Episodes
JUNO Undertakes a Europa Flyby
Oct. 7, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 106 *JUNO undertakes a Europa flyby NASA's Juno spacecraft has undertaken a close flyby of the Jovian Ice moon Europa. *Planetary-scale heat wave discovered in Jupiter's atmosphere Astronomers…
Mercury’s Surface is Changing Rapidly
Oct. 5, 2022
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 …
DART Spacecraft Hits Asteroid
Oct. 3, 2022
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.
New and Puzzling Features of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Sept. 30, 2022
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…
James Webb Space Telescope Develops a Serious Technical Problem
Sept. 28, 2022
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 …
Bad Weather Scrubs a Third Launch Attempt for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket
Sept. 26, 2022
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…
Counting Down to Asteroid Collision
Sept. 23, 2022
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…
Dream Chaser Space Plane could be used as a Rapid Response Military Transport
Sept. 21, 2022
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…
Gamma Rays from Neighbouring Galaxy Related to Dead Stars
Sept. 19, 2022
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…
Solar Orbiter Hit by a Massive Coronal Mass Ejection
Sept. 16, 2022
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…
Four-Billion-Year-Old Planetary Crust Found Under Western Australia
Sept. 14, 2022
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…
DART on Track for Asteroid Impact
Sept. 12, 2022
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…
The Sands of Mars are Green as well as Red
Sept. 9, 2022
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 …
Surfing Venus’s Atmosphere
Sept. 7, 2022
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…
NASA Postpones Future Artemis 1 Launch Attempts
Sept. 5, 2022
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…
Astronomy Daily the Podcast - Sampler Edition - Working Together
Sept. 3, 2022
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. …
Was There a Second Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Impact?
Aug. 31, 2022
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…
The Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Blows Its Top
Aug. 26, 2022
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…
The Ongoing Search for Dark Matter
Aug. 17, 2022
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…
New Record for the Most Distant and Earliest Galaxy Ever Seen
Aug. 10, 2022
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…
NASA Sending Two More Choppers to Mars
Aug. 5, 2022
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…
Another Russian Promise to Leave the International Space Station
Aug. 3, 2022
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…
Has James Webb Already Found Some of the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe
Aug. 1, 2022
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…
You’ll Need to Dig Deep to Find Life on Mars
July 29, 2022
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…