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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Astronomy at the Cambridge Science Festival - Naked Astronomy 11.03.25 -
In this special edition of the Naked Astronomy podcast we ...
In this special edition of the Naked Astronomy podcast we look at the astronomical events held at the Cambridge Science Festival. We'll hear from Dr Dan Stark about exploring the early Universe, find out what tooth x-rays and telescopes have to do w...
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Kepler 11 - A Unique Extrasolar System - Naked Astronomy 11.02.25 -
In this month's Naked Astronomy, we explore the unique system ...
In this month's Naked Astronomy, we explore the unique system of six planets orbiting the star Kepler 11, and find out what to expect from the James Webb Space Telescope. Plus news of the runaway star spotted by WISE - the Wide-field Infrared Survey...
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Antimatter Storms and the Universe's Dark Ages - Naked Astronomy 11.01.25 -
This month on Naked Astronomy, we discover the streams of ...
This month on Naked Astronomy, we discover the streams of antimatter coming from lightning on Earth, and find out how to study the stars that ended the dark ages and brought light to the universe. We hear about Jupiter's role in Earth asteroid impac...
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Lessons from the Past - Naked Astronomy 10.12.25 -
This month, we read the history of Martian science in ...
This month, we read the history of Martian science in a collection of globes, and find out why it's important to understand ancient and aboriginal astronomy. We find out why some Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are shrouded in darkness, discuss the recent c...
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A Decade of Living in Space - Naked Astronomy 10.11.25 -
The International Space Station celebrated 10 years of habitation this ...
The International Space Station celebrated 10 years of habitation this month, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge of life in orbit. We find out more about living in space, as well as discover new gravitational lenses in this month's Naked Astron...
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An Alien's Eye View and Cosmic Climate Change - Naked Astronomy 10.10.25 -
What would an extrasolar observer see of our solar system? ...
What would an extrasolar observer see of our solar system? We find out in this month's Naked Astronomy as well as explore the events that led to climate change on a cosmic scale. Plus, news of an asteroid flyby, surfing Venus' atmosphere and the en...
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Making Steam Inside Stars - Naked Astronomy 10.09.25 -
How do you make steam inside a star? We explore ...
How do you make steam inside a star? We explore the science of solar chemistry to find out how water molecules are created inside the envelope of red giants and We get an delegates-eye-view of the European Planetary Science Congress in Rome. In the...
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Is Our Solar System Strange? - Naked Astronomy 10.08.25 -
Is our solar system normal? We compare ourselves to the ...
Is our solar system normal? We compare ourselves to the ever increasing list of exoplanets to find out if we're the weird ones in the universe in this month's Naked Astronomy. Also, we explore the Nili Fossae region of Mars, where the rocks may con...
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The Biggest Questions in the Universe - Naked Astronomy 10.07.25 -
How do you answer the biggest questions in the Universe? ...
How do you answer the biggest questions in the Universe? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we'll find out how Stuart Clark tackles these issues, why satellites the size of a Rubic's cube can help launch new and innovative technology, and how to measu...
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Watching Worlds Wander - Naked Astronomy 10.06.25 -
Can we watch whole worlds wandering? We'll explore the mechanisms ...
Can we watch whole worlds wandering? We'll explore the mechanisms of - and evidence for - planetary migration in this month's Naked Astronomy, and find out if migration in our own solar system can account for Earth's violent history. Also, we explo...
