Astronomy News Episodes

March 18, 2022

The Dinosaur’s Last Spring

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 33 *The dinosaur’s last spring A new study has concluded that the KT boundary event asteroid which killed the non-avian dinosaurs hit during the northern hemisphere's spring. *Supermassive blac…
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…
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 11, 2022

A “Hot Jupiter’s” Dark Side Revealed in Detail for First Time

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 30 *A “hot Jupiter’s” dark side is revealed in detail for first time Astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet that is “tidally locked…
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 th…
Guest: Tim Mendham
March 4, 2022

Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 27 *Perseverance celebrates its first year on Mars NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has celebrated its first year on the surface of the red planet. *How lightning actually starts A new study has…
March 2, 2022

Giant Solar Eruption

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 26 *Giant solar eruption The Earth has escaped a major geomagnetic storm event. Luckily the huge blast – occurred on the opposite side of the Sun to the Earth. *Ancient dwarf galaxy reconstruct…
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 th…
Feb. 23, 2022

Earth’s Water was Around Before Earth

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 23 *Earth’s water was around before Earth A new study has concluded that Earth’s water was already present in that part of the solar system when the planet formed. *Science suspended on Mars du…
Feb. 21, 2022

A New Insight into Earth’s Inner Core

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 22 *A new insight into Earth’s inner core A new study suggests the Earth’s inner core isn’t a normal solid but composed of a solid iro…
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 pa…
Feb. 16, 2022

Lockheed Martin to Build the First Rocket to Take Off from Another Planet

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 20 *Lockheed Martin to build the first rocket to take off from another planet NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to build the first rocket to launch from the surface of Mars. *Counti…
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 t…
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 respon…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Feb. 9, 2022

Earth’s New Trojan Asteroid

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 17 *Earth’s new trojan asteroid Astronomers have discovered a new Earth trojan asteroid. *Hundreds of mysterious strands discovered in th…
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 lu…