Episodes
NASA Extends the Mars Helicopter’s Mission
March 23, 2022
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…
Massive Bubbles at Center of Milky Way Caused by Supermassive Black Hole
March 21, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 34 *Massive bubbles at center of Milky Way caused by supermassive black hole A new study has shown how giant bubbles stretching some 3…
The Dinosaur’s Last Spring
March 18, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 33 *The dinosaur’s last spring A new study has concluded that the KT boundary event asteroid which killed the non-avian dinosaurs hit during the northern hemisphere's spring. *Supermassive blac…
Astronomers Shocked By the Nearest Ever Fast Radio Burst
March 16, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 32 *Astronomers shocked by the nearest ever Fast Radio Burst Astronomers have tracked a mysterious cosmic flash known as a Fast Radio Burst down to a globular cluster in a nearby spiral galaxy c…
The Mysterious World of 16 Psyche
March 14, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 31 *The mysterious world of 16 Psyche The asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy…
A “Hot Jupiter’s” Dark Side Revealed in Detail for First Time
March 11, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 30 *A “hot Jupiter’s” dark side is revealed in detail for first time Astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet that is “tidally locked…
Discovery of a Black Hole Spinning on its Side
March 9, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 29 *Discovery of a black hole spinning on its side Astronomers have discovered a black hole in a binary star system which appears to be spinning on its side. The discovery reported in the journa…
How Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Changed Space Operations
March 7, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 28 *How Russia’s war against Ukraine has changed space operations NASA and the European Space Agency are exploring new ways to keep th…
Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars
March 4, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 27 *Perseverance celebrates its first year on Mars NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has celebrated its first year on the surface of the red planet. *How lightning actually starts A new study has…
Giant Solar Eruption
March 2, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 26 *Giant solar eruption The Earth has escaped a major geomagnetic storm event. Luckily the huge blast – occurred on the opposite side of the Sun to the Earth. *Ancient dwarf galaxy reconstruct…
Cosmic Cannibalism
Feb. 28, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 25 *Cosmic cannibalism Observations from the latest data release by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have allowed astronomers …
New Record for Binary Brown Dwarfs
Feb. 25, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 24 *New record for binary brown dwarfs Astronomers has discovered a rare pair of brown dwarfs that have the widest separation of any brown dwarf binary system ever found. *Optus 11 to fly on th…
Earth’s Water was Around Before Earth
Feb. 23, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 23 *Earth’s water was around before Earth A new study has concluded that Earth’s water was already present in that part of the solar system when the planet formed. *Science suspended on Mars du…
A New Insight into Earth’s Inner Core
Feb. 21, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 22 *A new insight into Earth’s inner core A new study suggests the Earth’s inner core isn’t a normal solid but composed of a solid iro…
More Delays for NASA’s New SLS Heavy Lift Rocket
Feb. 18, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 21 *More delays for NASA’s new SLS heavy lift rocket The long delayed maiden flight of NASA’s new heavy lift SLS Moon rocket has been postponed again possibly slipping back to May. *Exotic X pa…
Lockheed Martin to Build the First Rocket to Take Off from Another Planet
Feb. 16, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 20 *Lockheed Martin to build the first rocket to take off from another planet NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to build the first rocket to launch from the surface of Mars. *Counti…
Discovery of a free-floating black hole hiding in plain sight
Feb. 14, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 19 *Discovery of a free-floating black hole hiding in plain sight Astronomers have found evidence of black holes floating undetected t…
How the Moon’s Crust was Formed
Feb. 11, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 18 *A new theory explains how the Moon’s crust was formed A new study has shown how the freezing of a slushy magma ocean may be respon…
Earth’s New Trojan Asteroid
Feb. 9, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 17 *Earth’s new trojan asteroid Astronomers have discovered a new Earth trojan asteroid. *Hundreds of mysterious strands discovered in th…
Water Flowed on Mars Far Longer than Thought
Feb. 7, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 16 *Water flowed on Mars far longer than thought A new study claims water flowed across the Martian surface for much longer than previous…
Counting Down to a Crash on the Moon
Feb. 4, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 15 *Counting down to a crash on the Moon A four tonne Falcon 9 upper stage booster will crash into the Moon on March 4th – hitting the lu…
Growing Debate about Whether there’s Liquid Water Under the Martian South Pole
Feb. 2, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 14 *Growing debate about whether there’s liquid water under the Martian south pole Two separate studies have drawn opposite conclusions a…
A Mysterious Object Unlike Anything Seen Before
Jan. 31, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 13 *A mysterious object unlike anything seen before Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new celestial phenomenon in our galactic nei…
Evidence for Internal Ocean in Saturnian Moon Mimas
Jan. 28, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 12 *Evidence for internal ocean in Saturnian moon Mimas Data from NASA’s Cassini mission suggests the tiny Saturnian moon Mimas could hav…