Episodes
Sept. 1, 2021
Ingenuity Completes its 12th Flight on Mars
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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 fuzzy
A new study has concluded that Saturn’s core is a fuzzy diffuse soup of ice, rock, and metallic fluids rather than a...
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 thought
A new study suggests planets orbiting around red dwarf stars may be more habitable than previously...
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 worse
A new study suggests the hazardous Near Earth Asteroid Bennu now has a one in 1,750 chance of slamming into the Earth...
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 attempt
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their...
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 control
The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has blamed software issues for the sudden thruster burn...
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 Burst
Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst. The huge blast identified as GRB 200826A was caused by the...
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 dinosaurs
A new study claims the impactor believed to have wiped out and 75 percent of all life...
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 Mars
Scientists studying NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes...
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 halo
Astronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way galaxy.
*Mars Perseverance...
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 Station
The International Space Station is now stable again after Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module...
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 surface
A new study claims small comet and meteoroid impacts on the Jovian ice moon Europa will make the search for any...
July 28, 2021
Climate Change on Mars
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 86
*Climate change on Mars
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been studying geologic evidence of massive ancient climate change on the red planet.
*Heavy metal found...
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 system
Scientists with the Australian National University have designed a new laser powered propulsion system as part...
July 23, 2021
About That Toba Volcanic Eruption
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 84
*Claims the Toba volcanic eruption disrupted climate but not human evolution
A new study claims the biggest volcanic eruption in human history – Indonesia’s Toba...
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 night
A new study has found tantalising evidence for a mysterious population of “free-floating”...
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 star
A massive explosion ten times more powerful than a supernova - known as a magneto-rotational...
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 pole
Scientists taking another look at data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter have had a rethink about what...
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 life
A new study suggests that methane detected on the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus could be a sign of life.
*Plate tectonics on Venus
Astronomers may...
July 12, 2021
Discovery of a White Dwarf so Massive it Might Collapse
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 79
*Discovery of a White Dwarf so massive it might collapse
Astronomers have discovered the most massive white dwarf ever seen. The smouldering cinder, which...
July 9, 2021
Looking Back to the Cosmic Dawn
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 78
*Looking back to the cosmic dawn
A new study claims the first stars began shining between 250 and 350 million years after the big bang 13.8 billion years ago....
July 7, 2021
The Earth has a Cycle of Geological Activity
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 77
*The Earth has a cycle of geological activity
A new study claims geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a...
July 5, 2021
National Intelligence UFO Report Inconclusive
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 76
*National Intelligence UFO Report inconclusive
Those American military UFO sightings are no closer to resolution with the official congressional intelligence...
July 2, 2021
Possible Link
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 75
*A possible link between the Sun’s solar cycle and La Nina weather patterns
A new study shows a correlation between the end of the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle and...