Thursday, March 5 2020
•Matt
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.
Wednesday, March 4 2020
•Matt
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.
Tuesday, March 3 2020
•Matt
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...
Monday, March 2 2020
•Matt
Through the passage of time our interview with DS9's Max and Aron was lost until a few weeks ago...
Friday, February 28 2020
•Matt
SpaceX has confirmed plans to launch up to four private citizens into the highest orbit since Gemini 11.
Thursday, February 27 2020
•Matt
As part of the, now officially open, Australian Space Agency, the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth facility will create around 1500 jobs and play a key role in the long standing Australia NASA partnership, developing technologies to assist missions to the moon and beyond.
Wednesday, February 26 2020
•Matt
Today, in our new expansion of Talkin' Science, Dr Brad Tucker and Matt dive into the detail of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opening of the Australian Space Agency headquarters.
Tuesday, February 25 2020
•Matt
Catch Dr Brad Tucker and Matt Miller Talkin' Science right now...
Sunday, February 23 2020
•Matt
Melinda Snodgrass stops by Trekzone to have A Trekzone Conversation.
Saturday, February 22 2020
•Matt
90 years ago today Pluto was discovered - just the third planet to be found in modern times.
Friday, February 21 2020
•Matt
New Horizon was sent off in 2005 to inspect Pluto with a stretch goal of flying past a Kuiper Belt object to help astronomers gain a better understanding of the early solar system. It turns out, there's new lessons to be learnt...
Thursday, February 20 2020
•Matt
For the first time, the US military has confirmed that it's satellites are being interfered with by Russian inspection satellites. The astronomical community has known about this for a while though, and Dr Tucker and Matt discuss this on today's in depth topic.
Wednesday, February 19 2020
•Matt
Last week YouTuber Ketwolski stumbled upon a little game some folks have been having with the vocal minority.
Tuesday, February 18 2020
•Matt
Plenty to talk about in today's Talkin Science with Dr Brad Tucker. We've got the details on SpaceX's latest Starlink launch, another resupply mission successfully on the way to the Space Station, Pluto's birthday and more!
Friday, February 14 2020
•Matt
Boeing is suffering at the moment, not only is their 737-Max aircraft grounded following two deadly crashes last year, with no end in sight, but now the December uncrewed Starliner...
Thursday, February 13 2020
•Matt
Complementing NASA's Solar Parker Probe and the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii is the latest addition to the solar system probe fleet - the Solar Orbiter.
Wednesday, February 12 2020
•Matt
As astronomers focus on SpaceX's satellite internet delivery plan involving thousands of satellites, another company - OneWeb - is powering ahead with plans to deliver a rival offering.
Tuesday, February 11 2020
•Matt
SpaceX's Starlink project has some serious competition with OneWeb launching 34 satellites last week in it's effort it put over 600 internet-beaming capable probes in a low Earth orbit. Another solar observatory sets a course for our closest star and we learn a little more about Boeing's Starliner troubles on today's Talkin' Science - it's February 11 2020.
Saturday, February 8 2020
•Matt
The fabric of space-time got a little timey wimey – wibbly wobbly with the discovery of a spinning binary star system causing a real drag. Dr Brad Tucker and Matt...
Friday, February 7 2020
•Matt
We’ve gotten our first detailed look at the surface of the Sun. Dr Brad Tucker and Matt Miller discuss this awesome view which is giving us insight into our closest...
Thursday, February 6 2020
•Matt
The crowded Earth orbit is posing serious hazards to spacecraft, with last week seeing the potential explosive destruction of two old satellites. You can find us everywhere you are… grab...
Wednesday, February 5 2020
•Matt
In headlines this week, Brad and Matt reflect on the Spitzer Space Telescope and discuss NASA’s goal post shifting due to their budget oversight. You can find us everywhere you...
Tuesday, February 4 2020
•Matt
As we say goodbye to one of the four great telescopes of NASA - Spitzer - Aussie astronomers have discovered a curious aberration in the fabric of space-time.
Sunday, February 2 2020
•Matt
It's a great time to be a Doctor Who and Star Trek fan, with both franchises on air at the moment.
Friday, January 31 2020
•Matt
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has reached the end of it's mission as part of the Four Great Observatories observing the universe around us.
Friday, January 31 2020
•Matt
We've been talking about the space cookies for a couple of weeks now, but the analysis is in... and it's not all good news.
Thursday, January 30 2020
•Matt
DirecTV’s Spaceway-1, now only a backup satellite for the US cable network, suffered a critical failure recently, hear this snippet from this week’s Talkin’ Science, or catch the full ep...
Wednesday, January 29 2020
•Matt
China's gearing up to put their new crewed space capsule in orbit, as the Mars 2020 rover team shortlists 9 names.
Tuesday, January 28 2020
•Matt
Dr Brad Tucker is with us for another edition of Talkin' Science on Tuesday's here at Trekzone.
Monday, January 27 2020
•Matt
10 News First's Queensland Weather Expert Josh Holt joins Matt in today's podcast to talk about the weather leading up to, and caused by, these large scale bushfires.
Sunday, January 26 2020
•Matt
Larry Nemecek joins Matt today for our first video podcast of the year! We're diving into the first thoughts of Star Trek: Picard which premiered a few days ago across the world. SPOILER FREE
Tuesday, January 21 2020
•Matt
It turns out the Murchison meteorite is older than the solar system! It's today's story of the week on Talkin' Science.
