Synopsis
The new home of the ABCs (Australia) popular astronomy podcast (formerly known as StarStuff). Recognized worldwide by our listeners and industry experts as one of the best programs on Astronomy and Space Science.
Episodes
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The Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Past Year
03/01/2022 Duration: 41minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 1*The biggest scientific discovery of the past year - first black hole-neutron star mergersOne of the unquestionable highlights of the past year in scientific research was the historic confirmation that one of the densest objects in the universe – a neutron star had been consumed by a black hole – the only thing even denser.*Discovery of a huge new population of free-floating planetsAstronomers have discovered at least seventy free floating planets – worlds not orbiting host stars – in our part of the galaxy.*Iran continues its nuclear weapons campaignIran has moved a step closer to developing a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it with the launch of another missile in what military experts are describing as a thinly disguised rocket launch.*New Dragon docks to the space stationThe SpaceX CRS-24 cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station 418 kilometres over the South Pacific Ocean.*China en
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Ingenuity Soars Through Alien Skies Yet Again
31/12/2021 Duration: 40minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 145*Ingenuity soars through alien skies yet againNASA’s Mars Ingenuity rotocopter has undertaken its 18th flight over the surface of the red planet.*Blue Origin launches its third space tourism flight.Blue Origin has launched its third space tourism flight into the clear blue skies of west Texas.*China undertakes its 400th Long March rocket launchChina has undertaken its 50th orbital mission for the year – with the flight also marking the 400th launch of a Long March series rocket.*January SkywatchThe Earth enters perihelion, a look at Sirius the dog star and the brightest star in the night skies, and the Quadrantids Meteor Shower are among the highlights of the January night skies.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus c
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Evidence of a Dark Matter Free Galaxy
30/12/2021 Duration: 28minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 144*Evidence of a dark matter free galaxyAstronomers think they’ve found evidence of a dark matter free galaxy.*Asteroid Eurybates reveals some of its secretsAstronomers have used the blink of a distant star to determine the size of an asteroid in orbit near Jupiter.*Russia launches classified military satelliteRussia has launched a classified military payload into orbit. The mission was launched aboard a Soyuz 2-1b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia.*Astra finally reach orbit on their latest attemptCalifornia company Astra Space have finally achieved orbit incertion with their latest rocket launch attempt.*The Science ReportThree in five people have some sort of mild reaction to their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.People who have had the Pfizer COVID-19 booster jab are 10 times less likely to get infected.A daily dose of yoghurt could help fight high blood pressure.Scientists have discovered the first
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James Webb Space Telescope Launches into Space
27/12/2021 Duration: 46minSpaceTime Series 24 Episode 143The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.*James Webb Space Telescope launches into spaceThe James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.*NASA touches the SunFor the first time in history a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the Sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, spending five hours there.*Giant asteroid near missAn asteroid the size of the Eiffel tower has just zoomed past the Earth.*ExoMars discovers water hidden in Mars’ Grand CanyonAstronomers have found significant amounts of water hidden in the red planet’s massive Valles Marineris canyon system.*Galileo launchArianespace have launched two more European Galileo navigation satellites into orbit using a Russian Soyuz rocket.*The Science ReportYou are far more likely to get COVID after six months without a jab.Phase three trials of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine show it to be 90.4 per cent effective.A new arctic
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New to the Neighborhood
24/12/2021 Duration: 23minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 142*Most of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies are new to the neighborhoodA new study claims most of the fifty satellite galaxies surrounding the Milky Way are new to the neighbourhood and are only on their first pass of our galaxy.*The largest comet ever observedA new study shows that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein -- the largest comet ever discovered – became active far earlier than previously thought.*New Zealand launches its sixth mission this yearRocket Lab has successfully deployed another two BlackSky satellites to orbit. The 'A Data With Destiny' mission – the sixth and last for the year -- was launched aboard an Electron rocket from the company’s Mahia Peninsula launch complex on New Zealand’s north island east coast.*The Science ReportAspirin use linked to a 26% increased risk of heart failure.US North East to get worse Hurricane outcomes because of Climate Change.Study finds a link between coffee consumption and a
