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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Excitement about ALMA - Naked Astronomy 12.09.25 -
How can we see stars as they first come into ...
How can we see stars as they first come into being? This month, we're looking at ALMA - the Atacama Large Millimetre Array - possibly the most complicated telescope to date, that promises to peer into star forming regions.Plus, we chat to some of...
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Mars InSights, rings around Saturn and satellite docking games... - Naked Astronomy 12.09.10 -
Curiosity had barely scratched the surface of Mars when NASA ...
Curiosity had barely scratched the surface of Mars when NASA announced another new mission to the red planet. It's called InSight and Dr Tom Pike, from Imperial College London, will be part of the team. He joins Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Kate Ar...
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Martian Matters - Naked Astronomy 12.08.24 -
Why are we still curious about Mars? This month on ...
Why are we still curious about Mars? This month on Naked Astronomy, we're looking into Martian matters to find out how we got to where we are today, ushering in a new era of Martian discoveries from the Mars Science Laboratory. Also, we'll examine ...
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The First American Spacewalk - Naked Astronomy 12.08.10 -
This month on the Space Boffins Podcast, we will be ...
This month on the Space Boffins Podcast, we will be exploring strange new worlds, discovering a Swedish spaceport, and celebrating the first American space walk. Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson meet the team sending a mobile phone-based satellite ...
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Finding Impossible Stars - Naked Astronomy 12.07.25 -
When does the impossible become possible? Researchers have found Red ...
When does the impossible become possible? Researchers have found Red Dwarf stars that simply shouldn't exist, so in this month's Naked Astronomy we find out how theory needs to catch up with observations. Also, how do citizen scientists advance ast...
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Work, rest and play: Mars and space tourism - Naked Astronomy 12.07.10 -
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission lands on Mars next ...
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission lands on Mars next month after a nine-month journey across our Solar System. On arrival the most advanced suite of instruments ever sent to the red planet will get to work. In this edition of the podcast...
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Plant Pathogens Observed From Orbit - Naked Astronomy 12.06.25 -
What can farmers learn from physicists? This month in Naked ...
What can farmers learn from physicists? This month in Naked Astronomy we'll find out how satellite imaging can help to understand and control crop diseases, as well as how precisely timed pulsars point to gravitational waves. Plus, a roundup of spa...
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Introducing Space Boffins! - Naked Astronomy 12.06.10 -
This week at Naked Astronomy, we're launching something very special. ...
This week at Naked Astronomy, we're launching something very special. We've teamed up with the Space Boffins podcast to bring you even more space science. Each month, Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson will be exploring the science and technology th...
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The Dominant Force in the Universe - Naked Astronomy 12.05.25 -
When did Dark Energy become the dominant force in the ...
When did Dark Energy become the dominant force in the universe? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we look back at the history of our expanding universe to find out when gravity lost its grip. We also examine the global trade in meteorites to explore...
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The National Astronomy Meeting 2012 - Naked Astronomy 12.04.02 -
How do tornadoes form on the Sun? Why does Jupiter ...
How do tornadoes form on the Sun? Why does Jupiter enhance our Meteor showers? And how can pulsars be used as a deep space positioning system? This month's Naked Astronomy comes from the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting, held ...
