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Episode 109 – The Antikythera Mechanism with Prof Xenophon Moussas
December 16, 2022

I first came across the Antikythera Mechanism just over a decade ago. It is still the most incredible artefact from history. It is as out of place in our time as William Shakespeare using an Iphone or

Episode 108 – NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission
November 25, 2022

The Clarke Exobelt is the name that Dr Hector Socas-Navarro has given to perhaps the largest structure humans have built. A collection of satellites in earth orbit (geosynchronous) 36,000 km radius.

Episode 107 – SETI’s new tool – Technosignatures
November 18, 2022

The Clarke Exobelt is the name that Dr Hector Socas-Navarro has given to perhaps the largest structure humans have built. A collection of satellites in earth orbit (geosynchronous) 36,000 km radius.

Episode 106 – ESA’s new science missions
November 11, 2022

European Space Agency's Dr Paul McNamara was studying low-frequency gravitational waves just before they were discovered in 2015. Now he is the astronomy and astrophysics coordinator for the European

Episode 105 – Return to Titan – Dragonfly
November 04, 2022

Dr Ralph Lorenz speaks about Dragonfly, a return mission to land on Titan. This mission, for which he is the mission architect, is like no other. It is not really a lander or rover but a quadcopter th

Episode 104 – William Leitch. The forgotten Scottish Rocket Pioneer
October 28, 2022

When it comes to the pioneers of rocketry, tradition has it that it was Tsiolkovsky, Goddard and Oberth. in this episode, author Rob Godwin talks about William Leitch from Scotland. He was writing abo

Episode 103 -Observing the Solar System with the JWST
October 21, 2022

Astronomer Dr Connor Nixon @shamrocketeer speaks about the @nasawebb program to observe solar system objects using the #JWST led by @hbhammel

Episode 102 – Martian Geology with Prof Sanjeev Gupta
October 14, 2022

In 1972, Harrison Schmitt became the first (and so far only), scientist to walk on the surface of the Moon. Since then many scientists have brought their scientific insights to understanding to the

Episode 101 UNOOSA – Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
October 07, 2022

Niklas Hedman, the Acting Director of the @UN Office for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNOOSA) talks about @UNOOSA ongoing role in facilitating and promoting the peaceful uses of space in Low Eart

Episode 100 Sandra Benitez Herrera – ESA Education Outreach
September 18, 2022

Sandra Benitez-Herrera talks about the opportunities for teachers and students made available by the European Space Agency 's CESAR (Cooperation through Education in Science and Astronomy Research) p