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NASA’s New Laser Satellite Launched into Orbit
22/12/2021 Duration: 31minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 141*NASA’s new laser satellite launched into orbitThe future of space communications has been launched into orbit by NASA. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration together with a joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory space weather payload to study the Sun’s radiation were launched as part of the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program 3 mission.*Hubble back to full operationsNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now back up and running after technicians were able to recovered the last of the orbiting observatory’s four primary instruments – the Imaging Spectrograph.*Russia sends two more space tourists to the ISSA Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Japanese space tourists and a Russian Cosmonaut have docked successfully with the International Space Station.*Space Station antenna destroyed by space debrisMeanwhile, astronauts have finally been allowed to undertake a space walk outside the International Space Station to repair a
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NASA Launch’s its New X-Ray Eyes in the Sky
20/12/2021 Duration: 24minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 140*NASA launch’s its new X-ray eyes in the skyNASA has launched a new x-ray telescope to study the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe such as supernovae and black holes.*Manned Moon landing could be delayed until 2027NASA’s original plans to return people to the Moon in 2024 have already been pushed back by a year -- Now there are serious concerns that man won’t return to the Moon until 2027 at the earliest – meaning its going to take longer to get back to the Moon – than what it did in the first place.*Two more flights for the Mars Ingenuity helicopterNASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has completed another two flights over the red planet. The latest missions bring Ingenuity’s tally to 17 missions since landing in Jezero Crater attached to the Mars Perseverance Rover in mid-February. *The Science ReportCOVID-19 may have become more lethal in the UK in late 2020.Australian native plants and wildlife are facin
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Jets Erupting from Sagittarius A
17/12/2021 Duration: 41minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 139*Jets discovered erupting from the Milky Way’s supermassive black holeAstronomers have detected jets erupting from Sagittarius A* -- the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.*A new tool in the search for life beyond EarthA new study says scientists need to know more about the chemical make up of the Venusian atmosphere before they can really speculate about the possibility of life in the clouds.*Antarctic solar eclipseThe Antarctic has experienced a rare total solar eclipse is giving researchers a unique opportunity to learn more about how solar eclipses affect space weather.*The Science ReportChina has launched another cyberattack against AustraliaAI-designed life forms develop a new -- never before seen in nature -- form of reproduction.Archaeologists have discovered a 2,100-Year-Old Hellenistic fortress in central Israel.Skeptic's guide to a 12-year study psychic predictions.Listen to SpaceTime
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One in Five Galaxies could be Hidden
03/12/2021 Duration: 42minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 138*New study says one in five galaxies could be hiddenAstronomers at the University of Copenhagen’s Cosmic Dawn Center have discovered two previously invisible galaxies 29 billion light-years away.*Hundreds of new planets discoveredNASA has announced the discovery of another 301 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than the Sun.*Black Sky launches from southern QueenslandBlack Sky Aerospace has successfully launched a satellite security test play load from its Goondiwindi launch complex in south western Queensland.*Russia launches a new module to the Space StationA Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan carrying the new Prichal docking module for the International Space Station.*December SkywatchThe December Solstice, the Eta Carinae ticking time bomb, the Orion constellation, and the annual Geminids meteor shower are among the highlights of Decembe
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The Magellanic Stream Closer than Previously Thought
01/12/2021 Duration: 23minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 137*The Magellanic stream closer than previously thoughtA new study suggests the Magellanic stream is five times closer to the Milky Way galaxy than previously thought. The discovery means it will start colliding with the Milky Way far sooner than expected.*New Zealand’s Rocket Lab launches its 22nd Electron missionRocket Lab has successfully launched another two satellites into orbit aboard its Electron rocket.*There’s been an incident involving the James Webb space telescopeOops is not something you want to hear when moving a ten-billion-dollar space telescope. But that’s what’s just happened at the European Space Agency’s Kourou Space Port in French Guyana as technicians were attempting to attach the new James Webb Space Telescope to its launch vehicle adapter on the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket.*NASA continues work to retore the Hubble Space TelescopeNASA has brought the Wide Field Camera 3 instrument back on line
