Episodes

S25E142 - NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Start Setting Up the Martian Sample Depot
Dec. 30, 2022

S25E142 - NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Start Setting Up the Martian Sample Depot

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 142 *NASA’s Perseverance rover to start setting up the Martian sample depot NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has started work to set up a Mars sample return depot on the red planet – the first to be established on another...
S25E141: Vega C Explodes in Mid Flight // Soyuz Capsule Problems // Space Station Emergency Maneuver
Dec. 28, 2022

S25E141: Vega C Explodes in Mid Flight // Soyuz Capsule Problems // Space Station Emergency Maneuver

*Vega C explodes in mid flight The European Space Agency has suspended all Vega flights and established an independent board of inquiry following the failure of a Vega C rocket during its ascent to orbit. *A violent leak threatens the space worthiness...
S25E140: Insight Lander Goes Silent // Biggest Marsquake Recorded // Mars Meteor Impacts // Launch Window Closes
Dec. 26, 2022

S25E140: Insight Lander Goes Silent // Biggest Marsquake Recorded // Mars Meteor Impacts // Launch Window Closes

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 140 *NASA’s Insight lander goes silent NASA’s Mars Insight lander has failed to respond to calls from mission managers back on Earth and may have gone silent after running out of power. *Biggest Marsquake ever recorded...
S25E139 - Mars Helicopter Sets New Record // Could Dark Matter Be Made Up of Dark Photons // Operational – but Only Just
Dec. 23, 2022

S25E139 - Mars Helicopter Sets New Record // Could Dark Matter Be Made Up of Dark Photons // Operational – but Only Just

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 139 *Mars helicopter sets new altitude record NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has set a new altitude record on its 35th flight on the red planet. *Dark matter could be made up of dark photons A team of scientists have...
S25E138: First-Ever Sound Recording of Dust Devils on Mars // What the First Galaxies Were, and Weren't, Like
Dec. 21, 2022

S25E138: First-Ever Sound Recording of Dust Devils on Mars // What the First Galaxies Were, and Weren't, Like

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 138 *First-ever sound recording of dust devils on Mars Astronomers get the first ever sound recording of a dust devil twisting its way across the surface of Mars. *What the first galaxies were, and weren't, like Researchers...
S25E137: Mysterious Meteor that Changes Everything // NASA’s Artemis 1 a Massive Success // Nuclear Fusion Achieved in the Lab
Dec. 19, 2022

S25E137: Mysterious Meteor that Changes Everything // NASA’s Artemis 1 a Massive Success // Nuclear Fusion Achieved in the Lab

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 137 *The mysterious meteor that changes everything Astronomers believe that a meteor which streaked across the darkened skies of central Alberta didn’t originate in the inner solar system but from the far reaches of the...
S25E136: What Earth’s Volcanic History Can Tell Us About Venus // The Moonlight Initiative // Two New Rocky Worlds Around an Ultra-Cool Star
Dec. 16, 2022

S25E136: What Earth’s Volcanic History Can Tell Us About Venus // The Moonlight Initiative // Two New Rocky Worlds Around an Ultra-Cool Star

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 136 *What Earth’s volcanic history can tell us about Venus A new study claims volcanic activity lasting hundreds to thousands of centuries and erupting massive amounts of material may have helped transform Venus from a warm...
S25E135: Paradigm-Changing Cosmic Explosion // Saturn's Missing Moon // New Spy Satellite
Dec. 14, 2022

S25E135: Paradigm-Changing Cosmic Explosion // Saturn's Missing Moon // New Spy Satellite

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 135*Astronomers identify a paradigm-changing cosmic explosionOur standard Astronomy text books will need to be re-written after scientists discovered a distant blast unlike anything ever seen before.*Saturn’s rings...
S25E134: Giant Mantle Plume Identified on Mars // New Technique to Study Planetary Interiors // Mars Mega Tsunami
Dec. 12, 2022

S25E134: Giant Mantle Plume Identified on Mars // New Technique to Study Planetary Interiors // Mars Mega Tsunami

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 134*A giant mantle plume identified on MarsA new study suggests the Martian core could still be at least partially molten liquid. The findings reported in the journal Nature Astronomy are based on the detection of what...
S25E133 Mysterious Bright Flash Pointing At Earth
Dec. 9, 2022

S25E133 Mysterious Bright Flash Pointing At Earth

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 133*The mysteriously bright flash pointing straight at EarthEarlier this year, astronomers detected an extraordinary bright flash in a part of the sky half way across the universe where no such light had ever been...
Martian Dust Storms // Solar Storm Damage // Dragon Arrival // Ariane 6 Update
Dec. 7, 2022

Martian Dust Storms // Solar Storm Damage // Dragon Arrival // Ariane 6 Update

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 132*Martian dust storms generate Earth like cloudsESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our planet's tropical regions.*Solar storm...
Artemis 1 Homeward Bound
Dec. 5, 2022

Artemis 1 Homeward Bound

*Artemis 1 on its way homeNASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is on its way home after completing its distant retrograde lunar orbit around the Moon.*More possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocksScientists are reporting the detection...
Are the Sun’s Solar Cycles Getting Weaker
Dec. 2, 2022

Are the Sun’s Solar Cycles Getting Weaker

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 130*Are the Sun’s solar cycles getting weakerNew 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...
Are We Seeing the First Light in the Universe?
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 universeThe 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...
Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon
Nov. 28, 2022

Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128*Orion’s historic journey around the MoonNASA’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...
How Black Holes Control Star Formation
Nov. 25, 2022

How Black Holes Control Star Formation

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 127*How black holes control star formationNew observations using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope are showing astronomers how black holes control star formation in galaxies.*Euclid completes thermal vacuum testingThe...
Hubble Captures Three Faces of an Evolving Supernova
Nov. 23, 2022

Hubble Captures Three Faces of an Evolving Supernova

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 126*Hubble captures three faces of an evolving supernovaNASA’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...
Lift off : NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
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 MoonThe world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from...
Sharpest Image Ever of Universe's Most Massive Known Star
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 starAstronomers 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...
Data Suggests Magnetars Have Solid Surfaces
Nov. 16, 2022

Data Suggests Magnetars Have Solid Surfaces

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 123*Data suggests Magnetars have solid surfacesA 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...
Mysterious Cosmic Radiation Storms Targeting the Earth
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 EarthMystery continues to surround a series of strange cosmic radiation storms which have been battering...
NASA to Continue with the Psyche Mission Despite Software Issues
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 issuesNASA 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...
Largest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Detected in Eight Years
Nov. 9, 2022

Largest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Detected in Eight Years

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 120*Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight yearsAstronomers 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...
Giant Asteroid Discovered Just a Day Before it Flew Past the Earth
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 EarthAstronomers discovered a huge asteroid as big as a sky scraper just a day before it...