Episodes

April 24, 2023

S26E49: Starship Launch // JUICE Mission Update // Russia to Stay

*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 Ivermectin This week’s guests includes: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from iTWire.com Tim...
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 21, 2023

S26E48: Ancient White Dwarf Hosts a Planetary Graveyard // Einstein Was Right – Again // Russia's New Weapon

*Ancient White Dwarf hosts a planetary graveyard *New study shows that Einstein was right – again *Russia’s new weapon *The Science Report *Skeptics guide to Lincoln’s ghost Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen...
April 19, 2023

S26E47: Galactic Monster // The Neutrino Mass // New Look at Uranus | SpaceTime | Astronomy News

*Invisible monster on the loose in intergalactic space *Understanding the mystery of the neutrino mass *A fascinating new look at Uranus *The Science Report *Alex on Tech For more SpaceTime visit us online at https://www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com...
April 17, 2023

Australia's Total Solar Eclipse // Snowball Earth // Binary Brown Dwarf System & Other Astronomy News

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 46 *This week’s Australian Total Solar Eclipse Sky watchers from around the world are making their way to the outback Western Australian township of Ningaloo on north west cape for one of the most spectacular events on the...
April 14, 2023

S26E45: Starship Readied for First Flight // Black Widow Pulsar // Earth’s Inner Core // SpaceTime Astronomy News

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 45 *Starship readied for first flight SpaceX has commenced final assembly of their new Starship rocket in preparation for its maiden orbital test flight which could happen as soon as this week. *The black widow pulsar...
April 12, 2023

S26E44: The Flattest Explosion Ever Seen in Space // Plate Techtonics // Space Rider | SpaceTime Astronomy News

*Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space Astronomers have just witnessed what they’re calling the flattest explosion ever seen in space. *Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth? A new study claims plate...
April 10, 2023

S26E43: The Brightest Gamma Ray Burst in History: Astronomers' Astonishing Discovery! & Other Astronomy News | SpaceTime

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 43 *The brightest gamma ray burst ever seen Astronomers around the world have been stunned by the brightest gamma ray burst ever seen. *Comprehensive map of all 85,000 volcanoes on Venus A new study has mapped no less than...
April 7, 2023

S26E42: RNA Nucleobases Found in Space Rocks // Asteroids // Oumuamu | SpaceTime Astronomy News

*RNA nucleobases found in space rocks Scientists studying samples of the asteroid Ryugu brought back to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission have discovered it contains uracil – one of the four nucleobases that make up RNA . *Discovery of an asteroid...
April 5, 2023

S26E41: Second Coronal Hole Detected on the Sun in a Week // Northern Lights // PACE | SpaceTime Astronomy News

*Second coronal hole detected on the Sun in a week For the second time in a week, a huge coronal hole has been detected on the Sun. *Rocket launches into the northern lights Scientists in Sweden have launched a sounding rocket to study the spectacular...
April 3, 2023

30-Billion Times the Mass of the Sun | SpaceTime S26E40 | Astronomy News

*Discovery of one of the biggest black holes ever found Astronomers has discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found – some 30 billion times the mass of the Sun. *New clues on how the Earth’s continents formed A new study claims the planet’s...
March 31, 2023

S26E39: How Heat Flow Affects the Earth’s Magnetic Field // Parker Solar Probe // Dark Matter // Skywatch | SpaceTime Astronomy News

*How heat flow affects the Earth’s magnetic field Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused by peculiarities of the Earth’s magnetic field. *NASA’s...
March 29, 2023

S26E38: The Milky Way's Cannibalism // Measuring the W Boson // Scramjet Testing | SpaceTime Astronomy News

*Another stellar stream adds more evidence to the Milky Way‘s cannibalism Astronomers have discovered another stellar stream hidden deep in the Milky Way Galaxy. *The most accurate measurement so far for the W boson Physicists at CERN have refined...
March 27, 2023

S26E37: Dangerous Asteroid on its Way to Earth & Other Astronomy News | SpaceTime

*Dangerous asteroid on its way to Earth NASA says an asteroid on an orbit that takes it close to Earth will almost certainly miss the planet despite some predictions of doom and gloom. *Asteroid impacts on the Moon are mirrored on Earth Scientists...
March 24, 2023

S26E36: ExoMars - Back on Track | SpaceTime | Astronomy News

The European Space Agency says its ExoMars mission to the red planet is back on with a launch window opening in October 2028. *Extremely rare Coronal Mass Ejection event A blast which scientists are calling an extremely rare bright Coronal Mass...
March 22, 2023

S26E35: Martian Glaicer Discovery // Where Did Earth’s Water Come From // CHEOPS Mission Extended | SpaceTime

*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...
March 20, 2023

S26E34: Modern Volcanic Activity Discovered on Venus // The Beginning of Everything // New ARTEMIS Spacesuits - SpaceTime

*Modern volcanic activity discovered on Venus There have been lots of hints but now astronomers have finally discovered direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. *Looking back to first light and the beginning of...
March 17, 2023

S26E33: Official - Findings into the Vega C Rocket Failure // Detailed Gigantic Jet Study // Time on the Moon

*Board of inquiry hands down its findings into the Vega C rocket failure A European Space Agency board of inquiry has found a fault in a nozzle caused the failure of the European Vega C rocket's second flight. *The most detailed study yet of a...
March 15, 2023

S26E32: Mars Helicopter's 46th Flight // More Evidence that Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World // NASA Spacecraft Back Online

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...
March 13, 2023

S26E31: How the DART Spacecraft Ripped a Hole in an Asteroid // Crash and Burn for Japan // Nearby Earth Like Planet Discovery

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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 10, 2023

S26E30: Venus May be Resurfacing Itself // Mature Galaxies Found in the Early Universe // Vulcan Maiden Flight in May

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 30 *How mysterious Venus may be resurfacing itself A new study based on archival NASA data suggests that the planet Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic...
March 9, 2023

S26E29: New Insights from Ancient Asteroid Ryugu // Sun Getting More Violent // SpaceX Crew-6 Arrives

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 29 *New insights from ancient asteroid Ryugu Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu have identified some of the oldest material in the solar system. *The Sun getting more violent Planet Earth caught a glancing...
March 7, 2023

S26E28 : Earth’s Magma Ocean Solidified Faster Than Thought // The Search for Dark Matter // NASA Missions Suddenly go Offline

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 28 *The Earth’s magma ocean solidified faster than thought A new study claims the Earth’s original magma ocean must have solidified in just a few million years rather than the hundreds of millions of years previously...
March 3, 2023

S26E27: The Asteroid that Almost Swallowed a Spacecraft // 59 New Exoplanets // Starship Launch Plans

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 27 *The asteroid that almost swallowed a spacecraft It sounds like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, but it seems that the asteroid Bennu almost swallowed NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft during its sample collection...
March 1, 2023

S26E26: Clues to the Red Planet’s Watery Past // Monster Attacks // Maiden Rocket Flight Aborted

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 26 *The Mars Curiosity rover finds surprising clues to the red planet’s watery past Among other discoveries being made by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover as it continues to explore the foothills of Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp are...