Season 26
Jan. 20, 2023
S26E09: Most Distant Stars in Our Galaxy // Enceladus Update // Starship Ready
*Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda A new study shows the furthest reaches of the Milky Way galaxy – a region known as the galactic halo is so far away it almost touches the halo of ou…
Jan. 18, 2023
S26E08: Discovering the Origin of the Solar Wind
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 8 *Discovering the origin of the solar wind Scientists with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission have uncovered significant new clues about the origins of the solar wind – the continual stream of cha…
Jan. 16, 2023
S26E07: Strange Signal
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 7 *Spinning stars shed new light on a strange signal coming from the galactic center Astronomers say a mysterious excess in gamma ray energy radiating out from the Milky Way’s galactic bulge which…
Jan. 13, 2023
S26E06 - Big Blast on the Volcanic Moon IO
*Big blast on the volcanic moon IO Astronomers has detected a massive eruption on the on the volcanic Jovian moon IO. *How the Sun’s activity influences deep space cosmic rays Astronomers have discovered how changes in the S…
Jan. 11, 2023
S26E05: Explaining the Mysterious Fermi Bubbles at the Centre of the Milky Way
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 5 *Explaining the mysterious Fermi Bubbles at the centre of the Milky Way A new study has shown how the Fermi bubbles – a pair of massive gamma-ray emitting bubbles emanating from around the centr…
Jan. 9, 2023
S26E04: Uncovering the Quantum Mysteries of Black Holes
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 4 *Uncovering the quantum mysteries of black holes A new study suggests that the universe’s most exotic objects -- black holes -- can have different masses simultaneously. *NASA’s angels do play t…
Jan. 6, 2023
S26E03: Exotic Neutron Star // Japan Lunar Lander // SpaceX's Big Year // Earth Reaches Perihelion
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 3 *Have astronomers just found the most exotic type of neutron star ever seen? Astronomers have identified an unusually small neutron star that could be the first ever confirmed detection of a str…
Jan. 4, 2023
S26E02 - Where Did the First Quasars Come From? // Why the Southern Hemisphere is Stormier than the North // LeoLabs New Radar Station
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 2 *Where did the first quasars come from? New computer simulations reported in the current issue of Australian sky and Telescope Magazine suggest the universe’s first quasars probably originated f…
Jan. 3, 2023
S26E01: How Spiral Galaxies Lose Their Arms // Ryugu Sheds New Light on Solar System’s History // Sun Mystery Solved?
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 1 *How spiral galaxies lose their arms A new study suggests spiral galaxies like our own galaxy the Milky Way lose their stunning spirals when they lose the molecular gas needed for star formation…