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March 29, 2024

S27E39: Galactic Goliaths: The Einasto Supercluster Unveiled

The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 39 *Unveiling the Einasto Supercluster: A Cosmic Behemoth Astronomers have unveiled one of the most massive superclusters ever observed, a colossal structure named the Einasto...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 1, 2024

S27E01: Black Hole Radio Signals // A Close Encounter // China Launch

Happy New Year from the SpaceTime Team! The Space News Podcast. S SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 1 *Black Hole radio signals helping to unveil secrets of massive galaxies A new study has confirmed that supermassive black holes at the hearts of some of...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Dec. 18, 2023

Space Records Continue to Tumble: Record Setting Brown Dwarf Discovery | S26E151

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 151 *Discovery of a record setting brown dwarf Astronomers have discovered what might be the smallest Brown Dwarf ever seen – just three or four times the mass of Jupiter. *How gas-rich baby galaxies...
Nov. 17, 2023

Dream Chaser, Uranus Aurora, and Ozone Hole Update | S26E138

Welcome to SpaceTime, the podcast that brings you the most fascinating stories and discoveries in astronomy, space and science. Your host, Stuart Gary, and in this episode, we'll talk about: ● How the first Dream Chaser space plane is ready to fly to...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 3, 2023

Stellar Alchemy and Earth's Shield: Unveiling Tellurium and Hera's Odyssey | S26E132

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 132 *Rare heavy element discovered in stellar collision Astronomers have discovered the rare heavy element tellurium being produced in the kilonova collision of a pair of neutron stars. *Planetary...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 30, 2023

Distant Radio Burst // Moon's Age Update // Mars Rivers | S26E130

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 130 *The most distant fast radio burst ever Astronomers have identified the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever detected. The ephemeral cosmic blast which has been catalogued as FRB 20220610A occurred...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 25, 2023

S26E102: Mars Spins Faster // Maisie’s Galaxy // HERA Planetary Defense

This episode is brought to you with the support of NordVPN. To get our exclusive deal (including free extra months service) with https://www.nordvpn.com/stuartgary and help support the show. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 102 *New study finds Mars is...
Guest: Tim Mendham
May 26, 2023

Astronomers Discover Earth-size Exoplanet with Potential Volcanoes - and more Space News

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 63 with Stuart Gary: - Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet that may be carpeted with volcanoes. - New computer simulations have shown how massive streams of primordial gas in the very early universe could...
Guest: Tim Mendham
May 1, 2023

S26E52: Exploring the Universe: From Quasars to Exoplanets and Lunar Missions

*Solving the 60-year-old mystery of quasars Astronomers believe they’ve finally solved the mystery of quasars – the most powerful objects in the Universe. *Discovery of an embryonic exoplanet in a distant star system Astronomers have discovered an...
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 24, 2023

S26E49: Starship Launch // JUICE Mission Update // Russia to Stay

*First starship launch ends in massive explosion *Europe’s JUICE mission bound for Jupiter *Russia backs down on space station threat *The Science Report *Skeptics guide to Ivermectin This week’s guests includes: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from iTWire.com Tim...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 20, 2023

S26E09: Most Distant Stars in Our Galaxy // Enceladus Update // Starship Ready

*Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda A new study shows the furthest reaches of the Milky Way galaxy – a region known as the galactic halo is so far away it almost touches the halo of our nearest galactic...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 28, 2022

Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128 *Orion’s historic journey around the Moon NASA’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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 Moon The world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The spectacular nighttime launch from...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 31, 2022

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to the Distant World of Titan

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 116 *NASA’s Dragonfly mission to the distant world of Titan NASA have undertaken a major survey of the Saturnian moon Titan’s Selk crater region which will be...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 26, 2022

Over 30 Thousand Near Earth Asteroids Now Discovered

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 114 *Over 30 thousand near Earth Asteroids now discovered Astronomers have reached a major milestone with the discovery of the thirty thousandth near Earth asteroid. *NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past the Earth NASA’s...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 30, 2022

