Astronomy News Episodes

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 n…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 1, 2023

Unveiling Martian Secrets, Shielding Europa Clipper, and India's Astronaut Ambitions | S26E131

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 131 *Mystery of the Martian core solved A new study of data from NASA’s Mars Insight lander mission has concluded that the Martian liquid metallic core is both smaller and …
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 catalogue…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Oct. 11, 2023

Future Extinction and Cosmic Mysteries: S26E122

In this episode of SpaceTime: 1. A new study predicts that humans and mammals may go extinct in 250 million years due to continental drift and the formation of the next supercontinent, Pangea Ultima. 2. Strange planet-like s…
Oct. 2, 2023

Antimatter's Secret, Osiris-Rex's Return, and Iran's Space Leap

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 118 *Does antimatter fall up or down in gravity? Does antimatter fall up or down under the influence of gravity? It’s been an age-old question among first year physics students the world over, and…
Aug. 25, 2023

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

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Guest: Tim Mendham
Aug. 16, 2023

S26E98: Mars Ingenuity's Comeback, Starliner Delays, and Deep Space Discoveries

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June 7, 2023

S26E68: Ten-thousand-kilometres high waterspout discovered on Saturn’s ice moon & Other Space News

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 68 *Ten-thousand-kilometres high water spout discovered on Saturn’s ice moon Astronomers have discovered towering plumes of water shooting some ten thousand kilometres deep into space from the Sat…
June 2, 2023

S26E66: Ancient galaxy dies suddenly // Inmarsat denies cyber-attack // Meteorite rocks Queensland // June Skywatch

SpaceTime S26E66 - The James Webb Telescope has discovered an ancient galaxy, called GS-9209, which suddenly and mysteriously died – halting all star formation. - Inmarsat has denied suggestions that two recent outages…
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…
Guest: Tim Mendham
May 3, 2023

S26E53: Astro News: Scary Barbie, Weird Asteroid, Dead Satellite

Welcome to this episode of SpaceTime, where we bring you some fascinating stories from the world of astronomy and space science. First up, astronomers have made an incredible discovery using an Artificial Intelligence progra…
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 Astrono…
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 Z…
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 22, 2023

S26E35: Martian Glaicer Discovery // Where Did Earth’s Water Come From // CHEOPS Mission Extended | SpaceTime

*Modern glacier remains found near Martian equator Scientists have discovered recent glacial activity near the Martian equator. *Where did Earth’s water come from Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but no one knows how o…
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…