What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin
US astrophysicist Janna Levin reveals the secrets of black holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Nov 202039min
Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams
November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous occupation of the International Space Station. We speak to former NASA astronaut Jeff Williams about the space station's construction, what it's like working...
30 Okt 202029min
20 years of the International Space Station
We're marking 20 years of continuous occupation of the ISS with a look at its past, present and future, its many achievements, and what it's like to live on the floating laboratory. Plus, astronomer ...
22 Okt 202039min
Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right
Robert Yowell served as a technical consultant on Dinsey+ new series, The Right Stuff. The series chronicles the story of the US’s first astronaut class, the Mercury 7 and Yowell helped ensure that th...
9 Okt 202024min
Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy
Have you ever wondered what early humans thought as they looked up at the night sky? How did our ancestors interpret the motion of the stars, constellations and planets? How did it develop into the sc...
2 Okt 202040min
ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory
NASA’s Jose Siles discusses ASTHROS, a new mission that will see a 2.5m telescope attached to a helium balloon and sent into the stratosphere, in order to give astronomers a closer look at galactic st...
25 Sep 202030min
Galaxies
What are the different types of galaxies, and how have astronomers studied them over the years? Also this episode, we speak to Andrew Griffith MP, co-chair of an all-party parliamentary group seeking ...
19 Sep 202046min
Interview: Life on Venus?
Could life exist elsewhere in the Solar System? Astronomers have announced the presence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, which could be evidence of microbial life around the hellish planet. This e...
18 Sep 202021min