New and Puzzling Features of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 103 *New and puzzling features of mysterious fast radio bursts Astronomers have detected strange never before seen signals originating from an already mysterious object called a Fast Radio Burst. *NASA's InSight hears...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 23, 2022

Counting Down to Asteroid Collision

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 100 *Counting down to asteroid collision NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test— or DART mission -- remains on target to crash into a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid on Monday. *Continental plate movements...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 16, 2022

Solar Orbiter Hit by a Massive Coronal Mass Ejection

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 97 *Solar Orbiter hit by a massive Coronal Mass Ejection Earlier this month as The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undertook its third flyby of the planet Venus it was hit by a massive coronal mass ejection...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 12, 2022

DART on Track for Asteroid Impact

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 95 *DART on track for asteroid impact Later this month NASA’s Dart mission will slam into a tiny near-Earth asteroid orbiting a slightly larger Near-Earth...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
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...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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...
June 27, 2022

Monster Black Hole Discovery

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 70 *Monster black hole discovery Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that’s consuming as much mass as the planet Earth every second....
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 24, 2022

Detecting Invisible Monsters Floating Unseen In Space

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 69 *Detecting invisible monsters floating unseen in space Astronomers may have discovered the first free-floating black hole in the Milky Way galaxy – an invisible monster devouring anything that gets too close. *NASA...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 20, 2022

Evidence That Earth’s Inner Core Oscillates

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 67 *Evidence that Earth’s inner core oscillates Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s inner core oscillates, contradicting previously accepted models that...
Guest: Tim Mendham
May 30, 2022

Has An Ancient Doorway Been Found On Mars – Well No!

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 58 *Has an ancient doorway been found on Mars – well no! NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has taken an image of what looks like a doorway leading into a secret alien temple hidden in a cliff face on the red planet. *The...
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 25, 2022

Why Venus Rotates So Slowly And In The Wrong Direction

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 49 *Why Venus rotates so slowly and in the wrong direction A new study suggests the planet Venus is gravitationally tidally locked to the Sun – and this explains...
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 4, 2022

The Most Distant Star Ever Seen; Discovery of a New Inner Milky Way Galactic Ring;

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 40 *The most distant star ever seen Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have set a new record for the most distant star ever seen – a giant 50 times...
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 25, 2022

Solar Orbiter About To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 36 *Solar Orbiter about to make its closest approach to the Sun The joint ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has now passed the orbit of Mercury – the nearest planet to the Sun and will shortly make its closest approach to...
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 21, 2022

Massive Bubbles at Center of Milky Way Caused by Supermassive Black Hole

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 34 *Massive bubbles at center of Milky Way caused by supermassive black hole A new study has shown how giant bubbles stretching some 36 thousand light years...
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 14, 2022

The Mysterious World of 16 Psyche

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 31 *The mysterious world of 16 Psyche The asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy metal and more hard rock...
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 7, 2022

How Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Changed Space Operations

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 28 *How Russia’s war against Ukraine has changed space operations NASA and the European Space Agency are exploring new ways to keep the International Space...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Feb. 25, 2022

New Record for Binary Brown Dwarfs

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 24 *New record for binary brown dwarfs Astronomers has discovered a rare pair of brown dwarfs that have the widest separation of any brown dwarf binary system ever found. *Optus 11 to fly on the new Ariane 6 The new...
Feb. 18, 2022

More Delays for NASA’s New SLS Heavy Lift Rocket

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 21 *More delays for NASA’s new SLS heavy lift rocket The long delayed maiden flight of NASA’s new heavy lift SLS Moon rocket has been postponed again possibly slipping back to May. *Exotic X particles detected in...
Feb. 14, 2022

Discovery of a free-floating black hole hiding in plain sight

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 19 *Discovery of a free-floating black hole hiding in plain sight Astronomers have found evidence of black holes floating undetected through the darkness of...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Feb. 11, 2022