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Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon
29/11/2021 Duration: 27minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 136*Near-Earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the MoonA new study claims a near Earth asteroid might be a fragment of the Moon. The one hundred and fifty metre wide space rock called Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite orbiting around the Sun with the Earth -- often getting to within 15 Million kilometres of Earth.*The fastest spinning white dwarf ever seenAstronomers have discovered the fastest spinning white dwarf star ever seen.*The longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440Skywatchers over much of the world have enjoyed the longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years with the Moon bathed in brilliant scarlet.*NASA’s DART mission blasts off on a journey to slam into an asteroidNASA has successfully launched a mission which could eventually save planet Earth from an asteroid impact.*The Science ReportGrowing fears globally following the discovery of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19.How well different measures work
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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Titan
26/11/2021 Duration: 21minTo listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App automatically: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 135*NASA’s Dragonfly mission to TitanDragonfly is a NASA mission to explore the chemistry and habitability of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.*Hubble Space Telescope back onlineNASA’s Earth orbiting Hubble Space Telescope is partially back on line after mission managers successfully recovered the observatory’s Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument.*Another 53 Starlink satellites launchedSpaceX has launched another 53 Starlink satellites as it continues to expand its broadband internet constellation.*More Chinese spy satellites launchedChina is continuing its spy satellite launch program at a blistering pace with three more Yaogan 35 reconnaissance satellites blasting in to orbit.*The Science ReportNew test for laser ignition nuclear fusion.High speed rail linked to reduction in carbon emissionsPalaeontologists have identified a new spec
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DAVINCI Mission to Study Venus
24/11/2021 Duration: 24minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 134*DAVINCI mission to study VenusNASA’s DAVINCI -- Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging mission will launch in 2029.*Evidence of an exploding comet discovered in ChileA new study has revealed that slabs of silicate glass covering the ground in Chile’s Atacama Desert were caused by a comet.*Ingenuity undertakes its 15th flight on MarsNASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has undertaken its 15th flight in the skies above Jezero crater on the first leg of a journey taking it back to its starting point from where it took off on its first ever flight on the red planet.*The Science ReportTragedy at a Nebraska zoo where three extremely rare snow leopards have died of COVID-19.Effects of global warming on soils could see food and fibre production affected by fungal plant pathogens.Extinct Japanese wolf might be the domestic dogs closest relative.Alex on Tech – Apple launches a self-service repair pro
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Russia Slammed for Anti-Satellite Missile Test
22/11/2021 Duration: 33minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.To listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 133*Russia slammed for anti-satellite missile testRussia has been condemned by nations around the world for conducting an anti-satellite missile test which not only threatened the International Space Station and its crew – but has produced a growing cloud of shrapnel and debris that will remain a threat to space navigation for decades to come.*DART planetary defense mission ready for launchAll systems are go for this weeks the launch of NASA’s Dart planetary defense mission. DART is part of a joint NASA European Space Agency mission to slam an impactor into a pyramid sized moon orbiting a mountain sized near Earth asteroid.*Fate of sinking tectonic plates revealedA new study claims Earth’s tectonic plates remain intact though weakened as they sink down into the planet’s mantel.*The Science ReportIncreased greenhouse gas levels confirmed as main dr
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A Huge Pile of New Gravitational Wave Detections
19/11/2021 Duration: 18minTo 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 also now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.To listen to SpaceTime on your favorite App automatically: https://link.chtbl.com/spacetime The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 132*A huge pile of new gravitational-wave detectionsScientists have announced another 35 new gravitational wave detections. The new discoveries bring the total number of observations to 90 – including further confirmation of rare intermediate-mass black holes.*India latest Nuclear Missile test meant as a signal to ChinaIndia has carried out another test of its nuclear-capable Agni-5 long-range ballistic missile.*The growing popularity of remote-controlled telescopesCitizen scientists can now relocate their telescopes to some of the best astronomy viewing places on Earth and operate them remotely.*The Science R
