Interview: Libby Jackson on the history of human spaceflight
We talk to Libby Jackson – one of the UK's leading experts in human spaceflight and author of Space Explorers: 25 stories of space exploration and adventure – about the history and future of human spa...
3 Sep 202028min
The life and death of stars
We reveal how stars are born, evolve and die, and discover that a star's mass determines its ultimate fate. Plus, we speak to astronomer Emily Cannon about her research into the dimming of Betelgeuse,...
13 Aug 202031min
Trident: a new mission to explore Neptune's moon Triton
Neptune's icy moon Triton may host an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. We spoke to planetary scientist Louise Prockter to find out about Trident, a proposed mission she's leading to send...
10 Aug 202028min
The End of Everything: interview with US cosmologist Katie Mack
Have you ever wondered how the Universe will end? We spoke to Dr Katie Mack to find out what it means to contemplate the final days of the cosmos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
25 Juli 202040min
The edge of the Solar System
How far away is the edge of the Solar System? What even is 'the edge'? How do we know it's there? In this month's episode we take a look at the outer limits of our planetary neighbourhood. Plus: we ta...
16 Juli 202036min
Cluster Special: marking 20 years of the European solar mission
16th July 2020 marks 20 years since the launch of the European Space Agency's Cluster mission. For two decades, Cluster has been examining how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere and i...
14 Juli 202026min
Deflecting asteroids with DART and Hera
Ahead of Asteroid Day on 30 June, we take a look at NASA's DART and ESA's Hera mission. Starting in 2022, these two missions will work together to test how we might one day deflect a potential deadly ...
19 Juni 202046min
CHEOPS: Interview with exoplanet scientist Kate Isaak
The European Space Agency's CHEOPS mission is currently studying planets orbiting distant stars, known as exoplanets. We spoke to CHEOPS Project Scientist Kate Isaak to find out how the spacecraft ope...
10 Juni 202028min
