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The Supermassive Podcast
The Royal Astronomical Society
Fréquence : 1 épisode/20j. Total Éps: 115

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 things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips.
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The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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Sample Return Missions - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Épisode 62
vendredi 28 février 2025 • Durée 46:40
This time Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke discover why it’s touch and go when it comes to returning asteroid samples to Earth and hear how we’ve been exchanging spit with Mars since the dawn of the Solar System.
The team is joined by Dr Sara Russell, a meteorite researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, and Dr Albert Haldemann, Mars Chief Engineer for the European Space Agency.
As ever, Dr Robert Massey is with us to answer your questions and look ahead to the next month in the night sky.
Keep you questions coming…you can email podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on instagram, @SupermassivePod.
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EMERGENCY BONUS - Asteroid 2024 YR4
Épisode 61
mercredi 19 février 2025 • Durée 13:09
Scientists have detected an asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth. Resident expert Dr Robert Massey tells Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham why we shouldn't be worried.
Want to suggest a topic to the team? Contact podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on Instagram @SupermassivePod.
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Untangling the Cosmic Web
Épisode 57
mercredi 2 octobre 2024 • Durée 43:57
Got a question for the team? Contact us on podcast@ras.ac.uk or find us on Instagram, @SupermassivePod.
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BONUS - What distorts time?
Épisode 56
jeudi 26 septembre 2024 • Durée 15:53
Send your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk.
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We Made It To Mercury!
Épisode 56
mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Durée 35:26
Special thanks to guests Dr David Rothery from the Open University and Dr Simon Lindsay from the University of Leicester.
Don't forget to send your questions to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or Instagram @SupermassivePod
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BONUS - Galaxy Spin and Saving Herstmonceux Observatory
Épisode 55
mercredi 21 août 2024 • Durée 13:41
Sign the petition and support Herstmonceux Observatory here... https://www.change.org/p/save-the-observatory-science-centre-herstmonceux
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Venus aka "Earth's Evil Twin"
Épisode 55
jeudi 1 août 2024 • Durée 42:49
Izzie and Dr Becky speak with Dr Phillipa Mason from Imperial College London about EnVision, an upcoming mission to Venus, as well as RAS librarian Sian Prosser to explore the archive. Plus Dr Robert Massey is here to take on your questions.
The paper about the sounds on Venus can be found here.
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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BONUS - Overmassive Galaxies
Épisode 54
samedi 20 juillet 2024 • Durée 22:39
Recommendations:
- Unseen Universe: New Secrets of the Cosmos Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope by Dr Caroline Harper
- The Possibility of Life by Jaime Green
- When Galaxies Were Born - Richard Ellis
- Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space By Adam Higginbotham
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Q&A - Black Hole Special
Épisode 54
mercredi 3 juillet 2024 • Durée 50:18
It's a black hole Q&A as Izzie put your questions to Becky and Robert. Plus, author and broadcaster, Marcus Chown, runs through a potted history of discovering black holes. His latest book on the same topic, A Crack In Everything, is out now: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/crack-in-everything-9781804544303/
The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BONUS - Lumpy Space Potatoes
Épisode 53
vendredi 21 juin 2024 • Durée 14:04
The Supermassive podcast is produced by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham and is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society.
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