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Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

By: The Naked Scientists
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 Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...The Naked Scientists Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Nature & Ecology Physics Science
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  • UK Astronaut, ESA DG and the Forge Awakens

    UK Astronaut, ESA DG and the Forge Awakens
    Aug 6 2025
    Fresh from the UK Space Conference, Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson hear from UK astronaut Rosemary Coogan on life at the European Space Agency (ESA), and waiting for her first mission. ESA boss Josef Aschbacher talks about Europe's space game and NASA's budget squeeze. Plus, jet packs with the Smithsonian's Jennifer Lavasseur and a Sat Cave update from Space Forge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    56 mins
  • NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab

    NASA cuts, water mission and Skylab
    Jun 28 2025
    Will China now get to the Moon first? NASA's former head of science, Thomas Zurbuchen, joins Space Boffins to discuss the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. Richard visits SSTL to see an innovative European Space Agency mission, HydroGNSS, that uses satellite navigation signals to measure water from space. And authors Bruce McCandless III and Emily Carney share stories and songs from their new book, Star Bound, and talk Gemini, Skylab and an angry NASA memo. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

    Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider
    May 29 2025
    Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet the head of the UK company, Space Forge, about to launch a (very small) factory into orbit. Sue also visits a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London exploring whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe, and the weird 1960s design that could have seen astronauts return to Earth on a paraglider... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    49 mins
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