Episodes

  • How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft

    How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft
    Jun 11 2026
    Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • Summer stargazing

    Summer stargazing
    May 30 2026
    Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • How spaceflight hammers the human body

    How spaceflight hammers the human body
    May 7 2026
    Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see

    May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see
    Apr 29 2026
    Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Strange signals from the galactic centre

    Strange signals from the galactic centre
    Apr 16 2026
    Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • The Evening Star is back

    The Evening Star is back
    Mar 29 2026
    Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Exploring the radio Universe

    Exploring the radio Universe
    Mar 16 2026
    Radio astronomer Dr Emma Chapman reveals how radio waves enable scientists to explore the cosmos, from mapping Venus to searching for alien life and discovering the origins of the Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Spring stargazing is here

    Spring stargazing is here
    Mar 2 2026
    Find out which planets are best in the night sky in March 2026, plus key times to observe the Moon, stars and constellations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins