Season 26
March 17, 2023
S26E33: Official - Findings into the Vega C Rocket Failure // Detailed Gigantic Jet Study // Time on the Moon
*Board of inquiry hands down its findings into the Vega C rocket failure A European Space Agency board of inquiry has found a fault in a nozzle caused the failure of the European Vega C rocket's second flight. *The most detailed study yet of a...
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...
March 13, 2023
S26E31: How the DART Spacecraft Ripped a Hole in an Asteroid // Crash and Burn for Japan // Nearby Earth Like Planet Discovery
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 31 *How the DART spacecraft ripped a hole in an asteroid It’s been revealed that NASA’s Dart spacecraft blasted over a thousand tonnes of rock and debris out of the asteroid Dimorphos when it crashed into the space rock in...
March 10, 2023
S26E30: Venus May be Resurfacing Itself // Mature Galaxies Found in the Early Universe // Vulcan Maiden Flight in May
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 30 *How mysterious Venus may be resurfacing itself A new study based on archival NASA data suggests that the planet Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic...
March 9, 2023
S26E29: New Insights from Ancient Asteroid Ryugu // Sun Getting More Violent // SpaceX Crew-6 Arrives
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 29 *New insights from ancient asteroid Ryugu Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu have identified some of the oldest material in the solar system. *The Sun getting more violent Planet Earth caught a glancing...
March 7, 2023
S26E28 : Earth’s Magma Ocean Solidified Faster Than Thought // The Search for Dark Matter // NASA Missions Suddenly go Offline
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 28 *The Earth’s magma ocean solidified faster than thought A new study claims the Earth’s original magma ocean must have solidified in just a few million years rather than the hundreds of millions of years previously...
March 3, 2023
S26E27: The Asteroid that Almost Swallowed a Spacecraft // 59 New Exoplanets // Starship Launch Plans
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 27 *The asteroid that almost swallowed a spacecraft It sounds like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, but it seems that the asteroid Bennu almost swallowed NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft during its sample collection...
March 1, 2023
S26E26: Clues to the Red Planet’s Watery Past // Monster Attacks // Maiden Rocket Flight Aborted
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 26 *The Mars Curiosity rover finds surprising clues to the red planet’s watery past Among other discoveries being made by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover as it continues to explore the foothills of Gale Crater’s Mount Sharp are...
Feb. 27, 2023
S26E25: It Defies Prior Understanding of the Universe // Earths Innermost Inner Core Discovered // Soyuz Crew Stuck until September
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 25 *Discovery of massive early galaxies defies prior understanding of the universe Astronomers will have to rewrite their textbooks after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered the seemingly impossible – six massive...
Feb. 24, 2023
S26E24: A Study of the Complex Martian Subsurface // Astronomers vs Commercial Satellites // Spy Satellites & Balloons
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 24 *A study of the complex Martian subsurface Ground-penetrating radar from China's Martian rover Zhurong has revealed shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in the top five meters of the Red Planet's surface....
Feb. 22, 2023
S26E23: JUICE Arrives at Kourou for Launch to Jupiter // Asteroid Named // SpaceX Success
*JUICE arrives at Kourou for launch to Jupiter The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft –JUICE – has arrived at the Kourou Space Port in French Guyana where it will be mated to it Ariane 5 rocket in preparations for launch in...
Feb. 20, 2023
S26E22: Could Black Holes be the Source of Dark Energy // Another Solar Flare Blast // Soyuz Launch Delay
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 22 *Could black holes be the source of dark energy Astronomers have discovered a possible link between a mysterious force called dark energy and the most powerful...
Feb. 17, 2023
S26E21 - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto’s Binary Partner Charon - New Main Belt Asteroid - Spectacular SpaceX
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 21 *New models explain canyons on Pluto’s binary partner Charon A new study claims giant seven kilometre high ancient chasms draped out along the surface of Pluto’s binary partner Charon are evidence of a once expansive sub...
