Episodes

July 27, 2022

Three New Particles Discovered at CERN

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 83 *Three new particles discovered at CERN The international LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has discovered three never-before-seen subatomic particles. *The new telescope to test competing theories of...
July 25, 2022

Launch Date Set for NASA’s Artemis-1 Mission to the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 82 *A launch date set for NASA’s Artemis-1 mission to the Moon NASA is looking at August 29 as the potential launch date for the maiden flight of the massive SLS Moon rocket on Artemis-1. *Warnings about the DART...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 22, 2022

The Ultimate Fate of a Star Shredded by a Black Hole

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 81 *The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black hole Astronomers studying the destruction of a star by a black hole have unraveled another mystery in how stars are torn apart by these dark monsters. *NASA’s New...
July 20, 2022

NASA’s Curiosity Rover goes into Emergency Safe Mode on Mars

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 80 *NASA’s Curiosity rover goes into emergency safe mode on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover have suddenly gone into emergency safe mode on the red planet following unusual temperature spikes were detected by a key...
July 18, 2022

James Webb Reveals its Spectacular First Images

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 25 Episode 79 *James Webb reveals its spectacular first images The first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope have stunned the world with their...
July 15, 2022

Discovery of the Fastest Known Star

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 78 *Discovery of the fastest known star Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way orbiting Sagittarius A* the Supermassive black hole at the galactic centre in just four Earth years. *Physicists...
July 13, 2022

Curiosity Finds Organic Material on Mars Comparable with Some Parts of Earth

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 77 *Curiosity finds organic material on Mars comparable with some parts of Earth Scientists measuring the total organic carbon - a key component in the molecules of life - in Martian rocks for the first time have found...
July 11, 2022

The Dark Side of the Universe Might Not Be All That Dark After All

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 76 *The Dark Side of the Universe might not be all that dark after all The accelerating expansion of the universe due to a mysterious quantity called “dark...
July 8, 2022

Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory

SpaceTime 20220708 Series 25 Episode 75 *Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory A new study of an old Martian meteorite is contradicting current ideas of planetary formation. *Another six space tourist kiss the edge of space aboard New...
July 6, 2022

Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 74 *NASA announces launch delay for Its Psyche asteroid mission NASA has scrubbed the launch of its long-awaited mission to the strange metallic rich asteroid 16 Psyche because of on-going flight software issues. *New...
July 4, 2022

Discovery Of The Most Powerful Pulsar In The Distant Universe

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 73 *Discovery of the most powerful pulsar in the distant universe Astronomers have discovered one of the youngest and most powerful neutron star pulsars ever...
July 1, 2022

A Close Encounter with the Planet Mercury

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 72 *A close encounter with the planet Mercury The BepiColombo spacecraft has just undertaken its second close flyby of the planet Mercury. *Parker Solar Probe Completes 12th Perihelion NASA’s Parker Solar probe has just...
June 29, 2022

Dead Star Caught Ripping Up Its Planetary System

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 71 *Dead star caught ripping up its planetary system Astronomers have been given a sobering glimpse of the ultimate fate of planet Earth as they watched a Sun like star at the end of its life rip its planetary system...
June 27, 2022

Monster Black Hole Discovery

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 70 *Monster black hole discovery Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that’s consuming as much mass as the planet Earth every second....
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 24, 2022

Detecting Invisible Monsters Floating Unseen In Space

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 69 *Detecting invisible monsters floating unseen in space Astronomers may have discovered the first free-floating black hole in the Milky Way galaxy – an invisible monster devouring anything that gets too close. *NASA...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 22, 2022

GAIA’s Long Awaited Third Data Release

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 68 *A treasure trove of galactic information in GAIA’s long awaited third data release The European Space Agency has finally published the long awaited GAIA mission third data release. The findings represent the most...
June 20, 2022

Evidence That Earth’s Inner Core Oscillates

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 67 *Evidence that Earth’s inner core oscillates Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s inner core oscillates, contradicting previously accepted models that...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 17, 2022

Mars Probe MAVEN Back In Service

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 66 *Mars probe MAVEN back in service following a major glitch NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is finally back in operation after defaulting into an emergency safety mode in February. Mission managers eventually traced the problem...
June 15, 2022

Earth’s Magnetic Poles Aren’t About To Flip

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 65 *New study says Earth’s magnetic poles aren’t about to flip A new study claims the South Atlantic Anomaly -- a mysterious region where the Earth’s geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly – does not mean the...
June 13, 2022

Strange Neutron Star Discovered In Stellar Graveyard

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 64 *Strange neutron star discovered in stellar graveyard Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of neutron star. The star named PSR J0901-4046 should...
June 10, 2022

New Evidence On Earth Of An Ancient Supernova

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 63 *New evidence on Earth of an ancient supernova New chemistry forensics suggests that a meteorite named Hypatia which was discovered in the Egyptian desert might be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a...
June 8, 2022

Astronomers Find Hidden Trove of Massive Black Holes

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 62 *Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes Astronomers have discovered a previously overlooked treasure trove of large black holes hiding deep inside dwarf galaxies. The newly discovered black holes offer a...
June 6, 2022

A Successful Test Of The New Phoenix Rocket Engine

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 61 *A successful test of the new Phoenix rocket engine Gilmour Space Technologies says it’s still aiming to undertake an orbital test flight of its Eris rocket...
June 3, 2022

Strange New Readings From Voyager 1 In Interstellar Space

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 60 *Strange new readings from Voyager 1 in interstellar space While the Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to return science data and otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for the source of a system data...