Episodes

June 8, 2022

Astronomers Find Hidden Trove of Massive Black Holes

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 62 *Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes Astronomers have discovered a previously overlooked treasure trove of large black holes hiding deep inside dwarf galaxies. The newly dis…
June 6, 2022

A Successful Test Of The New Phoenix Rocket Engine

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 61 *A successful test of the new Phoenix rocket engine Gilmour Space Technologies says it’s still aiming to undertake an orbital test …
June 3, 2022

Strange New Readings From Voyager 1 In Interstellar Space

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 60 *Strange new readings from Voyager 1 in interstellar space While the Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to return science data and otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for t…
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 20, 2022

Do Black Holes Flip Their Poles?

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 57 *Do black holes flip their poles? Astronomers have just witnessed a rare and enigmatic event which may be the first evidence of a supermassive black hole flipping its poles and reversing pola…
May 18, 2022

The Biggest Marsquake Ever Recorded

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 56 *The biggest Marsquake ever recorded Astronomers have detected the largest marsquake ever recorded on the red planet. *Psyche miss…
May 16, 2022

First Image Of The Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 55 *First image of the Milky Way’s central black hole Astronomers have unveiled the first ever direct image of Sagittarius A* the supe…
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 …
May 11, 2022

Why The Moon's Near And Far Sides Look So Different

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 53 *Why the Moon’s near and far sides look so different A new study supports earlier claims that the dichotomy between the lunar near and far side was caused by a colossal ancient impact billion…
May 9, 2022

A New Type Of Stellar Explosion

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 52 *A new type of stellar explosion Astronomers have discovered a new kind of stellar explosion that could be commonplace in the unive…
April 29, 2022

Solar Storm Triggers Radio Blackouts

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 51 *Solar storm triggers radio blackouts in Australia A severe X1.1 class solar flare erupting from the surface of the Sun has caused strong shortwave radio blackouts across Australia, the Weste…
April 27, 2022

Earths Seafloor Spreading Slowing Down

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 50 *Seafloor spreading slowing down A new study claims that sea floor spreading of the Earth’s tectonic plates along the planet’s mid …
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 22, 2022

Mars Perseverance Rover Sets New Record

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 48 *Mars Perseverance Rover sets a new record on the red planet NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is continuing to set new records on the…
April 20, 2022

Discovery Of A Missing Link In The Origins Of Supermassive Black Holes

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 47 *Discovery of a missing link in the origins of supermassive black holes Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in…
April 18, 2022

The Largest Comet Ever Seen

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 46 *The largest comet ever seen NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the largest comet ever seen – a 130 kilometre wide monste…
April 15, 2022

Russia To End Co-operation On International Space Station

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 45 *Russia to end co-operation on International Space Station The Russian Federal space agency Roscosmos is briefing Moscow on its pla…
April 13, 2022

Solar Orbiter’s Closest Approach To The Surface Of The Sun

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 44 *Solar Orbiter’s closest approach to the surface of the Sun The joint ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has undertaken its closest …
April 11, 2022

The Farthest and Earliest Galaxy Ever Seen

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 43 *The farthest and earliest galaxy ever seen Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement of the most distant star ever seen – astro…
April 8, 2022

Artemis 1 Undergoes A Full Launch Dress Rehearsal

The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 42 *Artemis 1 undergoes a full launch dress rehearsal Two weeks after rolling out onto Space Launch complex 39B from the historic Vehi…
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…