A Tear Drop Shaped Star
Today, Dr Brad Tucker and Matt discuss a newly discovered star found by astronomers who were pouring over some TESS satellite data…
Thu, 19 Mar 2020
A Trekzone Conversation
Living Through the Coronavirus
Today, Dr Brad Tucker and Matt discuss the impacts of the Coronavirus on Mt Stromlo, Canberra, Australia and the world.
Wed, 18 Mar 2020
It’s Raining Molten Iron! – Talkin’ Science
We’re Talkin’ Science for another week. Today, an exoplanet that rains molten iron, a tear drop shaped star, the impacts of Coronavirus on Mt Stromlo and the ESA/Russian Mars rover is delayed…
Tue, 17 Mar 2020
Updating The Orville
Today Tom Costantino drops by the Trekzone mic to update us on the third season of The Orville.
Mon, 16 Mar 2020
Starlink Poses No Threat to Astronomy
SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has told a satellite conference that his satellite-delivered internet project called Starlink poses no threat to astronomy.
Sat, 14 Mar 2020
Fri, 13 Mar 2020
An Extra Terrestrial Protein
Geologists studying a meteorite that crashed to Earth in 1990 have turned up some interesting findings after they tried something new…
Thu, 12 Mar 2020
Talkin’ Science – New Protein; Mars Rover and Starlink
We’re a day late for our usual Talkin’ Science installment, bringing you the latest news and headlines from the worlds of space and science. This week, Dr Tucker and Matt
Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Reflecting on Season Twelve
A captivating – and divisive with another vocal minority appearing – twelfth season of Doctor Who has wrapped now.
Mon, 9 Mar 2020
A Fast and Weird White Dwarf Star
Astronomers have discovered a very peculiar white dwarf star about 150 light years away, it’s mass is double the average and it’s moving 99% faster than any of it’s neighbours.
Sat, 7 Mar 2020
A Helper Satellite
A commercial spacecraft “helper” has docked with a working communications satellite to provide life-extending services in a world first.
Fri, 6 Mar 2020
Another Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion we have ever seen. They spotted the remnants of this blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster, most likely from a supermassive black hole using the Murchison Widefield Array and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
Another Mini Moon Discovered
It’s officially known as 2020 CD3, but this baby object is only the second asteroid known to orbit Earth. It’s expected to drop out of Earth orbit around April and return to a heliocentric orbit.
Wed, 4 Mar 2020
The Biggest Recorded Galactic Explosion
Supermassive Black Holes going kaboom, tiny asteroids hitching a ride in Earth’s orbit and a helper satellite giving life-extending boosts to ailing satellites. Plus SpaceX dominating our headlines, on today’s Talkin’ Science…
Tue, 3 Mar 2020
The Lost Trekzone Interview with Max and Aron
Through the passage of time our interview with DS9’s Max and Aron was lost until a few weeks ago…
Mon, 2 Mar 2020
SpaceX’s Tourism Venture
SpaceX has confirmed plans to launch up to four private citizens into the highest orbit since Gemini 11.
Fri, 28 Feb 2020
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