Science News Episodes
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…
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…
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…
Feb. 10, 2023
S26E18: JWST Suffers a Glitch // Nuclear-powered Rockets for Mars // Largest Aircraft Flies // February Skywatch
*James Webb Space Telescope suffers a glitch One of the key instruments aboard NASA’s ten billion dollar James Web Space Telescope has suddenly gone off line. *NASA and the Pentagon to build nuclear-powered rockets for Mars …
Jan. 20, 2023
S26E09: Most Distant Stars in Our Galaxy // Enceladus Update // Starship Ready
*Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda A new study shows the furthest reaches of the Milky Way galaxy – a region known as the galactic halo is so far away it almost touches the halo of ou…
Jan. 18, 2023
S26E08: Discovering the Origin of the Solar Wind
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 8 *Discovering the origin of the solar wind Scientists with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission have uncovered significant new clues about the origins of the solar wind – the continual stream of cha…
Jan. 4, 2023
S26E02 - Where Did the First Quasars Come From? // Why the Southern Hemisphere is Stormier than the North // LeoLabs New Radar Station
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 2 *Where did the first quasars come from? New computer simulations reported in the current issue of Australian sky and Telescope Magazine suggest the universe’s first quasars probably originated f…
Dec. 30, 2022
S25E142 - NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Start Setting Up the Martian Sample Depot
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 142 *NASA’s Perseverance rover to start setting up the Martian sample depot NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has started work to set up a Mars sample return depot on the red planet – the first to be…
Dec. 28, 2022
S25E141: Vega C Explodes in Mid Flight // Soyuz Capsule Problems // Space Station Emergency Maneuver
*Vega C explodes in mid flight The European Space Agency has suspended all Vega flights and established an independent board of inquiry following the failure of a Vega C rocket during its ascent to orbit. *A violent leak thr…
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…
Nov. 30, 2022
Are We Seeing the First Light in the Universe?
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 129
*Are we seeing the first light in the universe
The Webb Space Telescope is now unveiling what could be light from the very first stars in the universe – revealing a very rich cosmos where th…
Nov. 28, 2022
Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128
*Orion’s historic journey around the Moon
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has arrived safely in lunar orbit and has now well into its distant retrograde orbit which is taking the mission s…
Nov. 21, 2022
Lift off : NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125
*Lift off NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
The world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The specta…