Naked Astronomy
Thrusting Space Science into the Audio Dimension... We look at the latest news from the stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. Plus interviews with professional astronomers and the answers to your space science questions.
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Measuring the Universe - Naked Astronomy 13.04.25 -
We talk to Planck Scientists at the Kavli Institute in ...
We talk to Planck Scientists at the Kavli Institute in Cambridge, and Nick James, an amateur astronomer who has set up a security camera on the side of his house to observe shooting stars. Plus we answer more of your space science questions....
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Radio Astronomy in the Australian Outback - Naked Astronomy 13.03.25 -
The SKA will soon be the world's most sensitive radio ...
The SKA will soon be the world's most sensitive radio telescope, able to view some of the most distant objects ever seen. In a special edition of Naked Astronomy this month, we follow Perth-based astronomer Kirsten Gottschalk on a visit to one of the...
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Captivated by Comets - Naked Astronomy 13.02.25 -
2013 looks like a good year for comets! We find ...
2013 looks like a good year for comets! We find out where these balls of dust and ice come from and what to expect from Pan-STARRS and ISON. Plus, the close fly-by of Asteroid 2012 DA14, the fireball that exploded over Russia and your space science ...
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Methane on Mars and Meeting Astronauts - Naked Astronomy 13.02.10 -
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet British astronaut ...
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet British astronaut Tim Peake at the British Interplanetary Society. They are joined by space scientist Jane MacArthur, whose methane experiment is currently being tested on a Mars simulation in Moro...
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Don't Panic! Keeping Your Cool in Space - Naked Astronomy 13.01.10 -
This month in Space Boffins: why space can seriously damage ...
This month in Space Boffins: why space can seriously damage your health, the cameras being installed on the Space Station to give live views of Earth and crisis management tips from an Apollo 13 Flight Director. Richard and Sue are joined by long...
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Dealing With Debris - Naked Astronomy 12.12.13 -
How can we solve the space debris problem? What will ...
How can we solve the space debris problem? What will we learn from LOFAR? This edition of Naked Astronomy comes from the RAL Space Conference at the STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratories. We'll explore the crossover between space science and med...
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Space Boffins on the ISS - Naked Astronomy 12.12.10 -
This month in the Space Boffins podcast: a tour of ...
This month in the Space Boffins podcast: a tour of the International Space Station, an Apollo astronaut and the mission to the edge of the Solar System. Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson are joined by comedian Helen Keen and writer Dav...
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Houston, we have a Podcast - Naked Astronomy 12.11.10 -
This time the award winning Space Boffins podcast comes from ...
This time the award winning Space Boffins podcast comes from Houston to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the last man on the Moon. Richard visits the Apollo 17 capsule and talks to an Apollo veteran, while Sue hears why we should go back to the Mo...
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New Science with NuSTAR - Naked Astronomy 12.10.25 -
How can we measure some of the most energetic events ...
How can we measure some of the most energetic events in the universe? This month, we're exploring the new science being carried out by NuSTAR, a space-based high-energy x-ray telescope. Plus, we'll find out why being outside the goldilocks zone mig...
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Space Boffins Search for ET - Naked Astronomy 12.10.10 -
The Space Boffins Podcast comes to you this month from ...
The Space Boffins Podcast comes to you this month from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in Silicon Valley California and features the search for life and Earth 2.0. Richard talks to SETI's Senior Astronomer, Sue reports from the re...