Feb. 15, 2023
S26E20: A New Ring System Discovered in our Solar System // New Discovery - Earths Molten Rock Layer // China Loses Contact with Mars Rover
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 20 *A new ring system discovered in our Solar System Astronomers have discovered a planetary ring system around the Pluto-sized dwarf planet Quaoar. *A molten rock layer discovered just under the Earth’s crust Scientists...
Feb. 13, 2023
S26E19: The Distant Galaxy that Mirrors the Early Milky Way // Jupiter's 12 New Moons // What Caused Virgin Orbit’s Cornwall Failure
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 19 *The distant galaxy that mirrors the early Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy that’s showing them what our own galaxy the Milky Way might have looked like early in its history. *12 new moons...
Feb. 10, 2023
S26E18: JWST Suffers a Glitch // Nuclear-powered Rockets for Mars // Largest Aircraft Flies // February Skywatch
*James Webb Space Telescope suffers a glitch One of the key instruments aboard NASA’s ten billion dollar James Web Space Telescope has suddenly gone off line. *NASA and the Pentagon to build nuclear-powered rockets for Mars NASA and the Pentagon are...
Feb. 8, 2023
S26E17: Discovery of Two Nearby Exoplanets That Might be Habitable // Psyche Mission Update // More Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 17 *Discovery of two nearby exoplanets that might be habitable Astronomers have identified two Earth like planets orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby star system. *All systems go for Psyche’s mission to an iron...
Feb. 6, 2023
S26E16: Juno Team Assessing Spacecraft Camera Issue // Mars Sample Depot Completed // Green Comet’s Extra Tail
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 16 *Juno team assessing spacecraft camera issue Mission managers are evaluating an issue with NASA’s Juno spacecraft which is on an extended mission to the gas giant Jupiter. *NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Completes Mars...
Feb. 3, 2023
S26E15: Milky Way More Unique Than Thought // Boeing Starliner Calypso // World’s Biggest Magnets
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 15 *Milky Way found to be more unique than previously thought A new study has found that the Milky Way galaxy is too big for its cosmological wall – something not yet seen in any other galaxy. *Boeing Starliner Calypso to...
Feb. 1, 2023
S26E14: First Brown Dwarf Imaged in the Hyades Open Star Cluster // Comparing Notes // Rocket Lab US Launch
*First Brown Dwarf imaged in the Hyades open star cluster Astronomers have imaged a brown dwarf in the Hyades open star cluster for the first time. *BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter Compare Notes at Venus The convergence of two spacecraft at Venus back...
Jan. 30, 2023
S26E13 - Rubble Pile Asteroids Older Than Thought // Did Our Core Stop Spinning? // Near Miss
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 13 *Rubble pile asteroids older than thought A new study has found that so called rubble pile asteroids can be almost as old as the solar system. *Has the Earth’s core stopped spinning A new study claims the rotation of the...
Jan. 27, 2023
S26E12: JWST Sees Clouds on Titan // The Red Planet’s Curiously Sized Sand Dunes // Spectacular Falcon Heavy Launch
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 12 *James Webb sees clouds on Titan NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has turned focus onto the giant Saturnian moon Titan finding fluffy clouds in its atmosphere. *The red planet’s curiously sized sand dunes A new study...
Jan. 25, 2023
S26E11: Martian Moon Phobos Starting to Tear Apart // Earth’s Latest Climate Report // Russian Rescue Mission
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 11 *Martian moon Phobos starting to tear apart A new study suggests the 22 kilometre wide Martian moon Phobos is showing the first signs of the process that will eventually tear it apart. *Planet Earth’s latest climate...
Jan. 23, 2023
S26E10: What Brought the Dwarf Planet Ceres to Life // Lonsdaleite in the Sky with Diamonds // Britain's Launch Failure
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 10 *What brought the dwarf planet Ceres to life A new study suggests radioactive decay of minerals could account for heat needed to drive active geology early in the history of the dwarf planet Ceres. *Lonsdaleite in the...