Astronomy News Episodes

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
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 …
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 30, 2021

Are Supermassive Black Holes Collapsed Dark Matter Halos?

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 74 *Are supermassive black holes collapsed dark matter halos A new study suggests that supermassive black holes could be formed out of …
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 lau…
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 23, 2021

A Big Step Forward

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 71 *Another step in understanding the difference between matter and antimatter Physicists using the world’s largest atom smasher the L…
June 21, 2021

An Update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 70 An update on those US Navy Tic Tac UFOs
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 b…
June 16, 2021

Rosetta Stone Eruption Could Help Explain Solar Explosions

he Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 68 *Rosetta Stone eruption could help explain solar explosions A dramatic, multi-staged eruption on the Sun has revealed new clues that …
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 …
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…
June 9, 2021

Space Junk Collides with Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 65 *Space junk collides with space station The International Space Station has been stuck by a piece of space debris which has left a h…
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 …