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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The Brightest Events in the Universe - Naked Astronomy 10.05.25 -
Gamma Ray Bursts are the brightest events in the Universe. ...
Gamma Ray Bursts are the brightest events in the Universe. They shine like beacons, revealing the existence of galaxies we couldn't previously see, but what are they now showing astronomers? Also, we focus on the engineering challenges of extremely l...
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Riding in a Comet's Wake - Naked Astronomy 10.04.25 -
We find out how to measure a comet by riding ...
We find out how to measure a comet by riding in it's wake in this Naked Astronomy, as well as explore the latest exhibit in the Galaxy Zoo - brand new Hubble Space Telescope images. Plus, spotting a lightning strike on Saturn, Venusian volcanoes and...
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Is there anybody out there? - Naked Astronomy 10.03.25 -
Is our galaxy home to aliens? Well, yes, but only ...
Is our galaxy home to aliens? Well, yes, but only if you're talking about clusters of stars. We find out how the Milky Way has stolen globular clusters from other galaxies on this month's Naked Astronomy, as well as explore why our search for ET ha...
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What's Hiding in the Starlight? - Naked Astronomy 10.02.25 -
Blocking the light from a star is the only way ...
Blocking the light from a star is the only way to see some extra solar planets, as we find out in this month's Naked Astronomy. We discover how small, precise optics can do this job for us, as well as explore some of the current missions studying...
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How to Spot a Supernova - Naked Astronomy 10.01.25 -
We find out how to identify an exploding star in ...
We find out how to identify an exploding star in this edition of Naked Astronomy, with record holder and super supernovae spotter Tom Boles. Plus, how the Faulkes Telescope Project puts schoolchildren in charge of a 5 million pound telescope, the lat...
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Is there a planet beyond Pluto? - Naked Astronomy 09.12.25 -
In this edition of Naked Astronomy, why scientists are making ...
In this edition of Naked Astronomy, why scientists are making mud in the laboratory to try free a trapped Mars rover, the discs that give birth to new planets, the space equivalent of an ordnance survey map for the stars and how scientists are seekin...
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The Oldest Light in the Universe - Naked Astronomy 09.11.20 -
In this launch edition of Naked Astronomy, we report on ...
In this launch edition of Naked Astronomy, we report on how the Planck probe is seeing the oldest light in the Universe, the Rosetta mission flyby en-route to a distant comet, how LCROSS executed a deft lunar impact and what it revealed, how the LRO ...
