Mars Episodes

Jan. 31, 2024

S27E14: Mars' Hidden Oceans: Unveiling the Red Planet's Secrets

The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 14 *Oceans of frozen water could exist under the Martian equator A potential ice-rich portion of the Medusae Fossae Formation deposits may contain th…
Jan. 29, 2024

S27E13: Mars Ingenuity Helicopter // Mystery Monster //Neptune and Uranus' Magnetic Fields

The Space, Astronomy & Science Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 13 *NASA shuts down its Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Mission NASA has been forced to end its history-making Mars Ingenuity Helicopter mission on the Red …
Dec. 27, 2023

Recent Martian volcanism reveals a more active planet | S26E155

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 155 *Recent Martian volcanism reveals a more active planet A vast, flat, "featureless" plain on Mars has surprised scientists by revealing a much more tumultuous geologi…
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…
March 13, 2023

S26E31: How the DART Spacecraft Ripped a Hole in an Asteroid // Crash and Burn for Japan // Nearby Earth Like Planet Discovery

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 31 *How the DART spacecraft ripped a hole in an asteroid It’s been revealed that NASA’s Dart spacecraft blasted over a thousand tonnes of rock and debris out of the asteroid Dimorphos when it cras…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Dec. 26, 2022

S25E140: Insight Lander Goes Silent // Biggest Marsquake Recorded // Mars Meteor Impacts // Launch Window Closes

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 140 *NASA’s Insight lander goes silent NASA’s Mars Insight lander has failed to respond to calls from mission managers back on Earth and may have gone silent after running out of power. *Biggest M…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Nov. 2, 2022

A Major Blow in the Search for Life on Other Worlds

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 117 *A major blow in the search for life on other worlds Planetary scientists have suffered a significant setback in their search for exoplanets with life – discovering an Earth like planet with…
Sept. 16, 2022

Solar Orbiter Hit by a Massive Coronal Mass Ejection

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 97 *Solar Orbiter hit by a massive Coronal Mass Ejection Earlier this month as The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undertook its third flyby of the planet Venus it was hit by a massive co…
Guest: Tim Mendham
Sept. 9, 2022

The Sands of Mars are Green as well as Red

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 94 *The Perseverance rover finds the sands of Mars are green as well as red The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. But NASA’s Perseverance rover has found …
July 20, 2022

NASA’s Curiosity Rover goes into Emergency Safe Mode on Mars

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 80 *NASA’s Curiosity rover goes into emergency safe mode on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover have suddenly gone into emergency safe mode on the red planet following unusual temperature spikes we…
May 30, 2022

Has An Ancient Doorway Been Found On Mars – Well No!

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 58 *Has an ancient doorway been found on Mars – well no! NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has taken an image of what looks like a doorway leading into a secret alien temple hidden in a cliff face on …
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 6, 2022

Ice, Ice, Ice, Baby

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 41 *What created Pluto’s giant ice volcanos A new study suggests that the giant cryovolcanoes seen across the surface of the distant f…
March 23, 2022

NASA Extends the Mars Helicopter’s Mission

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 35 *NASA extends the Mars helicopter’s mission NASA has extended flight operations of its Mars Ingenuity Helicopter through to at leas…
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…