Episodes
S26E37: Dangerous Asteroid on its Way to Earth & Other Astronomy News | SpaceTime
March 27, 2023
*Dangerous asteroid on its way to Earth NASA says an asteroid on an orbit that takes it close to Earth will almost certainly miss the planet despite some predictions of doom and gloom. *Asteroid impacts on the Moon are mirro…
S26E36: ExoMars - Back on Track | SpaceTime | Astronomy News
March 24, 2023
The European Space Agency says its ExoMars mission to the red planet is back on with a launch window opening in October 2028. *Extremely rare Coronal Mass Ejection event A blast which scientists are calling an extremely rare…
S26E35: Martian Glaicer Discovery // Where Did Earth’s Water Come From // CHEOPS Mission Extended | SpaceTime
March 22, 2023
*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…
S26E34: Modern Volcanic Activity Discovered on Venus // The Beginning of Everything // New ARTEMIS Spacesuits - SpaceTime
March 20, 2023
*Modern volcanic activity discovered on Venus There have been lots of hints but now astronomers have finally discovered direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. *Looking back to first l…
S26E33: Official - Findings into the Vega C Rocket Failure // Detailed Gigantic Jet Study // Time on the Moon
March 17, 2023
*Board of inquiry hands down its findings into the Vega C rocket failure A European Space Agency board of inquiry has found a fault in a nozzle caused the failure of the European Vega C rocket's second flight. *The most deta…
S26E32: Mars Helicopter's 46th Flight // More Evidence that Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World // NASA Spacecraft Back Online
March 15, 2023
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…
S26E31: How the DART Spacecraft Ripped a Hole in an Asteroid // Crash and Burn for Japan // Nearby Earth Like Planet Discovery
March 13, 2023
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…
S26E30: Venus May be Resurfacing Itself // Mature Galaxies Found in the Early Universe // Vulcan Maiden Flight in May
March 10, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 30 *How mysterious Venus may be resurfacing itself A new study based on archival NASA data suggests that the planet Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possi…
S26E29: New Insights from Ancient Asteroid Ryugu // Sun Getting More Violent // SpaceX Crew-6 Arrives
March 9, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 29 *New insights from ancient asteroid Ryugu Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu have identified some of the oldest material in the solar system. *The Sun getting more violent Plan…
S26E28 : Earth’s Magma Ocean Solidified Faster Than Thought // The Search for Dark Matter // NASA Missions Suddenly go Offline
March 7, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 28 *The Earth’s magma ocean solidified faster than thought A new study claims the Earth’s original magma ocean must have solidified in just a few million years rather than the hundreds of millions…
S26E27: The Asteroid that Almost Swallowed a Spacecraft // 59 New Exoplanets // Starship Launch Plans
March 3, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 27 *The asteroid that almost swallowed a spacecraft It sounds like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, but it seems that the asteroid Bennu almost swallowed NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft during …
S26E26: Clues to the Red Planet’s Watery Past // Monster Attacks // Maiden Rocket Flight Aborted
March 1, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 26 *The Mars Curiosity rover finds surprising clues to the red planet’s watery past Among other discoveries being made by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover as it continues to explore the foothills of Ga…
S26E25: It Defies Prior Understanding of the Universe // Earths Innermost Inner Core Discovered // Soyuz Crew Stuck until September
Feb. 27, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 25 *Discovery of massive early galaxies defies prior understanding of the universe Astronomers will have to rewrite their textbooks after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered the seemingly…
S26E24: A Study of the Complex Martian Subsurface // Astronomers vs Commercial Satellites // Spy Satellites & Balloons
Feb. 24, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 24 *A study of the complex Martian subsurface Ground-penetrating radar from China's Martian rover Zhurong has revealed shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in the top five meters o…
S26E23: JUICE Arrives at Kourou for Launch to Jupiter // Asteroid Named // SpaceX Success
Feb. 22, 2023
*JUICE arrives at Kourou for launch to Jupiter The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft –JUICE – has arrived at the Kourou Space Port in French Guyana where it will be mated to it Ariane 5 rocket in …
S26E22: Could Black Holes be the Source of Dark Energy // Another Solar Flare Blast // Soyuz Launch Delay
Feb. 20, 2023
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 22 *Could black holes be the source of dark energy Astronomers have discovered a possible link between a mysterious force called dark ene…
S26E21 - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto’s Binary Partner Charon - New Main Belt Asteroid - Spectacular SpaceX
Feb. 17, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 21 *New models explain canyons on Pluto’s binary partner Charon A new study claims giant seven kilometre high ancient chasms draped out along the surface of Pluto’s binary partner Charon are evide…
S26E20: A New Ring System Discovered in our Solar System // New Discovery - Earths Molten Rock Layer // China Loses Contact with Mars Rover
Feb. 15, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 20 *A new ring system discovered in our Solar System Astronomers have discovered a planetary ring system around the Pluto-sized dwarf planet Quaoar. *A molten rock layer discovered just under the …
S26E19: The Distant Galaxy that Mirrors the Early Milky Way // Jupiter's 12 New Moons // What Caused Virgin Orbit’s Cornwall Failure
Feb. 13, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 19 *The distant galaxy that mirrors the early Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy that’s showing them what our own galaxy the Milky Way might have looked like early in its histo…
S26E18: JWST Suffers a Glitch // Nuclear-powered Rockets for Mars // Largest Aircraft Flies // February Skywatch
Feb. 10, 2023
*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 …
S26E17: Discovery of Two Nearby Exoplanets That Might be Habitable // Psyche Mission Update // More Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
Feb. 8, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 17 *Discovery of two nearby exoplanets that might be habitable Astronomers have identified two Earth like planets orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby star system. *All systems go for Psyche…
S26E16: Juno Team Assessing Spacecraft Camera Issue // Mars Sample Depot Completed // Green Comet’s Extra Tail
Feb. 6, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 16 *Juno team assessing spacecraft camera issue Mission managers are evaluating an issue with NASA’s Juno spacecraft which is on an extended mission to the gas giant Jupiter. *NASA’s Mars Persever…
S26E15: Milky Way More Unique Than Thought // Boeing Starliner Calypso // World’s Biggest Magnets
Feb. 3, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 15 *Milky Way found to be more unique than previously thought A new study has found that the Milky Way galaxy is too big for its cosmological wall – something not yet seen in any other galaxy. *Bo…
S26E14: First Brown Dwarf Imaged in the Hyades Open Star Cluster // Comparing Notes // Rocket Lab US Launch
Feb. 1, 2023
*First Brown Dwarf imaged in the Hyades open star cluster Astronomers have imaged a brown dwarf in the Hyades open star cluster for the first time. *BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter Compare Notes at Venus The convergence of tw…