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July 15, 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…

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July 15, 2021

A Sign of Life on Enceladus?

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. 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 Encelad…

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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…

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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 …

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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 plane…

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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 intellig…

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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 collap…

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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 Laun…

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June 25, 2021

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 2…

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June 23, 2021

Another Step in Understanding the Difference Between Matter and Antimatter

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 Coll…

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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 Last year the US Department of Defence formally released three navy videos showing encounters bet…

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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 year…

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June 16, 2021

Rosetta Stone Eruption Could Help Explain Solar Explosions

The 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 sci…

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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 or…

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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 c…

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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…

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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 s…

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June 4, 2021

Europa Could Have 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 …

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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…

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May 31, 2021

How We Now Think Galaxies Evolve

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 61 New evidence changing how we think galaxies evolve A new study has shown that galaxies like the Milky Way evolve gradually rather than through a seri…

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May 28, 2021

Perseverance - The Science Begins

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 60   *Perseverance starts conducting science on Mars NASA’s newest Mars rover has started its science mission searching for signs of past microb…

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May 26, 2021

A New Type of Aurora Discovered

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 59   A new type of aurora discovered Scientists looking through old videos have discovered a new type of Aurora called a called a diffuse auroral er…

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May 25, 2021

Volcanic Activity on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 58 *Volcanic activity on Mars A new study claims there’s evidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars showing that eruptions could have take…

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May 21, 2021

Our Moon - An Update

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 57   *A Lunar Crater Radio Telescope plan to Illuminate the Cosmic Dark Ages NASA are looking at the idea of building a giant radio telescope in a…

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