Wednesday, July 8 2020
•Matt
Astronomers have made an astonishing discovery while spotting the largest black hole in the known universe. It's thirty four billion times the mass of our star... and consumes the equivilant of our sun a day.
Tuesday, July 7 2020
•Matt
Astronomers are being kept busy by new research into black holes and exomoons as Rocketlabs - the US based company aiming to provide fast and reliable access to space - fails to launch again.
Monday, July 6 2020
•Matt
It's Aussie Space Month all July (2020) here on Trekzone, and we're kicking things off with Dr Jason Held having A Trekzone Conversation about his companies government contract to build our own mission control centre.
Saturday, July 4 2020
•Matt
It's time to produce live the uncut edition of Talkin' Science. Catch up on our stories including Pluto's potential 'hot start', some impressive black hole discoveries and the exoplanet spotted around baby star "AU Mic."
Friday, July 3 2020
•Matt
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made a remarkable discovery while studying the baby star "AU Mic" - it has an exoplanet about the same distance as Neptune is from our star.
Thursday, July 2 2020
•Matt
While LIGO and Virgo are detecting gravitational waves of a black hole potentially swallowing a tiny neighbouring object, astronomers have spotted the biggest quasar way out in the depths of the early universe.
Wednesday, July 1 2020
•Matt
At the beginning of the solar system Pluto may have been bombarded by rocky material in much the same way as the inner planets. That means, according to researchers, there may be an ocean locked away under the surface...
Tuesday, June 30 2020
•Matt
While Pluto potentially has an ocean buried deep below the surface, some incredible discoveries have been made in black hole research and the TESS satellite has spotted an exoplanet orbiting a baby star.
Monday, June 29 2020
•Matt
Nick Cook is helping us continue an impromptu dive into our oft-recurring sub-series of our podcast.. Fan Films Done Right.
Friday, June 26 2020
•Matt
While the southern hemisphere was enjoying the winter solstice a bunch of Aussies got together to attempt a world record for measuring light pollution - it's this week's final Talkin' Science story of the week...
Thursday, June 25 2020
•Matt
SpaceX's Starlink has put the call out for members of the public to test their network but the catch is only folks in the far northern hemisphere have access, but the speeds potentially on offer are astronomical..
Wednesday, June 24 2020
•Matt
New research has indicated there may be up to thirty six alien civilisations 8n the galaxy right now. Dr Brad and Matt discuss in this Talkin Science Story of the Week.
Tuesday, June 23 2020
•Matt
New research indicates that there may be up to 36 intelligent civilisations in the Milky Way right now, as Starlink opens its doors for initial trials and some Aussies were part of a world record attempt to measure light pollution.
Monday, June 22 2020
•Matt
Dreadnought Dominion's executive producer and lead actor Gary Davis swings past Trekzone once again to update us on his teams latest Star Trek fan film offerings.
Saturday, June 20 2020
•Matt
It's time for another installment of Talkin' Science uncut, produced live. Experience the stories of the week in full with our feature length edition of Talkin' Science.
Friday, June 19 2020
•Matt
Last weekend was a busy one for low Earth orbit. Three private companies attempted to launch three separate rockets into orbit - and while only SpaceX & Rocket Lab were successful, the Japanese attempt marked a step forward in their endeavour.
Wednesday, June 17 2020
•Matt
Astronomers have stumbled on what could be mistaken for a clone of our own solar system. And while the discovery is yet to be confirmed, all signs are promising for this find.
Tuesday, June 16 2020
•Matt
It's another jam packed installment of Talkin' Science this week. Dr Brad stops by with details of the fifth solar flyby for the Solar Parker Probe, an exoplanet system that's pretty close to our system, a long duration fast radio burst pattern and a busy weekend for low Earth orbit.
Monday, June 15 2020
•Matt
Deep Space 43 has been in service for 48 years and is now due for an extreme makeover - ahead of the Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
Saturday, June 13 2020
•Matt
We're back for another week of Talkin' Science UNCUT, produced LIVE across Trekzone's socials...
Friday, June 12 2020
•Matt
In the closest star system to us, the closest planet to us lives. It orbits it's parent star every 11 hours and could be one of three planets in the Proxima Centauri system...
Thursday, June 11 2020
•Matt
Fast Radio Bursts are a relatively new discovery on the astronomical scene, first detected in 2007. Astronomers originally believed they burst out from the supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies - but new measurements indicate that's not the case...
Wednesday, June 10 2020
•Matt
Astronomers have been studying Mars' twin moons - Phobos and Deimos - and believe that a few million years they actually formed a ring system around the red planet.
Tuesday, June 9 2020
•Matt
It's an eclectic mix of stories for this weeks Talkin' Science. Not only do astronomers think Mars had rings, but they've discovered fast radio bursts aren't coming from supermassive blackholes like they thought and we have the second confirmation of Proxima Centauri B, the closest exoplanet to Earth!
Monday, June 8 2020
•Matt
The Trek Geeks are holding a special livestream event on Thursday, June 11 with special guest Jonathan Frakes. Founders Bill Smith & Dan Davidson join Matt to chat about the current world climate and this special event.
Saturday, June 6 2020
•Matt
Last weekend was a monumental one for NASA's crewed spaceflight program, meanwhile Australian astronomers have paved the way for new understandings...
Friday, June 5 2020
•Matt
Aussie astronomers using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder have successfully completed a two decade search for the universe's missing matter. Find out what that means on today's Talkin' Science Story of the Week...
Thursday, June 4 2020
•Matt
While the crucial next step in commercial spaceflight for the American space agency was waiting for launch, SpaceX's Starship prototype exploded at their Boca Chica proving grounds.
Wednesday, June 3 2020
•Matt
Following a delayed launch into orbit, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are now on board the International Space Station as the third phase of the crucial "demo-2" mission is completed.
Tuesday, June 2 2020
•Matt
What a monumental weekend of crewed spaceflight we've just experienced, as America continues to show us the dichotomy it is.
Monday, June 1 2020
•Matt
Dr Trek is back with Trekzone to dissect and analyse what we know about the next Star Trek spin off.
Sunday, May 31 2020
•Matt
A successful afternoon at the Cape as SpaceX marks an historic milestone of returning American astronauts to launches on American soil, nine years after the space shuttle program ended.
