Astronomy News Posts

The latest news from the world of Astronomy.
Oct. 15, 2021

Hubble Shows Winds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot Are Speeding Up

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 w…

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Oct. 13, 2021

NASA Selects Four New Deep Space Missions

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 116 *NASA Selects four new deep space missions NASA has selected four new deep space missions for further development as part of its Discovery Program expl…

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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&…

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Oct. 8, 2021

Bepi-Colombo’s Mercury Flyby Underway

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 114 *Bepi-Colombo’s Mercury flyby underway   As we go to air the joint European Space Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency B…

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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 asteroi…

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Oct. 4, 2021

Rockin' On 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 plane…

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Sept. 29, 2021

NASA Selects Nobile Crater as the Launch Site for its 2023 Lunar Rover, VIPER.

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 110   *A landing site chosen for NASA’s new VIPER lunar rover NASA has selected the western edge of Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole as the…

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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 …

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Sept. 24, 2021

Time for a Revision for the Milky Way Galaxy’s Formation

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 o…

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Sept. 22, 2021

Perseverance Rover Collects a Second Sample of Martian History

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…

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