Season 25
Sept. 9, 2022
The Sands of Mars are Green as well as Red
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 94
*The Perseverance rover finds the sands of Mars are green as well as red
The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. But NASA’s Perseverance rover has found lots of olivine.
*New...
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...
Sept. 5, 2022
NASA Postpones Future Artemis 1 Launch Attempts
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 92
*NASA postpones future Artemis 1 launch attempts following another scrub
NASA has decided to postpone any future launch attempts for the Artemis 1 mission...
Sept. 3, 2022
Astronomy Daily the Podcast - Sampler Edition - Working Together
Welcome to a sampler edition of our new Astronomy & Space Science News podcast, Astronomy Daily - the Podcast.
Hosted by Andrew Dunkley (one half of the Space Nuts podcast) and his feisty AI Assistant/Newsreader Hailley.
Each day Andrew and...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Aug. 5, 2022
NASA Sending Two More Choppers to Mars
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 87
*NASA to send two more choppers to Mars for sample return mission.
NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been so successful, two more will be built and sent to the red planet to help with the planned sample...
Aug. 3, 2022
Another Russian Promise to Leave the International Space Station
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 86
*Another Russian promise to leave the International Space Station
Russia have again announced plans to quit the International Space Station sometime after 2024.
*ExoMars launch date moved to 2028
The European Space...
Aug. 1, 2022
Has James Webb Already Found Some of the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 85
*Has James Webb already found some of the earliest galaxies in the universe?
Astronomers are speculating that NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope may have...
July 29, 2022
You’ll Need to Dig Deep to Find Life on Mars
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 84
*New studies suggest you’ll need to dig deep to find life on Mars
A new study has confirmed that future Mars rovers will need to drill at least two metres below the red planet’s surface to find any evidence of ancient...
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...
July 25, 2022
Launch Date Set for NASA’s Artemis-1 Mission to the Moon
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 82
*A launch date set for NASA’s Artemis-1 mission to the Moon
NASA is looking at August 29 as the potential launch date for the maiden flight of the massive SLS Moon rocket on Artemis-1.
*Warnings about the DART...
July 22, 2022
The Ultimate Fate of a Star Shredded by a Black Hole
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 81
*The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black hole
Astronomers studying the destruction of a star by a black hole have unraveled another mystery in how stars are torn apart by these dark monsters.
*NASA’s New...
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...
July 18, 2022
James Webb Reveals its Spectacular First Images
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 25 Episode 79
*James Webb reveals its spectacular first images
The first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope have stunned the world with their...
July 15, 2022
Discovery of the Fastest Known Star
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 78
*Discovery of the fastest known star
Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way orbiting Sagittarius A* the Supermassive black hole at the galactic centre in just four Earth years.
*Physicists...
July 13, 2022
Curiosity Finds Organic Material on Mars Comparable with Some Parts of Earth
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 77
*Curiosity finds organic material on Mars comparable with some parts of Earth
Scientists measuring the total organic carbon - a key component in the molecules of life - in Martian rocks for the first time have found...
July 11, 2022
The Dark Side of the Universe Might Not Be All That Dark After All
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 76
*The Dark Side of the Universe might not be all that dark after all
The accelerating expansion of the universe due to a mysterious quantity called “dark...
July 8, 2022
Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory
SpaceTime 20220708 Series 25 Episode 75
*Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory
A new study of an old Martian meteorite is contradicting current ideas of planetary formation.
*Another six space tourist kiss the edge of space aboard New...
July 6, 2022
Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 74
*NASA announces launch delay for Its Psyche asteroid mission
NASA has scrubbed the launch of its long-awaited mission to the strange metallic rich asteroid 16 Psyche because of on-going flight software issues.
*New...
July 4, 2022
Discovery Of The Most Powerful Pulsar In The Distant Universe
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 73
*Discovery of the most powerful pulsar in the distant universe
Astronomers have discovered one of the youngest and most powerful neutron star pulsars ever...
July 1, 2022
A Close Encounter with the Planet Mercury
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 72
*A close encounter with the planet Mercury
The BepiColombo spacecraft has just undertaken its second close flyby of the planet Mercury.
*Parker Solar Probe Completes 12th Perihelion
NASA’s Parker Solar probe has just...