Podcast Episodes

British Planetary Science Conference

Episode 146

In this podcast extra for Awesome Astronomy in August 2024, we bring you two of the Plenary Sessions from the British Planetary Science Conference 20…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Comet Olbers in Silly Season

Episode 146

This month the team talk Comet Olbers, black holes in globular Clusters, the cancellation of Vixen, the ultra calm lakes of Titan, more phosphine n…

2 years ago

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Sanctuary on the Moon

Episode 145

Celebrating 55 years since humans first set foot on the Moon with Project Apollo, in this podcast extra, Dr Jen meets with Benoit Faiveley and Mario …

2 years ago

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Starliner Marooned and Playing with Gyros

Episode 145

This month the team discuss keeping the elderly Hubble alive with a single gyro, how Starliner is currently marooned in orbit and are usually round u…

2 years, 1 month ago

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Aurora at Home

Episode 144

This month is indulgent and ranty! Well it is summer...Jen waxes lyrical about a night out, Paul has written a book and in amongst it is some astrono…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Totally Eclipse

Episode 143

Dustin and Jeni talk about their Eclipse adventures from last month. 

2 years, 2 months ago

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Nova predictions and China to the Moon

Episode 143

This month excitement builds for the predicted Nova outburst in Corona Borealis as well as looking forward to China launching a sample return mission…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Packing for a Solar Eclipse

Episode 142

This month Dr Jen is off to the US for the Solar Eclipse while Paul is just back from Goonhilly Earth Station. We chat about the imminent demise of t…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Britain's First Astronaut

Episode 141

This podcast extra is our full length interview with Dr Helen Sharman, Britain's First astronaut and the first woman to visit the Russian Mir Space S…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Wet Moons and Tippy Landers

Episode 141

This month our intrepid crew of the good ship Awesome investigate sub surface oceans on the moons of the solar system, smoking stars, distant blackho…

2 years, 5 months ago

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