How the Moon’s Crust was Formed

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 18 *A new theory explains how the Moon’s crust was formed A new study has shown how the freezing of a slushy magma ocean may be responsible for the composition...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Feb. 4, 2022

Counting Down to a Crash on the Moon

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 15 *Counting down to a crash on the Moon A four tonne Falcon 9 upper stage booster will crash into the Moon on March 4th – hitting the lunar surface at over nine...
Jan. 31, 2022

A Mysterious Object Unlike Anything Seen Before

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 13 *A mysterious object unlike anything seen before Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new celestial phenomenon in our galactic neighbourhood that’s unlike...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 28, 2022

Evidence for Internal Ocean in Saturnian Moon Mimas

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 12 *Evidence for internal ocean in Saturnian moon Mimas Data from NASA’s Cassini mission suggests the tiny Saturnian moon Mimas could have a significant sub surface...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 24, 2022

Intriguing Carbon Signatures Discovered on Mars

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 10 *Intriguing carbon signatures discovered on...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 21, 2022

Meanwhile Back On Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 9 *The volcanic history of the red planet’s Jezero Crater New observations by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover suggest the South Séítah bedrock it’s been rolling over...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 17, 2022

The Mystery Remains

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 7 *The Galaxy’s supermassive black hole maintains its...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 14, 2022

Killer White Dwarfs

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 6 *Killer White dwarfs Astronomers have found that a...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 10, 2022

New Study Measures Antimatter’s Reaction to Gravity

Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 4 *New study measures antimatter’s reaction to gravity A...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 7, 2022

Solar Orbiter Publishes a Stunning Wealth of Science Results from its Cruise Phase

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 3 *Solar Orbiter publishes a wealth of science results from its cruise phase Scientists are busy sifting through a wealth of data from the European Space Agency’s...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Jan. 3, 2022

The Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Past Year

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 1 *The biggest scientific discovery of the past year - first black hole-neutron star mergers One of the unquestionable highlights of the past year in scientific...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 29, 2021

Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 136 *Near-Earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the Moon A new study claims a near Earth asteroid might be a fragment of the Moon. The one hundred and fifty...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 26, 2021

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Titan

To listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App automatically: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 135 *NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan Dragonfly is a NASA mission to...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 15, 2021

Mystery Signals from the Galactic Centre

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Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 12, 2021

Starliner Test Flight Delayed till Next Year

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 129 *Starliner test flight delayed till next year Boeing says its troubled CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will now undertake an unmanned test flight to the...
Nov. 8, 2021

Discovery of the Origins of 'Empty Sky' Gamma Rays

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Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 29, 2021

The Large Magellanic Cloud Cannibalizing Smaller Galaxies

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 123 *The Large Magellanic Cloud cannibalizing smaller galaxies Scientists have confirmed that the Large Magellanic Cloud has been cannibalizing smaller galaxies....
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 25, 2021

Lunar Volcanic Activity Lasted Longer Than Thought

SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 118, 119, and 120 w/c OCTOBER 25 2021 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...
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Oct. 22, 2021

Jezero Crater Shows Signs of Sustained Interactions with Water

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Oct. 18, 2021

Plans Announced for an Aussie Lunar Rover

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Oct. 15, 2021

New Hubble Images Show Winds Near Edge of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Accelerating

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 117 *Hubble shows winds in Jupiter's great red spot are speeding up A new study based on images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows that winds near the...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 11, 2021

LUCY Mission is Go

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 115 *All systems go for the launch of LUCY’s mission to the Trojan asteroids Mission managers at NASA say all systems are go for this week’s launch of the LUCY...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 4, 2021

Three Big Marsquakes Rock the Red Planet

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 112 *Three Big Marsquakes rock the red planet NASA’s InSight lander has recorded a massive magnitude 4.2 Marsquake on the red planet which shook the spacecraft for...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 1, 2021

Is That Dark Energy?

