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How to grow a supermassive black hole
Episode 133
Once a year, astronomers descend upon an unsuspecting UK city in the greatest gathering of astronomically curious minds: the National Astronomy Meeti…
2 years, 5 months ago
Red Eyed Astronomy Goats on a Chilean Mountain
Episode 133
It's a summer vacation special with Jeni in the mountains of South America astronomising at altitude and visiting the Vera C Rubin telescope as well …
2 years, 6 months ago
Holding the Hubble with Mittens
Episode 132
We chat to Dr Kathy Thornton, nuclear physicist turned NASA astronaut who went on to fly on four Space Shuttle missions. Dr Thornton flew for over 40…
2 years, 7 months ago
Supernova in a Summer Sky
Episode 132
This month Jeni and Paul talk about the recent supernova in galaxy M101; volcanic exoplanets; the growing observational evidence putting the current …
2 years, 7 months ago
Skylab 50 - Interview with Astronaut Jack Lousma
Episode 131
To celebrate the Skylab 50th anniversary here is one our favourite astronaut chats from 2012 where we caught up with Skylab 3 and STS-3 astronaut, Ja…
2 years, 8 months ago
Aurora on a Welsh Mountain
Episode 131
This month Paul and Jeni in astronomy news talk about new data on the M87 blackhole, the architecture of planetary systems, the hottest stars, an imp…
2 years, 8 months ago
Creating the Impossible- Manufacturing in Orbit
Episode 130
Jeni visits Space Forge for an update on their mission to build reusable satellites to manufacture materials that that are impossible on the ground.
…2 years, 9 months ago
An Exfoliating Spa on a far off World
Episode 130
In this episode Jeni and Paul talk about exoplanet atmospheres, the latest thinking on solar system visitor Oumuamua, Vigin Orbit's woes, Relativity'…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Astronomer with his own Sun
Episode 129
Paul takes time out from outreach at the Festival of Tomorrow at the Swindon STEAM museum to chat with Professor Robert Walsh of the University of Ce…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Universe is Broken. Again.
Episode 129
In this episode Jeni tells us about her TEDx talk, dressing up for Mama Mia and eating insane burgers, while Paul appears to have started a modelling…
2 years, 10 months ago