Episodes

Sept. 24, 2021

Revision Time

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 108 *Time for a revision for the Milky Way galaxy’s formation Scientists will need to rethink how the Milky Way galaxy formed and evolved after new observations...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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Sept. 22, 2021

Perseverance Rover Gets Busy

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107 *The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian history NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and...
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Sept. 20, 2021

Planet Changing Super Volcanos

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 106 *A new look at planet changing super volcanos A new study warns that super volcano eruptions can continue with follow up events for thousands of years after...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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Sept. 17, 2021

Astronauts Smell Smoke and Burning

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 105 *Astronauts smell smoke and burning on Russian Space Station module There have been more problems aboard the Russian section of the International Space Station...
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Sept. 15, 2021

Fast Radio Bursts Tracked Down to Galactic Spiral Arms

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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 supernova Astronomers have gathered evidence of what appears to be a new type of supernova. *Cosmic filament discovery...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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 planet It was a case of second time lucky as NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover successfully collected a sample...
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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 Way A 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...
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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 wave Scientists using a ground-breaking new high frequency gravitational wave detector have made two possible...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 3, 2021

Space Junk Destroys Satellite

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 99 *Space junk destroys satellite It now looks like space junk from a 1996 Russian rocket may be behind the destruction of China’s Yunhai 1-02 weather satellite...
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham