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Where are Earth's rings?
What would happen if asteroid Bennu impacted Earth? Can we timelapse Saturn's rings developing? Where are Earth's rings? Plus the solar wind on Mars.…
10 months, 1 week ago
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
Episode 66
Izzie and Dr Becky decided that little ol’ Pluto doesn’t get much attention anymore. So we’re giving the dwarf planet some time in the spotlight. Why…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
BONUS - Why aren’t stars closer together?
What would happen if planets collided at a snail's pace? How much of Avengers Endgame regarding time is scientifically acceptable? Why aren't stars c…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Time Real?
Episode 65
Start your stopwatches, set your timers, turn back your clocks because Izzie and Dr Becky are talking time. What is it? How, and why, do we measure i…
1 year ago
BONUS - Mole People on Mars
Should astronauts live underground on the Moon or Mars? Black hole jets, rogue planets, the big crunch (or freeze) and the Ontario question. Dr Becky…
1 year ago
What is Gravity?
Episode 64
This episode is a weighty one. Some might say massive. It’s all about gravity. What is it? Why does it matter? Izzie and Dr Becky explore Einstein an…
1 year, 1 month ago
BONUS - Can we gravitationally "hitch hike" out of the Solar System?
Episode 63
What the bloomin’ hell is a Gravastar? Are fast radio bursts like solar flares on steroids? Plus an interesting question on multiverses that can't be…
1 year, 1 month ago
Returning to the Moon - with ESA Astronaut Matthias Maurer
Episode 63
Climb aboard The Supermassive Rocket, Izzie and Becky are (talking about) sending humans back to the moon. Joining them on their trip is European Spa…
1 year, 1 month ago
BONUS - Can A Star Orbit Another Star?
Episode 62
If black holes are so dense, how can gamma rays jet shoot out from it? At what point in space does our sun become invisible to the naked eye? And a q…
1 year, 2 months ago
Sample Return Missions - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Episode 62
This time Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke discover why it’s touch and go when it comes to returning asteroid samples to Earth and hear how we’ve …
1 year, 3 months ago