Astronomy News Episodes

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 …
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 sp…
Aug. 4, 2021

New Map of the Milky Way’s Halo

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89 *New map of the Milky Way’s halo Astronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way …
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 Mul…
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…
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 28, 2021

Climate Change on Mars

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 86 *Climate change on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been studying geologic evidence of massive ancient climate change on the re…
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 powe…
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 21, 2021

Earth Sized Rogue Planets Discovery

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 83 *Discovery of four Earth-sized rogue planets all alone in the night A new study has found tantalising evidence for a mysterious pop…
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 a…
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…
Guest: Tim Mendham
July 14, 2021

A Sign Of Life on Enceladus?

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 Enceladus could be a sign of life. *Plate tectoni…
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 s…
Guest: Tim Mendham
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 ba…
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 cy…
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 c…
Guest: Tim Mendham