Science News Episodes

July 25, 2022

Launch Date Set for NASA’s Artemis-1 Mission to the Moon

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 82 *A launch date set for NASA’s Artemis-1 mission to the Moon NASA is looking at August 29 as the potential launch date for the maiden flight of the massive SLS Moon rocket on Artemis-1. *Warn…
Guest: Tim Mendham
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…
July 18, 2022

James Webb Reveals its Spectacular First Images

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 25 Episode 79 *James Webb reveals its spectacular first images The first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope have stu…
June 27, 2022

Monster Black Hole Discovery

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 70 *Monster black hole discovery Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that’s consuming as much mass as the planet Ear…
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 24, 2022

Detecting Invisible Monsters Floating Unseen In Space

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 69 *Detecting invisible monsters floating unseen in space Astronomers may have discovered the first free-floating black hole in the Milky Way galaxy – an invisible monster devouring anything tha…
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 20, 2022

Evidence That Earth’s Inner Core Oscillates

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 67 *Evidence that Earth’s inner core oscillates Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s inner core oscillates, contradicting previ…
Guest: Tim Mendham
June 1, 2022

The Sun As You've Never Seen It Before

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 59 *The Sun as you've never seen it before Powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar "hedgehog" are among the treasure-trove of spectacular images and data …
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
May 13, 2022

Scientists Want To Probe Uranus

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 54 *Scientists want to probe Uranus Astronomers are recommending a new mission to explore the ice giant Uranus. The push comes thanks to a planetary alignment which would allow a spacecraft to …
April 25, 2022

Why Venus Rotates So Slowly And In The Wrong Direction

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 49 *Why Venus rotates so slowly and in the wrong direction A new study suggests the planet Venus is gravitationally tidally locked to …
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…
April 4, 2022

The Most Distant Star Ever Seen; Discovery of a New Inner Milky Way Galactic Ring;

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 40 *The most distant star ever seen Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have set a new record for the most distant star ev…
Guest: Tim Mendham
April 1, 2022

New Properties Discovered In Hybrid Matter-Antimatter Helium

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 39 *New properties discovered in hybrid matter -- antimatter helium Physicists have found that a hybrid matter -- antimatter helium at…
March 25, 2022

Solar Orbiter About To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 36 *Solar Orbiter about to make its closest approach to the Sun The joint ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has now passed the orbit of Mercury – the nearest planet to the Sun and will shortly m…
Guest: Tim Mendham
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…