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The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 131 *Mystery of the Martian core solved A new study of data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander mission has concluded that the Martian liquid metallic core is both smaller and denser than previously...

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 130 *The most distant fast radio burst ever Astronomers have identified the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever detected. The ephemeral cosmic blast which has been catalogued as FRB 20220610A occurred...

In this episode of SpaceTime: 1. A new study predicts that humans and mammals may go extinct in 250 million years due to continental drift and the formation of the next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima. 2. Strange planet-like structures have been...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 118 *Does antimatter fall up or down in gravity? Does antimatter fall up or down under the influence of gravity? It’s been an age-old question among first year physics students the world over, and now we finally have an...

This episode is brought to you with the support of NordVPN. To get our exclusive deal (including free extra months service) with https://www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary and help support the show.SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 102 *New study finds Mars is...

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SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 68 *Ten-thousand-kilometres high water spout discovered on Saturn’s ice moon Astronomers have discovered towering plumes of water shooting some ten thousand kilometres deep into space from the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus....

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 63 with Stuart Gary:- Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet that may be carpeted with volcanoes.- New computer simulations have shown how massive streams of primordial gas in the very early universe could...

Welcome to this episode of SpaceTime, where we bring you some fascinating stories from the world of astronomy and space science. First up, astronomers have made an incredible discovery using an Artificial Intelligence program. They have found a...

*Solving the 60-year-old mystery of quasars Astronomers believe they’ve finally solved the mystery of quasars – the most powerful objects in the Universe. *Discovery of an embryonic exoplanet in a distant star system Astronomers have discovered an...

*First starship launch ends in massive explosion*Europe’s JUICE mission bound for Jupiter*Russia backs down on space station threat*The Science Report*Skeptics guide to IvermectinThis week’s guests includes: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from iTWire.com Tim...

*Modern glacier remains found near Martian equator Scientists have discovered recent glacial activity near the Martian equator. *Where did Earth’s water come from Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 32 *Mars Helicopter undertakes its 46th flight on the red planet NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has undertaken its 46th flight in the skies over the red planet to reposition the tissue box sized twin rotor chopper for...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 31 *How the DART spacecraft ripped a hole in an asteroid It’s been revealed that NASA’s Dart spacecraft blasted over a thousand tonnes of rock and debris out of the asteroid Dimorphos when it crashed into the space rock in...

*James Webb Space Telescope suffers a glitch One of the key instruments aboard NASA’s ten billion dollar James Web Space Telescope has suddenly gone off line. *NASA and the Pentagon to build nuclear-powered rockets for Mars NASA and the Pentagon are...

*Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda A new study shows the furthest reaches of the Milky Way galaxy – a region known as the galactic halo is so far away it almost touches the halo of our nearest galactic...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 8 *Discovering the origin of the solar wind Scientists with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission have uncovered significant new clues about the origins of the solar wind – the continual stream of charged particles flowing out...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 2 *Where did the first quasars come from? New computer simulations reported in the current issue of Australian sky and Telescope Magazine suggest the universe’s first quasars probably originated from supermassive black...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 142 *NASA’s Perseverance rover to start setting up the Martian sample depot NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has started work to set up a Mars sample return depot on the red planet – the first to be established on another...

*Vega C explodes in mid flight The European Space Agency has suspended all Vega flights and established an independent board of inquiry following the failure of a Vega C rocket during its ascent to orbit. *A violent leak threatens the space worthiness...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 140 *NASA’s Insight lander goes silent NASA’s Mars Insight lander has failed to respond to calls from mission managers back on Earth and may have gone silent after running out of power. *Biggest Marsquake ever recorded...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 129*Are we seeing the first light in the universeThe Webb Space Telescope is now unveiling what could be light from the very first stars in the universe – revealing a very rich cosmos where the first forming galaxies...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128*Orion’s historic journey around the MoonNASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has arrived safely in lunar orbit and has now well into its distant retrograde orbit which is taking the mission some 92,195 kilometres...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125*Lift off NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to MoonThe world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from...