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It’s a Dark Matter Thing

It’s A Dark Matter Thing

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 10

A podcast about all things space and science with a twist… Taylor and Caitlin are two Aussie country girls who are studying astronomical and space science and hoping to inspire, educate and promote how amazing space science is!

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🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
12/03/2025
#99
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
11/03/2025
#94
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
10/03/2025
#89
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
09/03/2025
#83
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
08/03/2025
#82
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
07/03/2025
#76
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
06/03/2025
#72
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
05/03/2025
#68
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
04/03/2025
#61
🇨🇦 Canada - Astronomy
03/03/2025
#55

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A Timeline of Earth

Thursday, February 10, 2022 • Duration 47:59

Over our 2 seasons we’ve spoken a lot about different things that happen in space, from black holes to the formation of our universe! But what about the place we call home?? This week we look into how Earth started and the journey it took to get it to a place suitable for life to flourish! As always make sure you check out our Instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing for all the latest news and to participate in our weekly questions for your chance to ask us all your science queries.

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Moons, Moons and More Moons!

Season 2 · Episode 2

Monday, January 31, 2022 • Duration 29:36

This weeks episode is all about moons! If you didn't already know, moons are one of our favourite things to talk about because they come in so many different shapes and sizes! This week we talk about what exactly is a moon, the different ways moons form and some of our favourite moons in our solar system.

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Earth-like exo planets???

Season 2 · Episode 1

Monday, January 24, 2022 • Duration 25:56

Welcome back to It's a Dark Matter Thing! We're so excited to be back with season 2 to share more awesome space science content with everyone!! In this weeks episode we discuss what actually is an Earth-like exo planet and why we want to study more about them. We also talked about our weekly science discoveries and a bit more about what we have in store for this season!

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Astronomy vs Astrology

Season 1 · Episode 7

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 • Duration 43:07

In this weeks episode, we tackle the age old question... what's the difference between astronomy and astrology? We also discuss the different methods used to calculate distances in space and how we can calculate seemingly impossible values! This week we also continued our new segment discussing new science discoveries - this week it was dinosaurs and dark matter!

As always head over to our instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to see more fun things. Just a reminder we will also be taking a break over the festive season to enjoy time with our loved ones so we will talk to you again in the new year! Thank you all for your ongoing support!

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All About Black Holes!

Season 1 · Episode 6

Sunday, December 5, 2021 • Duration 37:22

This week we talk a bit more in-depth about the mysterious things in our universe... black holes! We look into some of the key parts of a black hole, as well as, how they are formed, what happens when they merge together and some cool things called quasars! This week we also continued our new segment discussing cool science discoveries. Make sure to check out our instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to get all the latest information and enter our 200+ follower giveaway!

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It's The Circle Of Life!

Season 1 · Episode 5

Sunday, November 28, 2021 • Duration 37:52

On this weeks episode, we talk a bit more about the life cycle of stars and how these can be plotted onto a very important graph - known as a H-R diagram! We also introduced a new segment this week, where we discuss some interesting science discoveries we come across. As always, follow our instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to see all the latest info, posts relating to our episodes and ask your burning space questions each week! Thank you all again for your support.

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We Are Star Dust!

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, November 22, 2021 • Duration 32:48

In this weeks episode, we discuss how everything comes from star dust (literally)! All normal matter that exists in our universe comes from the remnants of a dying star, and yes that includes us. We also talk briefly about women in STEM and why it's so important for more girls to go into STEM careers in the future. As always, follow our instagram @itsadarkmatterthing to look at the post that goes with this weeks episode and stay up to date with all the latest space related content we post! Thank you so much for all of your ongoing support!

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Rambling about Space - JWST, Jobs and STEM

Season 1 · Episode 3

Sunday, November 14, 2021 • Duration 48:07

On this weeks episode we spoke about a lot of different topics. We had a few questions sent through about the James Webb Space Telescope so we decided to dive in and explain a bit more about what exactly it is and what it's primary targets will be when it is launched into space! We also looked into some of the different research that is Australia is currently taking part in and how exciting it is that Australia is starting to get more involved in space. The final topic we covered this week was STEM careers and talking a bit more about STEM education. We want to remind our audience that STEM is for EVERYONE and we hope all of our listeners have fun learning about cool space things as much as us! Don't forget to head over to our instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to look at the pictures and videos that go with this episode!

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It's a Dark Matter Kind of Day

Season 1 · Episode 2

Sunday, November 7, 2021 • Duration 34:23

This week we are discussing all things dark matter! So, what is dark matter? To give a short answer, scientist still aren't sure what exactly dark matter is. But we do know that it is all throughout the universe and has been for a long time... In this episode we talk about a brief history of dark matter, some of the things scientist originally thought dark matter might be, the key bits of evidence for the presence of dark matter in the universe, as well as why it's important to develop our understanding of dark matter. Make sure you head over to our Instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to see some fun videos and diagrams of some of the things we explain during the episode!

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Introduction - The twist is us

Season 1 · Episode 1

Sunday, October 31, 2021 • Duration 25:34

Hello and welcome to It’s a Dark Matter Thing! This episode is a bit of an introduction to the hosts, Taylor and Caitlin, our plans for the podcast, as well as answering some questions we’ve received. Follow our instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to ask us questions and see any updates regarding future podcasts!

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