Podcast Episodes

[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?

Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big prob…

2 years, 11 months ago

Deadly Supercontinent // Pluto Super-volcano // Most Powerful Solar Storm

See the latest solar eclipse from space. A future supercontinent will wipe out the mammals. Juno makes a close flyby of Io. A planet with clouds made…

2 years, 11 months ago

[Interview] Can Dark Matter Be Explained by Dark Photons

Dark matter is one of the most exciting mysteries in Astronomy. We can see its effects but we don't know what exactly it is. One of the proposed solu…

2 years, 11 months ago

[Q&A] Predicting Supernovae, The Truth About Binary Stars, Creating a Pet Black Hole

How can we know that a star is about to go supernova? Can we create a pet black hole in our Solar System? What if all our star data is just wrong? Ho…

2 years, 11 months ago

[Interview] Faster Than Light, Quantum Communication, Astronomy Pic Of The Day

Which things can go faster than light and what does it mean for Physics. Can quantum entanglement provide interstellar communication. Why NASA didn't…

2 years, 11 months ago

[Space Bites] JWST Galaxies Take Another Turn // Ice Giants Collide // Psyche Launch

Astronomers see ice giants colliding. We peek into the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Even more evidence that the Big Bang hasn’t been overturned.

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2 years, 11 months ago

[Interview] How Nancy Grace Roman's Coronagraph Will Revolutionise Planet Hunting

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will launch in 2027. It will have a best-in-class coronagraph that should revolutionise exoplanet astronomy. How exactly …

3 years ago

[Q&A] Discovering Exomoons, Gravitational Lenses for JWST and Hubble, Jupiter's Core Mass

How can neutrinos arrive faster than light? How did OSIRIS-REx get samples of an asteroid? Can we extract energy from gravitational waves? When will …

3 years ago

[Interview] The Mysterious Gap In Exoplanet Population

Exoplanets are great. There are hycean worlds, super-dense iron planets, super light planets, ones with potential biosignatures and much more. Catchi…

3 years ago

[Space Bites] Two Supernovae Hit Earth // Rogue Planets in Orion Nebula // A Star That Disappeared

A mind-bending JWST image of the Orion Nebula, filled with rogue planets. Seeing the cosmic web. An explanation for a massive star that just disappea…

3 years ago