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Q&A - Space Potatoes and Christmas Stars
Episode 60
Our final episode of 2024 is a SUPERMASSIVE Q&A.
Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey make their way through your questions. What’s the farthest star we can see with the naked eye? …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
BONUS - Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light?
Episode 59
From planetary alignment through the galaxy to spacetime expansion, The Supermassive Team answer your questions.
Keep sending us your questions, email us on podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram …
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
Episode 59
The Supermassive Team are investigating strange blasts of energy in space called Fast Radio Bursts. What are they and where do they come from? Dr Stuart Ryder from Macquarie University in Australia j…
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
BONUS - Nuclear Pasta & G-Astronomy
Episode 58
... Potentially the silliest bonus episode we've ever recorded.
The Supermassive Team takes on your questions; What are Brown Dwarfs? How can photons have different energies? Do frozen stars exist? A…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Strange Stars and Bizarre Binaries
Episode 58
From pulsating stars to those with diamond cores, Izzie and Dr Becky are exploring weird and wonderful stars. What are the different types of stars in our universe? And what are the oddballs? Plus Dr…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
BONUS - A Bumper Edition
Episode 57
Auroras, and comets, and launches... Oh my! Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, and Dr Robert Massey run through a MEGA month for the astronomy community. Plus, there's just enough time to squeeze in a…
Published on 1 year ago
Untangling the Cosmic Web
Episode 57
Izzie and Dr Becky are untangling the cosmic web - the large scale structure of the universe - with help from Dr Chiara Mingarelli from Yale University. What the heck is it? What do we know about it?…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
BONUS - What distorts time?
Episode 56
What happens when a black hole and gravitational wave collide? How will the moon's gravity impact tides with rising sea levels? And "the Supermassive Wise Ones" discuss Einstein vs Newton in this bon…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
We Made It To Mercury!
Episode 56
Izzie and Dr Becky complete their tour of the solar system with a trip to Mercury, the space spirograph (copyright: Dr Becky). Join them as they explore what we know about the planet so far and what …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
BONUS - Galaxy Spin and Saving Herstmonceux Observatory
Episode 55
Does an instantaneous star map exist? Where are the perfect spheres in space? How did Venus get so close to the Sun? It's a bonus episode from The Supermassive team.
Sign the petition and support Her…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago