Episodes
Oct. 5, 2022
Mercury’s Surface is Changing Rapidly
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 105
*Mercury’s surface is changing rapidly
A new study has found that the surface of the planet Mercury is changing rapidly.
*Why it never pays to bet against Albert Einstein
A new study once …
Oct. 3, 2022
DART Spacecraft Hits Asteroid
NASA’s DART or Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft has successfully slammed into an asteroid in what’s been described as the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration mission.
Sept. 30, 2022
New and Puzzling Features of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 103
*New and puzzling features of mysterious fast radio bursts
Astronomers have detected strange never before seen signals originating from an already mysterious object called a Fast Radio Burst…
Sept. 28, 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Develops a Serious Technical Problem
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 102
*James Webb Space Telescope develops a serious technical problem
NASA’s James Webb space telescope has developed a problem with a …
Sept. 26, 2022
Bad Weather Scrubs a Third Launch Attempt for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 101
*Bad weather scrubs a third launch attempt for the world’s most powerful rocket
In a case of déjà vu all over again as NASA has be…
Sept. 23, 2022
Counting Down to Asteroid Collision
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 100
*Counting down to asteroid collision
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test— or DART mission -- remains on target to crash into a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid on Monday.
*Cont…
Sept. 21, 2022
Dream Chaser Space Plane could be used as a Rapid Response Military Transport
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 99
*Dream Chaser space plane could be used as a rapid response military transport
Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser space plane will now begin flying cargo to the International Space Station for NASA…
Sept. 19, 2022
Gamma Rays from Neighbouring Galaxy Related to Dead Stars
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 98
*Gamma rays from neighbouring galaxy related to dead stars
Astronomers say that a mysterious source of high energy gamma rays disco…
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…
Sept. 14, 2022
Four-Billion-Year-Old Planetary Crust Found Under Western Australia
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 96
*Four-billion-year-old planetary crust found under Western Australia
Scientists have identified a four-billion-year-old piece of th…
Sept. 12, 2022
DART on Track for Asteroid Impact
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 95
*DART on track for asteroid impact
Later this month NASA’s Dart mission will slam into a tiny near-Earth asteroid orbiting a slight…
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 …
Sept. 7, 2022
Surfing Venus’s Atmosphere
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 93
*Europe’s EnVision spacecraft to surf Venus’s atmosphere
The European Space Agency’s EnVision mission to Venus being developed to perform high-resolution radar mapping and atmospheric studies…
Sept. 5, 2022
NASA Postpones Future Artemis 1 Launch Attempts
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 92
*NASA postpones future Artemis 1 launch attempts following another scrub
NASA has decided to postpone any future launch attempts fo…
Sept. 3, 2022
Astronomy Daily the Podcast - Sampler Edition - Working Together
Welcome to a sampler edition of our new Astronomy & Space Science News podcast, Astronomy Daily - the Podcast.
Hosted by Andrew Dunkley (one half of the Space Nuts podcast) and his feisty AI Assistant/Newsreader Hailley.
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Aug. 31, 2022
Was There a Second Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Impact?
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 91
*Was there a second dinosaur killing asteroid impact
Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in the North Atlan…
Aug. 26, 2022
The Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Blows Its Top
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 90
*The red supergiant Betelgeuse blows it top
Astronomers say the sudden dimming of the semi-regular variable red supergiant star Bet…
Aug. 17, 2022
The Ongoing Search for Dark Matter
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 89
*The ongoing search for Dark Matter
Scientists have placed new limits on where the mysterious invisible substance known as dark mat…
Aug. 10, 2022
New Record for the Most Distant and Earliest Galaxy Ever Seen
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 88
*New record for the most distant and earliest galaxy ever seen
Astronomers have just set another new record for the most distant an…
Aug. 5, 2022
NASA Sending Two More Choppers to Mars
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 87
*NASA to send two more choppers to Mars for sample return mission.
NASA says its Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been so successful, two more will be built and sent to the red planet to help wi…
Aug. 3, 2022
Another Russian Promise to Leave the International Space Station
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 86
*Another Russian promise to leave the International Space Station
Russia have again announced plans to quit the International Space Station sometime after 2024.
*ExoMars launch date moved to…
Aug. 1, 2022
Has James Webb Already Found Some of the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 85
*Has James Webb already found some of the earliest galaxies in the universe?
Astronomers are speculating that NASA’s new James Webb…
July 29, 2022
You’ll Need to Dig Deep to Find Life on Mars
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 84
*New studies suggest you’ll need to dig deep to find life on Mars
A new study has confirmed that future Mars rovers will need to drill at least two metres below the red planet’s surface to fi…
July 27, 2022
Three New Particles Discovered at CERN
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 83
*Three new particles discovered at CERN
The international LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has discovered three never-before-seen subatomic particles.
*The new telescope to…