Friday, January 20 2023
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China launches three secret satellites, we dive into the Milky Way’s supernova remnants, diverting lightning with lasers and an asteroid photobombs hubble!
Friday, January 13 2023
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Orion Vehicle Manager Frank Lin beams in to give us the low down on what’s next for the first human rated spacecraft in fifty years to reach the Moon.
Wednesday, January 11 2023
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Gilmour Space gear up for two launches this year, we beam over to NASA to hear more about the Orion capsule as it’s heatshield is inspected. Virgin Orbit fails to...
Thursday, January 5 2023
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Remembering Apollo 7’s Walter Cunningham, Skykraft Launches, a coronal mass ejection recorded, two lunar mission successes and we peer behind Sharpless 54…
Saturday, December 31 2022
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So many incredible discoveries made in the realm of science and space this year, milestones too for space travel both here and abroad. Join us as we look back on...
Friday, December 16 2022
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Southern Launch have announced today the pathway forward following the minor leak of oxidiser from VS02 yesterday. 8am Sunday the new launch window opens for VS03, which is the all-South...
Wednesday, December 14 2022
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Southern Launch are gearing up for their second launch from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex. On launch eve, and standing next to the launch pad, CEO and friend of...
Wednesday, December 14 2022
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Welcome to Talkin’ Science on location at the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia… today, delayed launch, Artemis returns, a Canadian meteorite from the Oort cloud, meet the...
Thursday, December 8 2022
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Welcome to Talkin’ Science… it’s the bite sized edition where we bring you what you need to know now. Coming up today – Southern Launch gears up, construction begins on...
Wednesday, November 23 2022
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Welcome to Talkin’ Science… your bite sized wrap of the latest science and space headlines. Coming up today from red giant supernovas to remote WA radio telescopes painting a map...
Wednesday, November 16 2022
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Hurricanes, fuel leaks and a faulty temperature sensor may have forced NASA’s hand for the first three launch attempts – but now we’re on track to launch our next adventure...
Monday, November 7 2022
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It’s week 44 of 2022, this is Talkin’ Science … catching you up on the months biggest stories with Dr Brad Tucker. Australia signs on to a Japanese sample return...
Sunday, October 30 2022
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Welcome to Talkin’ Science… the bite sized version. Coming up today a round up of the latest science and space headlines over the past week and a bit. From the...
Friday, October 7 2022
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We nudged an asteroid out of the way, leaving a trail of destruction 10,000km’s long. Meanwhile SpaceX is drafting a proposal to give Hubble an orbital boost and VIrgin Orbit...
Tuesday, October 4 2022
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Ever wanted to get your Aussie built cubesat into low-Earth orbit, but didn’t want to ship it overseas? Well good news! Gilmour Space have announced their rideshare launch Caravan-1 will...
Friday, September 23 2022
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Artemis update, Martian discoveries, Fast Radio bursts and more… lets get into the week’s Talkin’ Science…
Wednesday, September 7 2022
•Matt
As NASA engineers attempt to troubleshoot the fuel leak that’s nixed two Artemis launch attempts in a week – we wait for word on the next attempt to get the...
Monday, August 29 2022
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Almost fifty years since the final Saturn V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, NASA is set to make their triumphant return to the moon with Artemis I. While uncrewed,...
Tuesday, August 23 2022
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As scientists use a new supercomputer to detail a supernovae remnant, researchers think they’ve cracked the way to make Iron on Mars and NASA announces landing site candidates for the...
Tuesday, August 16 2022
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It’s a jam packed edition of the Talkin’ Science headlines today… Matt’s got details of Artemis’ early roll out to the launch pad, new technology for Australia’s Siding Springs and...
Tuesday, August 2 2022
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Space X’s Dragon Crew Trunk Drops Into a Sheep Farm in Southern New South Wales. Look Up and Live. The chance of a casualty event from falling rocket debris is...
Wednesday, July 27 2022
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We’ve got a trio of launch stories headlining this week’s Talkin’ Sciennce. Plus details about Chinan’s latest space junk addition and some pretty cool research projects back here on Earth.
Wednesday, July 20 2022
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It’s time for another wrap of the Talkin’ Science headlines from the past week. From NASA’s UAP study to a UTS student studying the effects of long duration spaceflight and...
Tuesday, July 12 2022
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Strap in folks, we have our first full colour image from the James Webb Space Telescope and she’s a beauty. Plus we dive into Equatorial Launch’s two launches from the...
Wednesday, July 6 2022
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It’s week 26 of 2022, this is Talkin’ Science … Scrubbed by weather, Equatorial Launch’s next sounding rocket lift off on hold as unseasonal weather takes hold in Arnhem Land...
Sunday, June 26 2022
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We’re live from Arnhem Land in Australia’s top end as NASA launches a rocket for the first time in Australia since 1995 to study astrophsyics. It’s also the first fully...
Tuesday, June 7 2022
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It’s week 22 of twenty twenty two, this is Talkin’ Science … catching you up on the months biggest stories with Dr Brad Tucker. Boeing lands safely, completing the final...
Tuesday, May 3 2022
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It’s week 18 of 2022, this is Talkin’ Science… we’re back diving into the latest in science and space. A meteorite that landed in Victoria in 1969 has shown to...
Tuesday, March 29 2022
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It’s week thirteen of twenty twenty two, this is Talkin’ Science. Gilmour Space awarded a fifty two million dollar grant to boost space manufacturing. New evidence suggesting research stations are...
Tuesday, March 22 2022
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It’s week twelve of twenty twenty two, this is Talkin’ Science. A collaboration between Western Sydney university and the US Air Force sees world-first camera tech yield results on the...
Tuesday, March 1 2022
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Sanctions on Russia cast doubt over several multi national space projects, including a direct threat against the Space Station. The US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United...
Tuesday, February 15 2022
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It’s 2022’s seventh week, this is Talkin’ Science… Southern Launch firm their partnership with a German rocket maker for launches at Whaler’s Way. SpaceX announces the Polaris Program to forge...