconds, 17825792 bytes Join Stuart Gary for a close encounter with Mercury; find meteors targeting Alice Springs and Africa; and what is 'spontaneous broken symmetry'?

Falling snow found on Mars

1796 seconds, 14434304 bytes This week: NASA discovers snow on Mars; Messenger flies by Mercury again; Hubble Telescope's service delayed; and fourth time lucky as SpaceX finally makes it to orbit.

China takes great leap in space

1259 seconds, 10117120 bytes This week on StarStuff: China's first space walk; the Large Hadron Collider to restart in early 2009; and one more mission for a Mars rover.

Space shuttle pair prepares for launch

1544 seconds, 12427264 bytes Stuart Gary reports: 'Atlantis' and 'Endeavour' get ready for lift-off; why the Large Hadron Collider shut down; and the first Chinese space walk nears.

First light for particle accelerator

1522 seconds, 12234752 bytes Stuart Gary investigates how the Large Hadron Collider works; looks for the most distant object ever seen with the naked eye; and has a close encounter with an asteroid.

The science of black holes

1404 seconds, 11337728 bytes More mysteries explained about the size of black holes. Also, the ageing Space Shuttle fleet's retirement plans could be put on hold as questions remain over its Orion replacement.