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The UK's 1 space podcast.Science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all…
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The Kuiper Belt...Revisited (opens the original)
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Yes, it’s a welcome return for the giant doughnut at the edge of the solar system filled with lumpy space potatoes. Dr Becky and Izzie are joined by Meg Schwamb from Queen’s University to discuss all things Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons mission, Rubin telescope and mysterious planet 9. For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every paying member helps keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your astronomy attempts, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast@ras.ac.uk
Colanders and is space a stew? (opens the original)
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How many colanders can you fit in a field? In, yet another, bonus episode Izzie Clarke, @DrBecky and producer Richard Hollingham share their experiences of the eclipse. Plus is space a stew? Pocket universes, and how fit do you have to be to be an astronaut? For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every paying member helps keep the show running, so thank you! Here is the visualisation of space that Becky mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwgIjBUYVc Send us
Top Tips To See The Eclipse (opens the original)
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There's an eclipse on Wednesday 12th August 2026. So where can you see it? And how do you do that safely? Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and Dr Robert Massey from have it covered. Plus, The Supermassive Book Club makes a return for your summer reading. We're (finally) on Youtube, watch us here . For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club on Supporting Cast. Every paying member helps to keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your eclipse photos, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast
Q&A: Could Dark Matter Be Space Vampires? (opens the original)
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It's Q&A time! Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst and the Royal Astronomical Society's Dr Robert Massey dive into The Supermassive Mailbox to answer your brilliant and ridiculous questions. 🌑 Do meteors hit the Moon during showers? ⏳ Could black holes create different 'eras' of time? ☄️ Where did the Kuiper belt come from? 🧛♂️ If space telescopes use mirrors and vampires don't have a reflection, could dark matter actually be space vampires? Want more of The Supermassive Podcast? Here are the prev
Can Time Travel be sped up? What is the Bootes Void? And G'day to Australians (opens the original)
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What is the Bootes Void? Why do we only see one side of the Moon? Can time travel be sped up? And what's the smallest amount of visible space debris? The Supermassive Podcast team answer your questions... And work on their Australian accents!? For the first time ever, you can now watch this episode on YouTube. For ad-free listening, join The Supermassive Club . Every member helps keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your astronomy attempts, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast@ras.ac.uk
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