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Unlocking the Secrets of Star Formation
17/11/2021 Duration: 21minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 131*Unlocking the secrets of star formationAstronomers have discovered unusual structures in the western wall of the spectacular Carina Nebula.*Lucy mission continues with crippled solar arrayMission managers are still trying to work out how to fix a jammed solar array on the Lucy spacecraft which is on a 12 year mission to study Jupiters trojan asteroids.*China launches more spy satellitesChina has launched three more reconnaissance satellites.*Ticket sales flying for Virgin GalacticIt’s been revealed that Virgin Galactic now has around 700 people booked for its rocket plane flights to the edge of space.*The Science ReportLeaving the toilet lid open after flushing increases the spread of infection.Iran says it’s almost doubled its stockpile of enriched uranium.Study confirms micro plastics will continue to pollute the planet for years.Alex on Tech the 5G revolution marches on.For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linkt
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Mystery Signals from the Galactic Centre
15/11/2021 Duration: 32minTo 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 and Apple Podcasts.The Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 130*Mystery signals from the galactic centreAstronomers have discovered mysterious signals coming from the direction of the galactic centre of the Milky Way.*Another asteroid’s close fly by to EarthAn asteroid the size of a refrigerator has just zoomed past the Earth at an altitude of just three thousand kilometres – which is lower than many satellites.*NASA delays maiden flight of Artemis 1 till next yearNASA says it’s now targeting February next year for the maiden flight of its new SLS Moon rocket and Orion crew capsule.*Four up four downNASA launches four new crew members to the International Space Station as four others return home.*The Science ReportSmoking and drinking booze likely to increase your
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Starliner Test Flight Delayed till Next Year
12/11/2021 Duration: 20minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 129*Starliner test flight delayed till next yearBoeing says its troubled CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will now undertake an unmanned test flight to the International Space Station in the first half of next year.*Laser communications system about to launchNASA are about to launch a new optical laser communications system. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration will fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.*China launches new top secret satelliteChina has launched a new top secret spacecraft aboard a long March 3B rocket from the Xichang satellite launch centre in south western China’s Sichuan province.*South Korea launches first domestic space rocketSouth Korea has launched its first fully locally built orbital rocket. However, the 47 metre tall KSLV-II or Nuri -- failed to place its 1.5 tonne dummy payload into its planned 700
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Hubble Space Telescope Moves into Safe Mode
10/11/2021 Duration: 25minThe Astronomy, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 128*Hubble Space Telescope moves into safe modeThe iconic Hubble Space Telescope is back in Safe Mode today after the Earth orbiting observatory suddenly issued a series of error codes suspending all science operations.*Getting ready to launch the James Webb Space TelescopeAll systems are go for next month’s launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The six and a half tonne observatory is slated to launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency’s Kourou Space Port in French Guyana on December the 18th. *Ingenuity undertakes its 14th flight on MarsNASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter has undertaken a successful 14th flight over the red planet’s Jezero Crater.*The Science ReportCOVID-19 survivors with two vaccination shots show higher spike antibody levels.Flying foxes learning to survive in suburbia.Dairy cows have a natural drive to groom themselves and to scratch those hard-to-reach places.Alex on Tech: Star
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Discovery of the Origins of 'Empty Sky' Gamma Rays
08/11/2021 Duration: 32minTo 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, Technology, and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime Series 24 Episode 127*Discovery of the origins of ‘empty sky’ gamma-raysA new study has confirmed that star-forming galaxies are responsible for generating the majority of empty sky gamma-rays -- the origins of which have been a mystery for half a century.*Understanding the depths of Jupiter’s great red spotNew data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows that Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot extends down some 500 kilometres -- far deeper into the gas giant than previously thought.*The biggest solar flare of the Sun’s new cycleThe Sun has launched its second X class solar flare of the new solar cycle – leaving no doubt to solar cycle 25 is underway.*The Science ReportNew study shows the value of getting a third booster shot of COVID-19 Vaccine.Conf