Eta Aquarids Put On A Show
As Earth passes through the tail of Halley’s comet, we’re getting an amazing light show in the predawn skies – the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
Wed, 6 May 2020
A Trekzone Conversation
A Meteor Shower as Contracts Signed for Artemis : Talkin’ Science
Dr Brad Tucker drops by with details of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, SpaceX and Blue Origin winning contracts for NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon and Hubble spotting comet Atlas’ breakup as the power of the sun got too much for the iceball.
Tue, 5 May 2020
An Exoplanet Collision
An exoplanet discovered by Hubble in 2004 may actually have been a planetary collision…
Fri, 1 May 2020
Iran’s First Military Satellite
The global space arms race just got a little hotter following Iran’s successful launch of its first military satellite.
Thu, 30 Apr 2020
An Asteroid Close Shave
Asteroid 1998 OR2 is about to fly past the planet in it’s closest shave in about a century.
Wed, 29 Apr 2020
The Mystery of a Vanishing Exoplanet as Iran Launches Its First Military Satellite : Talkin’ Science
As SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites, Iran launches its first military satellite, an asteroid close shave and the mystery of Hubble’s exoplanet…
Tue, 28 Apr 2020
“Nerd Punk” Never Sounded So Good
A pub band hailing from North Carolina has just released a new album tackling some of the hot button issues in their favourite fandoms.
Mon, 27 Apr 2020
Happy Birthday (Tomorrow) Hubble!
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating thirty years in orbit tomorrow. The Earth’s first orbiting telescope has shaped our understand and view of the universe and Dr Brad Tucker has the details on this Talkin’ Science Story of the Week..
Fri, 24 Apr 2020
The VLT Finds A Dancing Star – Einstein Was Right (Again)
The Very Large Telescope has spotted a dancing star which has proven Einstein right again… Dr Brad Tucker has the details on this Talkin’ Science Story of the Week..
Thu, 23 Apr 2020
Russia Tests Another Anti Satellite Missile
As the US continues to present a destablised front to the world, Russia maintains it’s decision to build up it’s space defenses with an anti-satellite weapons test last week.
Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Happy Birthday Hubble : Talkin’ Science
It’s a special week for NASA, not only is Hubble fast approaching it’s thirtieth anniversary but they’ve set a date to launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in almost nine years. Plus, Dr Brad Tucker has details of a dancing star proving Einstein right (again) and a Russian anti-satellite weapon test.
Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Talkin’ Trek: Picard’s First Season
As part of our ongoing mini series of podcasts reviewing Star Trek, Lee Sargent is back with Matt for another installment of Talkin’ Trek. On this show the pair dive into Picard’s first season…
Mon, 20 Apr 2020
Apollo 13 : 50 Years OnâĶ
This week marks fifty years since the flight of NASA’s successful failure in Apollo 13.
Fri, 17 Apr 2020
Moon Mining is About to be a Thing
The inevitable next step in our return to the moon has been achieved as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order allowing mining on the moon and other celestial bodies…
Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Expedition to the ISS Under Unique Circumstances
As the world continues to be locked down by Coronavirus, mission critical objectives are being completed for the International Space Station – including the embarkation of the next expedition…
Wed, 15 Apr 2020
50 Years Since Apollo 13 as Moon Mining Becomes a Thing : Talkin’ Science
This week, we’ve got a few anniversaries to celebrate including TESS, Hubble and Apollo 13, plus Brad and Matt discuss the ramifications of Trump’s executive order granting mining in space and we look at the new crew aboard the International Space Station…
Tue, 14 Apr 2020
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