The Supermassive Podcast

By: The Royal Astronomical Society
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  • This is The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst take you through the universe with the latest research, history from the society’s archives and astronomy you can do from your own home. Support the team by buying their book, The Year in Space - https://geni.us/jNcrw You can send your questions to the team via podcast@ras.ac.uk or follow them on Instagram @SupermassivePod. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media Production by Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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Episodes
  • 58: BONUS - Nuclear Pasta & G-Astronomy

    58: BONUS - Nuclear Pasta & G-Astronomy
    Nov 19 2024
    ... Potentially the silliest bonus episode we've ever recorded.

    The Supermassive Team takes on your questions; What are Brown Dwarfs? How can photons have different energies? Do frozen stars exist? And they get extremely distracted by the concept of nuclear pasta. Even Producer Richard gets involved.

    Here's the paper mentioned by listener Hanna, Thermodynamics of Frozen Stars

    The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.

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    18 mins
  • 58: Strange Stars and Bizarre Binaries

    58: Strange Stars and Bizarre Binaries
    Nov 6 2024
    From pulsating stars to those with diamond cores, Izzie and Dr Becky are exploring weird and wonderful stars. What are the different types of stars in our universe? And what are the oddballs? Plus Dr Robert Massey is here for your top stargazing tips.

    With thanks to Professor Andrew Norton from the Open University for joining the team this episode.

    Keep sending your brilliant questions and photos to podcast@ras.ac.uk or on Instagram @SupermassivePod.

    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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    48 mins
  • 57: BONUS - A Bumper Edition

    57: BONUS - A Bumper Edition
    Oct 19 2024
    Auroras, and comets, and launches... Oh my! Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, and Dr Robert Massey run through a MEGA month for the astronomy community. Plus, there's just enough time to squeeze in a few listener questions.

    Here's our recommendations on news or journals sites to keep up with all things space and science:

    space.com
    Universe Today
    Astronomy Now
    Sky at Night
    Sky and Telescope
    NASA
    ESA
    ESO
    The RAS Website and Journals
    Dr Becky's YouTube channel
    Astrobites.org
    TheConversation.com

    The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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    32 mins

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Perfect immersion

Super cool podcast , thanks.
After watching all YouTube videos from drBecky, that’s the place to go

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