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Will the Next Space Telescopes Unravel Current Physics?
Nancy Grace Roman. Ariel. The next generation of space telescopes are here. Astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and science journalist Izzie Clarke exp…
9 hours ago
Did Gravity Wipe Out The Dinosaurs?
How do we calculate a black hole's event horizon? Does Mercury's tail impact Earth? Can we name a planet Rupert? And did gravity wipe out the dinosau…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Into the Space Debris Swamp
Izzie & Dr Becky think that space needs a spring clean, so this episode is all about space debris. What is it? How big of a problem is it? And what i…
4 weeks ago
Our Artemis II Debrief
What. A. Mission. The Supermassive Team are in AWE of the Artemis II Crew and the people that helped them to loop around the Moon. From scientific ai…
1 month, 1 week ago
When Space Goes Rogue....
The Supermassive Team are going rogue (more so that usual!) This time, it’s all about the non-conforming objects in space. Black holes, planets and t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Black holes in the lab and meeting Ryan Gosling
It’s a massive bonus episode this month with both listener questions and an extended interview with the producer/directors of the new Ryan Gosling fi…
2 months, 1 week ago
What is the Hubble Tension?
There's a crisis in cosmology when it comes to understanding a little thing like the acceleration of our universe, aka The Hubble Tension. And in thi…
3 months ago
2026: The year in space... And at sea?!
What are the biggest space missions of 2026? And what are the best stargazing opportunities this year? The Supermassive Team - Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: Meteors, Artemis II, and Space Bathtubs
The Supermassive Podcast is back for 2026, and we've got a MEGA Q&A.
What happens when two nebulae collide? Where did Neptune and Uranus form? What’s…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Time Travel
Fire up your flux capacitor and dematerialise your Tardis because The Supermassive Podcast is traveling in time. Is it possible? How does it work? An…
5 months ago