Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Technology Editor
Alex Zaharov-Reutt is iTWire's Technology Editor is one of Australia’s best-known technology journalists and consumer tech experts, Alex has appeared in his capacity as technology expert on all of Australia’s free-to-air and pay TV networks on all the major news and current affairs programs, on commercial and public radio, and technology, lifestyle and reality TV shows.
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Feb. 28, 2024
S27E26: The Universe's Luminosity Leader: Unveiling Quasar J0529-4351
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 26 *The Brightest and Fastest Growing Black Hole Quasar Ever Seen Astronomers have uncovered a cosmic colossus: the most luminous quasar known, powered by a black hole 17 billion...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Jan. 31, 2024
S27E14: Mars' Hidden Oceans: Unveiling the Red Planet's Secrets
The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 14 *Oceans of frozen water could exist under the Martian equator A potential ice-rich portion of the Medusae Fossae Formation deposits may contain the largest volume of water in...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Dec. 20, 2023
Meanwhile on Mars: Deciphering the ancient history of a Martian Lake | S26E152
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 152 *Deciphering the ancient history of a Martian lake NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has just passed its one thousandth Martian day on the red planet. *MAVEN watches as the Sun’s solar wind suddenly...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Nov. 1, 2023
Unveiling Martian Secrets, Shielding Europa Clipper, and India's Astronaut Ambitions | S26E131
The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 131 *Mystery of the Martian core solved A new study of data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander mission has concluded that the Martian liquid metallic core is both smaller and denser than previously...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 11, 2023
Future Extinction and Cosmic Mysteries: S26E122
In this episode of SpaceTime: 1. A new study predicts that humans and mammals may go extinct in 250 million years due to continental drift and the formation of the next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima. 2. Strange planet-like structures have been...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Aug. 16, 2023
S26E98: Mars Ingenuity's Comeback, Starliner Delays, and Deep Space Discoveries
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Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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June 7, 2023
S26E68: Ten-thousand-kilometres high waterspout discovered on Saturn’s ice moon & Other Space News
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 68 *Ten-thousand-kilometres high water spout discovered on Saturn’s ice moon Astronomers have discovered towering plumes of water shooting some ten thousand kilometres deep into space from the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus....
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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May 3, 2023
S26E53: Astro News: Scary Barbie, Weird Asteroid, Dead Satellite
Welcome to this episode of SpaceTime, where we bring you some fascinating stories from the world of astronomy and space science. First up, astronomers have made an incredible discovery using an Artificial Intelligence program. They have found a...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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March 22, 2023
S26E35: Martian Glaicer Discovery // Where Did Earth’s Water Come From // CHEOPS Mission Extended | SpaceTime
*Modern glacier remains found near Martian equator Scientists have discovered recent glacial activity near the Martian equator. *Where did Earth’s water come from Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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March 15, 2023
S26E32: Mars Helicopter's 46th Flight // More Evidence that Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World // NASA Spacecraft Back Online
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 32 *Mars Helicopter undertakes its 46th flight on the red planet NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has undertaken its 46th flight in the skies over the red planet to reposition the tissue box sized twin rotor chopper for...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Jan. 4, 2023
S26E02 - Where Did the First Quasars Come From? // Why the Southern Hemisphere is Stormier than the North // LeoLabs New Radar Station
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 2 *Where did the first quasars come from? New computer simulations reported in the current issue of Australian sky and Telescope Magazine suggest the universe’s first quasars probably originated from supermassive black...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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 universe The 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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Nov. 2, 2022
A Major Blow in the Search for Life on Other Worlds
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 117 *A major blow in the search for life on other worlds Planetary scientists have suffered a significant setback in their search for exoplanets with life – discovering an Earth like planet with no atmosphere, orbiting...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 19, 2022
Best View Yet of the Birth of a Black Hole
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 111 *Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of a black hole Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of one of the universe’s most infamous monsters – a black...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Sept. 28, 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Develops a Serious Technical Problem
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 102 *James Webb Space Telescope develops a serious technical problem NASA’s James Webb space telescope has developed a problem with a key part of its...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Sept. 14, 2022
Four-Billion-Year-Old Planetary Crust Found Under Western Australia
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 96 *Four-billion-year-old planetary crust found under Western Australia Scientists have identified a four-billion-year-old piece of the Earth's crust the size of...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Sept. 7, 2022
Surfing Venus’s Atmosphere
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 93 *Europe’s EnVision spacecraft to surf Venus’s atmosphere The European Space Agency’s EnVision mission to Venus being developed to perform high-resolution radar mapping and atmospheric studies of Earth’s so called...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Aug. 31, 2022
Was There a Second Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Impact?
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 91 *Was there a second dinosaur killing asteroid impact Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in the North Atlantic Ocean which may have...
Guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt , Tim Mendham
Aug. 26, 2022
The Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Blows Its Top
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 90 *The red supergiant Betelgeuse blows it top Astronomers say the sudden dimming of the semi-regular variable red supergiant star Betelgeuse back in 2019 and...
Guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt , Tim Mendham
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Aug. 17, 2022
The Ongoing Search for Dark Matter
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 89 *The ongoing search for Dark Matter Scientists have placed new limits on where the mysterious invisible substance known as dark matter could be hiding....
Guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt , Tim Mendham
Aug. 10, 2022
New Record for the Most Distant and Earliest Galaxy Ever Seen
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 88 *New record for the most distant and earliest galaxy ever seen Astronomers have just set another new record for the most distant and earliest galaxy ever seen...
Guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt , Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
June 1, 2022
The Sun As You've Never Seen It Before
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 59 *The Sun as you've never seen it before Powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar "hedgehog" are among the treasure-trove of spectacular images and data returned by the European...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
April 6, 2022
Ice, Ice, Ice, Baby
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 41 *What created Pluto’s giant ice volcanos A new study suggests that the giant cryovolcanoes seen across the surface of the distant frozen world of Pluto were...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
March 2, 2022
Giant Solar Eruption
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 26 *Giant solar eruption The Earth has escaped a major geomagnetic storm event. Luckily the huge blast – occurred on the opposite side of the Sun to the Earth. *Ancient dwarf galaxy reconstructed Astrophysicists have...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Feb. 23, 2022
Earth’s Water was Around Before Earth
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 23 *Earth’s water was around before Earth A new study has concluded that Earth’s water was already present in that part of the solar system when the planet formed. *Science suspended on Mars due to dust storms Science...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Feb. 16, 2022
Lockheed Martin to Build the First Rocket to Take Off from Another Planet
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 20 *Lockheed Martin to build the first rocket to take off from another planet NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to build the first rocket to launch from the surface of Mars. *Counting down to the launch of...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Feb. 9, 2022
Earth’s New Trojan Asteroid
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 17 *Earth’s new trojan asteroid Astronomers have discovered a new Earth trojan asteroid. *Hundreds of mysterious strands discovered in the Milky Way’s heart...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Feb. 2, 2022
Growing Debate about Whether there’s Liquid Water Under the Martian South Pole
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 14 *Growing debate about whether there’s liquid water under the Martian south pole Two separate studies have drawn opposite conclusions about the possible presence...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Jan. 26, 2022
Earth’s Interior Cooling Faster Than Expected
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 11 *Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expected A new study warns that the Earth is cooling much faster than previously estimated. *Milky Way has less mass...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Jan. 19, 2022
Making Stars Out of Bubbles
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 8 Listen to SpaceTime on your favourite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime *Making stars out of bubbles A new study has found...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Jan. 5, 2022
Earth and Mars Were Formed from Inner Solar System Material
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 2 *Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System material A new study has confirmed that the Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Dec. 30, 2021
Evidence of a Dark Matter Free Galaxy
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 144 *Evidence of a dark matter free galaxy Astronomers think they’ve found evidence of a dark matter free galaxy. *Asteroid Eurybates reveals some of its secrets...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Dec. 17, 2021
Jets Erupting from Sagittarius A
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 139 *Jets discovered erupting from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole Astronomers have detected jets erupting from Sagittarius A* -- the supermassive black...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Nov. 24, 2021
DAVINCI Mission to Study Venus
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 134 *DAVINCI mission to study Venus NASA’s DAVINCI -- Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging mission will launch in 2029....
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Nov. 17, 2021
Unlocking the Secrets of Star Formation
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 131 *Unlocking the secrets of star formation Astronomers have discovered unusual structures in the western wall of the spectacular Carina Nebula. *Lucy mission...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Nov. 10, 2021
Hubble Space Telescope Moves into Safe Mode
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 128 *Hubble Space Telescope moves into safe mode The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is back in Safe Mode today after the Earth orbiting observatory suddenly issued a...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Nov. 3, 2021
An Ancient Gap In Our Solar System
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 125 *The early solar system harboured a gap between its inner and outer regions Astronomers have discovered an ancient gap in the protoplanetary disk which...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 27, 2021
Problems as Lucy Launches
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 122 *Problems as Lucy launches to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids Lucy mission managers are still trying to determine the full extent of the problem with the...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 20, 2021
Earth’s Solid Inner Core Could be Mushy
To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify. The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 13, 2021
NASA Selects Four New Deep Space Missions
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 116 The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. *NASA Selects four new deep space missions NASA has selected four new deep space missions for further development as part of its Discovery Program exploring the...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Oct. 6, 2021
Cosmic Impact That Destroyed a City
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 113 *Cosmic impact that destroyed a city A new study claims the ancient bronze age Jordan Valley city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed by an asteroid impact. In the...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Sept. 15, 2021
Fast Radio Bursts Tracked Down to Galactic Spiral Arms
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Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Sept. 1, 2021
Ingenuity Completes its 12th Flight on Mars
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Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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 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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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...
Guest: Alex Zaharov-Reutt