Season 25
S25E142 - NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Start Setting Up the Martian Sample Depot
Dec. 30, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 142 *NASA’s Perseverance rover to start setting up the Martian sample depot NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has started work to set up a Mars sample return depot on the red planet – the first to be…
S25E141: Vega C Explodes in Mid Flight // Soyuz Capsule Problems // Space Station Emergency Maneuver
Dec. 28, 2022
*Vega C explodes in mid flight The European Space Agency has suspended all Vega flights and established an independent board of inquiry following the failure of a Vega C rocket during its ascent to orbit. *A violent leak thr…
S25E140: Insight Lander Goes Silent // Biggest Marsquake Recorded // Mars Meteor Impacts // Launch Window Closes
Dec. 26, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 140 *NASA’s Insight lander goes silent NASA’s Mars Insight lander has failed to respond to calls from mission managers back on Earth and may have gone silent after running out of power. *Biggest M…
S25E139 - Mars Helicopter Sets New Record // Could Dark Matter Be Made Up of Dark Photons // Operational – but Only Just
Dec. 23, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 139 *Mars helicopter sets new altitude record NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has set a new altitude record on its 35th flight on the red planet. *Dark matter could be made up of dark photons A t…
S25E138: First-Ever Sound Recording of Dust Devils on Mars // What the First Galaxies Were, and Weren't, Like
Dec. 21, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 138 *First-ever sound recording of dust devils on Mars Astronomers get the first ever sound recording of a dust devil twisting its way across the surface of Mars. *What the first galaxies were, an…
S25E137: Mysterious Meteor that Changes Everything // NASA’s Artemis 1 a Massive Success // Nuclear Fusion Achieved in the Lab
Dec. 19, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 137 *The mysterious meteor that changes everything Astronomers believe that a meteor which streaked across the darkened skies of central Alberta didn’t originate in the inner solar system but from…
S25E136: What Earth’s Volcanic History Can Tell Us About Venus // The Moonlight Initiative // Two New Rocky Worlds Around an Ultra-Cool Star
Dec. 16, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 136 *What Earth’s volcanic history can tell us about Venus A new study claims volcanic activity lasting hundreds to thousands of centuries and erupting massive amounts of material may have helped …
S25E135: Paradigm-Changing Cosmic Explosion // Saturn's Missing Moon // New Spy Satellite
Dec. 14, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 135 *Astronomers identify a paradigm-changing cosmic explosion Our standard Astronomy text books will need to be re-written after scientists discovered a distant blast unlike anything ever seen …
S25E134: Giant Mantle Plume Identified on Mars // New Technique to Study Planetary Interiors // Mars Mega Tsunami
Dec. 12, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 134 *A giant mantle plume identified on Mars A new study suggests the Martian core could still be at least partially molten liquid. The findings reported in the journal Nature Astronomy are base…
S25E133 Mysterious Bright Flash Pointing At Earth
Dec. 9, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 133 *The mysteriously bright flash pointing straight at Earth Earlier this year, astronomers detected an extraordinary bright flash in a part of the sky half way across the universe where no suc…
Martian Dust Storms // Solar Storm Damage // Dragon Arrival // Ariane 6 Update
Dec. 7, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 132 *Martian dust storms generate Earth like clouds ESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our planet's tropi…
Artemis 1 Homeward Bound
Dec. 5, 2022
*Artemis 1 on its way home NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is on its way home after completing its distant retrograde lunar orbit around the Moon. *More possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks Scientists a…
Are the Sun’s Solar Cycles Getting Weaker
Dec. 2, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 130 *Are the Sun’s solar cycles getting weaker New computer modelling suggests the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle is getting weaker, and scientists aren’t sure how that will affect the Earth. *New N…
Are We Seeing the First Light in the Universe?
Nov. 30, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 129 *Are we seeing the first light in the universe The Webb Space Telescope is now unveiling what could be light from the very first stars in the universe – revealing a very rich cosmos where th…
Orion’s Historic Journey Around the Moon
Nov. 28, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 128 *Orion’s historic journey around the Moon NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has arrived safely in lunar orbit and has now well into its distant retrograde orbit which is taking the mission s…
How Black Holes Control Star Formation
Nov. 25, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 127 *How black holes control star formation New observations using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope are showing astronomers how black holes control star formation in galaxies. *Euclid completes ther…
Hubble Captures Three Faces of an Evolving Supernova
Nov. 23, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 126 *Hubble captures three faces of an evolving supernova NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has images three different moments at once in a far-off supernova explosion that happened 11 billion years…
Lift off : NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
Nov. 21, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 125 *Lift off NASA’s Artemis-1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon The world’s most powerful rocket NASA’s Space Launch System has successfully blasted into orbit on its maiden flight. The specta…
Sharpest Image Ever of Universe's Most Massive Known Star
Nov. 18, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 124 *Sharpest image ever of universe’s most massive known star Astronomers have taken their best image yet of the most massive known star in the universe. *The Martian crust is more complex and…
Data Suggests Magnetars Have Solid Surfaces
Nov. 16, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 123 *Data suggests Magnetars have solid surfaces A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetised neutron star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmo…
Mysterious Cosmic Radiation Storms Targeting the Earth
Nov. 14, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 122 *Mysterious cosmic radiation storms targeting the Earth Mystery continues to surround a series of strange cosmic radiation storms …
NASA to Continue with the Psyche Mission Despite Software Issues
Nov. 11, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 121 *NASA to continue with the Psyche mission despite software issues NASA has decided to go forward with its Psyche mission with a new launch window opening on October 10, 2023. *Searching for…
Largest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Detected in Eight Years
Nov. 9, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 120 *Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight years Astronomers have detected three near Earth asteroids hiding in the glare of the Sun including a one and a half kilometre wide …
Giant Asteroid Discovered Just a Day Before it Flew Past the Earth
Nov. 7, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 119 *Giant asteroid discovered just a day before it flew past the Earth Astronomers discovered a huge asteroid as big as a sky scraper…
Curiosity Reaches a Key Target
Nov. 4, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 118 *Curiosity reaches a key target NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover finally arrived at a long sought after target on its journey to climb the red planet’s Mount Sharp. *NASA orders more Orion Space…
A Major Blow in the Search for Life on Other Worlds
Nov. 2, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 117 *A major blow in the search for life on other worlds Planetary scientists have suffered a significant setback in their search for exoplanets with life – discovering an Earth like planet with…
NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to the Distant World of Titan
Oct. 31, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 116 *NASA’s Dragonfly mission to the distant world of Titan NASA have undertaken a major survey of the Saturnian moon Titan’s Selk cra…
Discovery of Two Interstellar Objects Which Reached the Earth
Oct. 28, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 115 *Discovery of two interstellar objects which reached the Earth Astronomers have confirmed that two meteors which burned up in Earth’s atmosphere were both alien visitors from interstellar s…
Over 30 Thousand Near Earth Asteroids Now Discovered
Oct. 26, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 114 *Over 30 thousand near Earth Asteroids now discovered Astronomers have reached a major milestone with the discovery of the thirty thousandth near Earth asteroid. *NASA's Lucy spacecraft swo…
Discovery of the Nearest Black Hole to Earth
Oct. 24, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 113XX *Discovery of the nearest black hole to Earth Astronomers have discovered the nearest black hole to Earth. *How galaxies grow f…
New Evidence for Liquid Water Beneath Martian Ice Cap
Oct. 21, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 112 *New evidence for liquid water beneath the Martian south polar ice cap Scientists have revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mar…
Best View Yet of the Birth of a Black Hole
Oct. 19, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 111 *Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of a black hole Astronomers have been given one of their best views yet of the birth of one of the universe’s most infam…
Scientists Change an Asteroid's Orbit
Oct. 17, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 110 *Scientists change an asteroid’s orbit. Scientists have altered the orbit of a celestial object for the first time in history. *H…
Something has Dropped off the Mars Helicopter in Mid Flight
Oct. 14, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 109 *Something has dropped off the Mars helicopter in mid flight NASA have detected something falling off their Mars Ingenuity helicopter during its latest flight. *Testing the new SWOT satelli…
Stunning New Images of the Jovian Ice Moon Europa
Oct. 12, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 108 *Stunning new images of the Jovian ice moon Europa NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed its close flyby of the Jovian ice moon Europa capturing stunning close-up images which are raising mor…
Dimorphous Grows a Massive Comet Like Impact Debris Tail
Oct. 10, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 107 *Dimorphous grows a massive comet like impact debris tail The DART spacecraft’s impact into the asteroid Dimorphous has generate…
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…