Podcast Episodes

Waves, Signals, and Cosmic Aromas: A Q&A Journey Through Space | Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights...

In this intriguing Q&A episode of Space Nuts , hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Jonti Horner tackle a variety of cosmic queries from listeners. Joi…

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The Weekend Wrap, August 29: Roman’s Countdown Begins

Today's episode — S05E180, Saturday August 29, 2026, The Weekend Wrap: Main story: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches tomorrow, Sunday Au…

1 week, 2 days ago

Forty Times Brighter Than the Full Moon: Inside the Space-Mirror Fight

Today's episode — S05E179 , Friday August 28, 2026: Feature story: US startup Reflect Orbital has FCC approval for Eärendil-1, a demonstration satell…

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Microbial Hitchhikers: Contamination Risks on the Moon and Mars

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 103 *Warnings that some Earth microbes could contaminate the Moon NASA says some of Earth's microbes hitching a ride to s…

1 week, 3 days ago

SpaceX Hit the Moon, and the Real Problem Is Just Beginning | Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights &...

Space Nuts: Moon impact, Roman Observatory launch, and Neptune’s odd moons

Andrew Dunkley is joined by Professor Jonti Horner, Professor of Astroph…

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Diamond Rain, Decoded: Twenty Years of Disagreement, Solved

Today's episode — S05E178, Thursday August 27, 2026:

Feature story: Physicists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, led by Marius Millot, use…

1 week, 4 days ago

Betelgeuse, Up Close: A Star’s Boiling Skin, Revealed

Today's episode — S05E177, Wednesday August 26, 2026:

Feature story: Astronomers using the ALMA array in Chile, led by Bill Dent (European Southern…

1 week, 5 days ago

Stellar Salvage: SpaceX’s Starship Recovery and the Age of the Universe

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 102 *SpaceX’s Starship arrives at Christmas Island After some 24 days at sea, a SpaceX recovery team has successfully tow…

1 week, 5 days ago

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Is Ready to Fly — Nine Months Early

Today's episode — S05E176, Tuesday August 25, 2026:

Feature story: NASA's Roman Space Telescope is fully encapsulated inside its Falcon Heavy fairi…

1 week, 6 days ago

Cosmic Collisions and Gluon Mysteries: NASA’s Swift Mission Scrapped

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 101 *NASA scraps its Swift rescue mission NASA has been forced to abandon its planned rescue mission to save the Swift Ga…

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