Space News Episodes

Fast Radio Bursts Tracked Down to Galactic Spiral Arms
Sept. 15, 2021

Fast Radio Bursts Tracked Down to Galactic Spiral Arms

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First Evidence for a New Type of Supernova
Sept. 13, 2021

First Evidence for a New Type of Supernova

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 103*First evidence for a new type of supernovaAstronomers have gathered evidence of what appears to be a new type of supernova.*Cosmic filament discovery...
An Update from Mars
Sept. 10, 2021

An Update from Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 102*Perseverance collects its first samples of the red planetIt was a case of second time lucky as NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover successfully collected a sample...
A New Study of Stellar Streams in the Milky Way
Sept. 8, 2021

A New Study of Stellar Streams in the Milky Way

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 101*A new study of stellar streams in the Milky WayA new study of 23 stellar streams in the Milky Way galaxy suggest that the vast majority originated in other galaxies.*The weird, metallic star hurtling out of the Milky...
Possible Detection of a New Type of Gravitational Wave
Sept. 6, 2021

Possible Detection of a New Type of Gravitational Wave

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 100*Possible detection of a new type of gravitational waveScientists using a ground-breaking new high frequency gravitational wave detector have made two possible...
Space Junk Destroys Satellite
Sept. 3, 2021

Space Junk Destroys Satellite

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 99*Space junk destroys satelliteIt now looks like space junk from a 1996 Russian rocket may be behind the destruction of China’s Yunhai 1-02 weather satellite...
Ingenuity Completes its 12th Flight on Mars
Sept. 1, 2021

Ingenuity Completes its 12th Flight on Mars

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New Observations Say Saturn’s Core is Fuzzy
Aug. 30, 2021

New Observations Say Saturn’s Core is Fuzzy

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 97*New observations say Saturn’s core is fuzzyA new study has concluded that Saturn’s core is a fuzzy diffuse soup of ice, rock, and metallic fluids rather than a...
Red Dwarfs Less Harmful to Exoplanets than Previously Thought
Aug. 24, 2021

Red Dwarfs Less Harmful to Exoplanets than Previously Thought

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 96*Red Dwarfs less harmful to exoplanets than previously thoughtA new study suggests planets orbiting around red dwarf stars may be more habitable than previously...
Odds of Bennu Hitting the Earth Get Worse
Aug. 20, 2021

Odds of Bennu Hitting the Earth Get Worse

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 95*Odds of Bennu hitting the Earth get worseA new study suggests the hazardous Near Earth Asteroid Bennu now has a one in 1,750 chance of slamming into the Earth...
Mars Rover Comes up Empty Handed
Aug. 16, 2021

Mars Rover Comes up Empty Handed

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 94*Mars rover comes up empty after first sample collection attemptNASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their...
Software Failure Blamed for Loss of Space Station Control
Aug. 13, 2021

Software Failure Blamed for Loss of Space Station Control

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 93*Software failure blamed for loss of space station controlThe Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has blamed software issues for the sudden thruster burn...
Shortest Ever Gamma Ray Burst
Aug. 11, 2021

Shortest Ever Gamma Ray Burst

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 92*Shortest ever Gamma Ray BurstAstronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst. The huge blast identified as GRB 200826A was caused by the...
Astronomers Zero In on Source of the Impactor that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
Aug. 9, 2021

Astronomers Zero In on Source of the Impactor that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 91*Astronomers zero in on source of the impactor that wiped out the dinosaursA new study claims the impactor believed to have wiped out and 75 percent of all life...
Ingenuity Scopes Out the Road Ahead on Mars
Aug. 6, 2021

Ingenuity Scopes Out the Road Ahead on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 90*Ingenuity scopes out the road ahead on MarsScientists studying NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes...
New Map of the Milky Way’s Halo
Aug. 4, 2021

New Map of the Milky Way’s Halo

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89*New map of the Milky Way’s haloAstronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way galaxy.*Mars Perseverance...
High Drama Aboard the International Space Station
Aug. 2, 2021

High Drama Aboard the International Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 88*High drama aboard the International Space StationThe International Space Station is now stable again after Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module...
Small Impacts Churning up Europa’s Surface
July 30, 2021

Small Impacts Churning up Europa’s Surface

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 87*Small impacts churning up Europa’s surfaceA new study claims small comet and meteoroid impacts on the Jovian ice moon Europa will make the search for any...
Climate Change on Mars
July 28, 2021

Climate Change on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 86*Climate change on MarsNASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been studying geologic evidence of massive ancient climate change on the red planet.*Heavy metal found...
Australia’s Interstellar Laser Propulsion System
July 26, 2021

Australia’s Interstellar Laser Propulsion System

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 85*Australia’s Interstellar laser propulsion systemScientists with the Australian National University have designed a new laser powered propulsion system as part...
Earth Sized Rogue Planets Discovery
July 21, 2021

Earth Sized Rogue Planets Discovery

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 83*Discovery of four Earth-sized rogue planets all alone in the nightA new study has found tantalising evidence for a mysterious population of “free-floating”...
New Type of Ancient Massive Explosion Explains Mystery Star
July 19, 2021

New Type of Ancient Massive Explosion Explains Mystery Star

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 82*New type of ancient massive explosion explains mystery starA massive explosion ten times more powerful than a supernova - known as a magneto-rotational...
The Mystery of the Martian South Pole
July 16, 2021

The Mystery of the Martian South Pole

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 81*The mystery of the Martian south poleScientists taking another look at data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter have had a rethink about what...
A Sign Of Life on Enceladus?
July 14, 2021

A Sign Of Life on Enceladus?

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 80*Could mystery methane plumes discovered on Enceladus be a sign of lifeA new study suggests that methane detected on the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus could be a sign of life.*Plate tectonics on VenusAstronomers may...