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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  • 57: Untangling the Cosmic Web

    57: Untangling the Cosmic Web
    Oct 2 2024
    Izzie and Dr Becky are untangling the cosmic web - the large scale structure of the universe - with help from Dr Chiara Mingarelli from Yale University. What the heck is it? What do we know about it? And can we use gravitational waves to "see" it? Plus, Dr Robert Massey is on hand to answer your questions.

    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.
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    44 mins
  • 56: BONUS - What distorts time?

    56: BONUS - What distorts time?
    Sep 26 2024
    What happens when a black hole and gravitational wave collide? How will the moon's gravity impact tides with rising sea levels? And "the Supermassive Wise Ones" discuss Einstein vs Newton in this bonus episode.

    Send your questions to podcast@ras.ac.uk.


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    16 mins
  • 56: We Made It To Mercury!

    56: We Made It To Mercury!
    Sep 4 2024
    Izzie and Dr Becky complete their tour of the solar system with a trip to Mercury, the space spirograph (copyright: Dr Becky). Join them as they explore what we know about the planet so far and what ESA's current mission, BepiColombo, is hoping to find. Plus, Dr Robert Massey is on hand to answer your questions.

    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.
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    35 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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