Episodes

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”...
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 30, 2021

Are Supermassive Black Holes Collapsed Dark Matter Halos?

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 74 *Are supermassive black holes collapsed dark matter halos A new study suggests that supermassive black holes could be formed out of the collapse of dark matter...
June 28, 2021

Hubble Computer Crash

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 73 *Hubble computer crash NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has dropped into safe mode following a major onboard computer crash. *Southern Launch gets approval for its...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 25, 2021

A Third Mission Bound for Venus

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 72 *A third mission bound for Venus The European Space agency has announced a new mission to study Venus. The EnVision orbiter will launch in the early 2030s to...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 23, 2021

A Big Step Forward

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 71 *Another step in understanding the difference between matter and antimatter Physicists using the world’s largest atom smasher the Large Hadron Collider at CERN...
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June 21, 2021

An Update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 70 An update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs
June 21, 2021

An Update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 70 *An update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs Last year the US Department of Defence formally released three navy videos showing encounters between US NAVY fighter...
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June 18, 2021

No Plate Tectonics on Venus

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 69 *No plate tectonics on Venus A new study claims Venus hasn’t had plate tectonics for at least 300 million and possibly more than a billion years. *First X-rays fro...
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June 16, 2021

Rosetta Stone Eruption Could Help Explain Solar Explosions

he Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 68 *Rosetta Stone eruption could help explain solar explosions A dramatic, multi-staged eruption on the Sun has revealed new clues that could help scientists solve the...
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June 14, 2021

Abbot Point Selected for Orbital Launch Facility

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 67 *Abbot Point selected for orbital launch facility Abbot Point on the North Queensland coast has been selected to host Gilmour Space Technologies new orbital launch...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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June 11, 2021

A New Study of the Distant Oort Cloud

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 66 *A new study of the distant Oort cloud Astronomers have undertaken a new analysis of the Oort cloud – the sphere of some 100 billion comets and chunks of icy debri...
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June 9, 2021

Space Junk Collides with Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 65 *Space junk collides with space station The International Space Station has been stuck by a piece of space debris which has left a hole in a section of the orbitin...
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June 7, 2021

DAVINCI+ and VERITAS

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 64 *Two new missions to study Venus NASA has selected two new missions to explore the planet Venus. The missions known as DAVINCI+ and VERITAS will help scientists be...
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June 4, 2021

Europa's Seafloor Volcanoes

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 63 *Jovian ice moon Europa could have Seafloor Volcanoes New research shows volcanic activity may have occurred on the seafloor of Jupiter’s ice moon Europa in the re...
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June 2, 2021

How and When the Milky Way Came Together

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 62 *New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came together A new study shows that our Milky Way galaxy already had a significant stellar population of its own, when...