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Bedtime Astronomy

Bedtime Astronomy

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 Welcome Bedtime Astronomy Podcast. We invite you to unwind and explore the wonders of the universe before drifting off into a peaceful slumber.

Join us as we take you on a soothing journey through the cosmos, sharing captivating stories about stars, planets, galaxies, and celestial phenomena.

Let's go through the mysteries of the night sky, whether you're a seasoned stargazer or simply curious about the cosmos, our bedtime astronomy podcast promises to inspire wonder, spark imagination.

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Episodes
  • What Fills the Universe’s Emptiest Spaces?

    What Fills the Universe’s Emptiest Spaces?
    Nov 9 2025
    Cosmic voids aren’t truly empty — they hold a faint mix of dwarf galaxies, thin gas, and dark matter, at just one-fifth the universe’s average density.

    In this episode, we explore what these vast “cosmic deserts” are made of and what it might mean if life or intelligence emerged in such isolated regions of space.
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    24 mins
  • Mundanity and the Fermi Paradox

    Mundanity and the Fermi Paradox
    Nov 7 2025
    A new study by Dr. Robin Corbet explores the idea of “radical mundanity” — the notion that extraterrestrial civilizations might simply be few and technologically modest, explaining why we haven’t detected them yet.

    Instead of vast megastructures or powerful beacons, these civilizations could be only slightly more advanced than us, awaiting discovery by the next generation of radio telescopes.
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    28 mins
  • Astrometry for Earth-sized Exoplanets and Dark Matter

    Astrometry for Earth-sized Exoplanets and Dark Matter
    Nov 5 2025
    A new proposal could supercharge NASA’s future Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) with an ultra-precise astrometer capable of detecting the tiny “wobbles” of nearby stars caused by Earth-sized exoplanets.

    This upgrade could greatly expand the hunt for habitable worlds and even help test theories about dark matter distribution in galaxies — all before the HWO’s expected launch in the 2040s.
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    33 mins
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