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Sept. 27, 2021

Super Volcanoes Discovered on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 109 *Super volcanoes discovered on Mars Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 24, 2021

Revision Time

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 108 *Time for a revision for the Milky Way galaxy’s formation Scientists will need to rethink how the Milky Way galaxy formed and evolved after new observations...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 20, 2021

Planet Changing Super Volcanos

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 106 *A new look at planet changing super volcanos A new study warns that super volcano eruptions can continue with follow up events for thousands of years after...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 17, 2021

Astronauts Smell Smoke and Burning

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 105 *Astronauts smell smoke and burning on Russian Space Station module There have been more problems aboard the Russian section of the International Space Station...
Sept. 13, 2021

First Evidence for a New Type of Supernova

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 103 *First evidence for a new type of supernova Astronomers have gathered evidence of what appears to be a new type of supernova. *Cosmic filament discovery...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 10, 2021

An Update from Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 102 *Perseverance collects its first samples of the red planet It was a case of second time lucky as NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover successfully collected a sample...
Sept. 6, 2021

Possible Detection of a New Type of Gravitational Wave

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 100 *Possible detection of a new type of gravitational wave Scientists using a ground-breaking new high frequency gravitational wave detector have made two possible...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 3, 2021

Space Junk Destroys Satellite

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 99 *Space junk destroys satellite It now looks like space junk from a 1996 Russian rocket may be behind the destruction of China’s Yunhai 1-02 weather satellite...
Aug. 30, 2021

New Observations Say Saturn’s Core is Fuzzy

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 97 *New observations say Saturn’s core is fuzzy A new study has concluded that Saturn’s core is a fuzzy diffuse soup of ice, rock, and metallic fluids rather than a...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 24, 2021

Red Dwarfs Less Harmful to Exoplanets than Previously Thought

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 96 *Red Dwarfs less harmful to exoplanets than previously thought A new study suggests planets orbiting around red dwarf stars may be more habitable than previously...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 16, 2021

Mars Rover Comes up Empty Handed

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 94 *Mars rover comes up empty after first sample collection attempt NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover mission managers are working out what to do next after their...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 13, 2021

Software Failure Blamed for Loss of Space Station Control

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 93 *Software failure blamed for loss of space station control The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has blamed software issues for the sudden thruster burn...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 9, 2021

Astronomers Zero In on Source of the Impactor that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 91 *Astronomers zero in on source of the impactor that wiped out the dinosaurs A new study claims the impactor believed to have wiped out and 75 percent of all life...
Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 6, 2021

Ingenuity Scopes Out the Road Ahead on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 90 *Ingenuity scopes out the road ahead on Mars Scientists studying NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s ninth flight have revealed a spectacular landscape of dunes...
Aug. 2, 2021

High Drama Aboard the International Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 88 *High drama aboard the International Space Station The International Space Station is now stable again after Russia’s new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 30, 2021

Small Impacts Churning up Europa’s Surface

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 87 *Small impacts churning up Europa’s surface A new study claims small comet and meteoroid impacts on the Jovian ice moon Europa will make the search for any...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 26, 2021

Australia’s Interstellar Laser Propulsion System

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 85 *Australia’s Interstellar laser propulsion system Scientists with the Australian National University have designed a new laser powered propulsion system as part...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 19, 2021

New Type of Ancient Massive Explosion Explains Mystery Star

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 82 *New type of ancient massive explosion explains mystery star A massive explosion ten times more powerful than a supernova - known as a magneto-rotational...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 16, 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 had a rethink about what...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 cinder, which...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 intelligence...
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 2, 2021

Possible Link

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 75 *A possible link between the Sun’s solar cycle and La Nina weather patterns A new study shows a correlation between the end of the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle and...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 Launch gets approval for its...
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 25, 2021

A 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 2030s to...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 years. *First X-rays fro...
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 orbital launch...
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 chunks of icy debri...
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 scientists be...