Podcasts
Podcast: Gravitational Waves
When he put together his theories of relativity, Einstein made a series of predictions. Some were confirmed just a few…
Podcast: How to Win a Nobel Prize
Just a couple of shows ago, we showed you how to get a career in astronomy. Now that you've got…
Podcast: The Large Hadron Collider and the Search for the Higgs-Boson
When it was first developed, the standard model predicted a collection of particles, and thanks to more and more powerful…
Podcast: Globular Clusters
This week we're going to study some of the most ancient objects in the entire Universe; globular clusters. These relics…
Podcast: Building a Career in Astronomy
With all the enthusiasm that's being generated with astronomy, it's had a bit of a strange side-effect. We've been causing…
Podcast: How Amateurs Can Contribute to Astronomy
Astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs make meaningful contributions to discoveries. Many professional researchers work hand-in-hand with…
Podcast: The End of Our Tour Through the Solar System
All good things come to an end - we now find ourselves in the outer reaches of the solar system…
Podcast: Pluto and the Icy Outer Solar System
It's been a long journey, 64 episodes, but now we're back where we began: Pluto. Last time we talked about…
Podcast: Neptune
We’ve reached Neptune, the final planet in our tour through the solar system – but don’t worry! The tour’s not…
Podcast: Uranus
This week, we're on to the next planet in the solar system. Having only visited it up close once with…