Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Technology Editor
Alex Zaharov-Reutt is iTWire's Technology Editor is one of Australia’s best-known technology journalists and consumer tech experts, Alex has appeared in his capacity as technology expert on all of Australia’s free-to-air and pay TV networks on all the major news and current affairs programs, on commercial and public radio, and technology, lifestyle and reality TV shows.
S26E53: Astro News: Scary Barbie, Weird Asteroid, Dead Satellite
May 3, 2023
Welcome to this episode of SpaceTime, where we bring you some fascinating stories from the world of astronomy and space science. First up, astronomers have made an incredible discovery using an Artificial Intelligence progra…
S26E35: Martian Glaicer Discovery // Where Did Earth’s Water Come From // CHEOPS Mission Extended | SpaceTime
March 22, 2023
*Modern glacier remains found near Martian equator Scientists have discovered recent glacial activity near the Martian equator. *Where did Earth’s water come from Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but no one knows how o…
S26E32: Mars Helicopter's 46th Flight // More Evidence that Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World // NASA Spacecraft Back Online
March 15, 2023
SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 32 *Mars Helicopter undertakes its 46th flight on the red planet NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has undertaken its 46th flight in the skies over the red planet to reposition the tissue box sized…
S26E02 - Where Did the First Quasars Come From? // Why the Southern Hemisphere is Stormier than the North // LeoLabs New Radar Station
Jan. 4, 2023
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Three New Particles Discovered at CERN
July 27, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 83 *Three new particles discovered at CERN The international LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has discovered three never-before-seen subatomic particles. *The new telescope to…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover goes into Emergency Safe Mode on Mars
July 20, 2022
SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 80 *NASA’s Curiosity rover goes into emergency safe mode on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover have suddenly gone into emergency safe mode on the red planet following unusual temperature spikes we…
The Sun As You've Never Seen It Before
June 1, 2022
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 …
Ice, Ice, Ice, Baby
April 6, 2022
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Earth’s Interior Cooling Faster Than Expected
Jan. 26, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 11 *Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expected A new study warns that the Earth is cooling much faster than previously estimated. *…
Making Stars Out of Bubbles
Jan. 19, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 8 Listen to SpaceTime on your favourite App with our universal listen link: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime *Making stars out of bubbl…
Earth and Mars Were Formed from Inner Solar System Material
Jan. 5, 2022
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 2 *Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System material A new study has confirmed that the Earth and Mars were formed from materia…
Evidence of a Dark Matter Free Galaxy
Dec. 30, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 144 *Evidence of a dark matter free galaxy Astronomers think they’ve found evidence of a dark matter free galaxy. *Asteroid Eurybates rev…
Jets Erupting from Sagittarius A
Dec. 17, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 139 *Jets discovered erupting from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole Astronomers have detected jets erupting from Sagittarius A* --…
DAVINCI Mission to Study Venus
Nov. 24, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 134 *DAVINCI mission to study Venus NASA’s DAVINCI -- Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging mission w…
Unlocking the Secrets of Star Formation
Nov. 17, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 131 *Unlocking the secrets of star formation Astronomers have discovered unusual structures in the western wall of the spectacular Car…
Hubble Space Telescope Moves into Safe Mode
Nov. 10, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 128 *Hubble Space Telescope moves into safe mode The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is back in Safe Mode today after the Earth orbiting…
An Ancient Gap In Our Solar System
Nov. 3, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 125 *The early solar system harboured a gap between its inner and outer regions Astronomers have discovered an ancient gap in the prot…
Problems as Lucy Launches
Oct. 27, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 122 *Problems as Lucy launches to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids Lucy mission managers are still trying to determine the full extent…
Earth’s Solid Inner Core Could be Mushy
Oct. 20, 2021
To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify. The Astronomy, Te…
NASA Selects Four New Deep Space Missions
Oct. 13, 2021
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 116 The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. *NASA Selects four new deep space missions NASA has selected four new deep space missions for further development as part of its D…
Cosmic Impact That Destroyed a City
Oct. 6, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 113 *Cosmic impact that destroyed a city A new study claims the ancient bronze age Jordan Valley city of Tall el-Hammam was destroyed …
Perseverance Rover Gets Busy
Sept. 22, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 107 *The Perseverance rover collects a second sample of Martian history NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its firs…
Fast Radio Bursts Tracked Down to Galactic Spiral Arms
Sept. 15, 2021
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A New Study of Stellar Streams in the Milky Way
Sept. 8, 2021
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 101 *A new study of stellar streams in the Milky Way A new study of 23 stellar streams in the Milky Way galaxy suggest that the vast majority originated in other galaxies. *The weird, metallic …
Ingenuity Completes its 12th Flight on Mars
Sept. 1, 2021
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Odds of Bennu Hitting the Earth Get Worse
Aug. 20, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 95 *Odds of Bennu hitting the Earth get worse A new study suggests the hazardous Near Earth Asteroid Bennu now has a one in 1,750 chan…
Shortest Ever Gamma Ray Burst
Aug. 11, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 92 *Shortest ever Gamma Ray Burst Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst. The huge blast identified as GRB 2008…
New Map of the Milky Way’s Halo
Aug. 4, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 89 *New map of the Milky Way’s halo Astronomers have developed a new map of the galactic halo – the outermost region of our Milky Way …
Climate Change on Mars
July 28, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 86 *Climate change on Mars NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been studying geologic evidence of massive ancient climate change on the re…
Earth Sized Rogue Planets Discovery
July 21, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 83 *Discovery of four Earth-sized rogue planets all alone in the night A new study has found tantalising evidence for a mysterious pop…
A Sign Of Life on Enceladus?
July 14, 2021
SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 80 *Could mystery methane plumes discovered on Enceladus be a sign of life A new study suggests that methane detected on the Saturnian ice moon Enceladus could be a sign of life. *Plate tectoni…
The Earth has a Cycle of Geological Activity
July 7, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 77 *The Earth has a cycle of geological activity A new study claims geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cy…
Are Supermassive Black Holes Collapsed Dark Matter Halos?
June 30, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 74 *Are supermassive black holes collapsed dark matter halos A new study suggests that supermassive black holes could be formed out of …
A Big Step Forward
June 23, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 71 *Another step in understanding the difference between matter and antimatter Physicists using the world’s largest atom smasher the L…
Rosetta Stone Eruption Could Help Explain Solar Explosions
June 16, 2021
he Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 68 *Rosetta Stone eruption could help explain solar explosions A dramatic, multi-staged eruption on the Sun has revealed new clues that …
Space Junk Collides with Space Station
June 9, 2021
The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 65 *Space junk collides with space station The International Space Station has been stuck by a piece of space debris which has left a h…