Episodes

130
Dec. 2, 2022

Are the Sun’s Solar Cycles Getting Weaker

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 130 *Are the Sun’s solar cycles getting weaker New computer modelling suggests the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle is getting weaker, and scientists aren’t sure how that will affect the Earth. *New NASA climate change mission...
129
Nov. 30, 2022

Are We Seeing the First Light in the Universe?

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 129 *Are we seeing the first light in the universe The 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...
128
Nov. 28, 2022

Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128 *Orion’s historic journey around the Moon NASA’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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
127
Nov. 25, 2022

How Black Holes Control Star Formation

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 127 *How black holes control star formation New observations using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope are showing astronomers how black holes control star formation in galaxies. *Euclid completes thermal vacuum testing The...
126
Nov. 23, 2022

Hubble Captures Three Faces of an Evolving Supernova

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 126 *Hubble captures three faces of an evolving supernova NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has images three different moments at once in a far-off supernova explosion that happened 11 billion years ago. *New study claims...
125
Nov. 21, 2022

Lift off : NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125 *Lift off NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon The world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from...
Guest: Tim Mendham
124
Nov. 18, 2022

Sharpest Image Ever of Universe's Most Massive Known Star

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 124 *Sharpest image ever of universe’s most massive known star Astronomers have taken their best image yet of the most massive known star in the universe. *The Martian crust is more complex and evolved than previously...
123
Nov. 16, 2022

Data Suggests Magnetars Have Solid Surfaces

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 123 *Data suggests Magnetars have solid surfaces A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetised neutron star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmosphere. *SpaceX could try...
122
Nov. 14, 2022

Mysterious Cosmic Radiation Storms Targeting the Earth

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 122 *Mysterious cosmic radiation storms targeting the Earth Mystery continues to surround a series of strange cosmic radiation storms which have been battering...
121
Nov. 11, 2022

NASA to Continue with the Psyche Mission Despite Software Issues

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 121 *NASA to continue with the Psyche mission despite software issues NASA has decided to go forward with its Psyche mission with a new launch window opening on October 10, 2023. *Searching for the Milky Way galaxy’s...
120
Nov. 9, 2022

Largest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Detected in Eight Years

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 120 *Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight years Astronomers have detected three near Earth asteroids hiding in the glare of the Sun including a one and a half kilometre wide monster which could one day...
119
Nov. 7, 2022

Giant Asteroid Discovered Just a Day Before it Flew Past the Earth

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 119 *Giant asteroid discovered just a day before it flew past the Earth Astronomers discovered a huge asteroid as big as a sky scraper just a day before it...
118
Nov. 4, 2022

Curiosity Reaches a Key Target

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 118 *Curiosity reaches a key target NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover finally arrived at a long sought after target on its journey to climb the red planet’s Mount Sharp. *NASA orders more Orion Spacecraft NASA has ordered...
117
Nov. 2, 2022

A Major Blow in the Search for Life on Other Worlds

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 117 *A major blow in the search for life on other worlds Planetary scientists have suffered a significant setback in their search for exoplanets with life – discovering an Earth like planet with no atmosphere, orbiting...
116
Oct. 31, 2022

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to the Distant World of Titan

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 116 *NASA’s Dragonfly mission to the distant world of Titan NASA have undertaken a major survey of the Saturnian moon Titan’s Selk crater region which will be...
Guest: Tim Mendham
115
Oct. 28, 2022

Discovery of Two Interstellar Objects Which Reached the Earth

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 115 *Discovery of two interstellar objects which reached the Earth Astronomers have confirmed that two meteors which burned up in Earth’s atmosphere were both alien visitors from interstellar space. *NASA’s new time...
114
Oct. 26, 2022

Over 30 Thousand Near Earth Asteroids Now Discovered

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 114 *Over 30 thousand near Earth Asteroids now discovered Astronomers have reached a major milestone with the discovery of the thirty thousandth near Earth asteroid. *NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past the Earth NASA’s...
Guest: Tim Mendham
113
Oct. 24, 2022

Discovery of the Nearest Black Hole to Earth

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 113XX *Discovery of the nearest black hole to Earth Astronomers have discovered the nearest black hole to Earth. *How galaxies grow from the cosmic web A new...
112
Oct. 21, 2022

New Evidence for Liquid Water Beneath Martian Ice Cap

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 112 *New evidence for liquid water beneath the Martian south polar ice cap Scientists have revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. *Fresh hints for a...
111
Oct. 19, 2022

Best View Yet of the Birth of a Black Hole

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 111 *Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of a black hole Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of one of the universe’s most infamous monsters – a black...
110
Oct. 17, 2022

Scientists Change an Asteroid's Orbit

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 110 *Scientists change an asteroid’s orbit. Scientists have altered the orbit of a celestial object for the first time in history. *Huge Gamma Ray Burst...
109
Oct. 14, 2022

Something has Dropped off the Mars Helicopter in Mid Flight

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 109 *Something has dropped off the Mars helicopter in mid flight NASA have detected something falling off their Mars Ingenuity helicopter during its latest flight. *Testing the new SWOT satellite The new American and...
108
Oct. 12, 2022

Stunning New Images of the Jovian Ice Moon Europa

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 108 *Stunning new images of the Jovian ice moon Europa NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed its close flyby of the Jovian ice moon Europa capturing stunning close-up images which are raising more questions than they...
107
Oct. 10, 2022

Dimorphous Grows a Massive Comet Like Impact Debris Tail

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 107 *Dimorphous grows a massive comet like impact debris tail The DART spacecraft’s impact into the asteroid Dimorphous has generated a massive comet like tail...