Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists
Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Magnificent Mercury: BepiColombo
Magnificent Mercury is in full focus. Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are at the National Space Centre in Leicester with BepiColombo mission scientists Professor Emma Bunce and Dr Suz…
00:52:52 |
Sat 09 Jun 2018
Sampling An Asteroid
Asteroid expert Professor Simon Green joins the Space Boffins to discuss missions to collect samples from space rocks and return them to Earth, and the perils of re-directing asteroids heading our wa…
00:43:09 |
Thu 10 May 2018
Water on Mars
After 2000 days on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is still going strong. In this month's Space Boffins Richard visits Imperial College London to talk to one of the lead scientists on the mission, Sanje…
00:38:17 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
Killer Asteroids
Could life on Earth be wiped out by a killer asteroid? The short answer is yes. This month the Space Boffins hear about a new European telescope to spot the threat before it's too late. Richard Holli…
00:42:50 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
Space, Boffins & Rock Stars
Queen guitarist, rock star and astronomer Brian May adds some celebrity stardust and big hair on this month's podcast for the launch of the 2019 Starmus Festival. May talks about the essential humani…
00:47:22 |
Fri 09 Feb 2018
Zero G
Sue bags a flight on Europe's 'Zero G' aircraft to experience microgravity. Back in the studio, Richard and Sue are joined by Libby Jackson from the UK Space Agency to discuss her new book on women i…
00:43:06 |
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Space Highlights of 2017
Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson are joined by space journalist Sarah Cruddas and rocket insurer, David Wade, to discuss 2017 and look ahead to 2018 in space. Featuring genetically engineered astron…
00:44:40 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
How to Leave the Planet
This month, TV science presenter Dallas Campbell joins Sue and Richard to discuss how to leave the planet. The Space Boffins also hear from Apollo 15 legend Al Worden, who spent 3 days isolated in hi…
00:49:28 |
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Space Boffins Explore ESTEC
Two astronauts and an Imperial Storm Trooper join the Space Boffins podcast from The Netherlands at the European Space Agency's ESTEC Open Day - where thousands of people can see the Agency's spacecr…
00:47:18 |
Mon 09 Oct 2017
Cassini's Grand Finale
Space Boffins Sue Nelson, Richard Hollingham and studio guest Sarah Cruddas talk rockets, total eclipses and Cassini's final days at Saturn. Apollo, Mercury and Shuttle propulsions engineer John Trib…
00:41:52 |
Sat 09 Sep 2017
Extraterrestrial Humans
This month, European astronaut Luca Parmitano suggests a future for genetically engineered space travellers, the Space Boffins celebrate 40 years of the Voyager mission and look forward to the demise…
00:46:42 |
Wed 09 Aug 2017
Mission To Mercury
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and the Guardian's Stuart Clark are at the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility in The Netherlands to see the BepiColombo spacecraft - Europe's mission to Mercury. As the L…
00:31:07 |
Sun 09 Jul 2017
Missions to Mars
The Space Boffins return to Mars to hear about progress on the plus-sized US and petite European rovers. Recorded in the Mars Yard in Stevenage, Richard and Sue are joined by guests Abbie Hutty from …
00:35:58 |
Fri 09 Jun 2017
Space Alien Special
Richard is at SETI in California to hunt space aliens with the institute's chief astronomer, Seth Shostak. He also reports from the iconic Parkes space telescope in Australia on the Breakthrough List…
00:33:12 |
Tue 09 May 2017
Mission Control
This month, Space Boffins highlights the unsung heroes of the space programme - mission controllers. Featuring the director of a new documentary film on mission control, David Fairhead, we hear from …
00:42:21 |
Sun 09 Apr 2017
Space Tomatoes in Urine
SpaceX and NASA compete to get people back to the Moon, Richard meets a man who grows space tomatoes in human urine, and heads to a lab where volunteers are being paid to stay awake. This month, Rich…
00:41:16 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Space Boffins at Astrofest
The Space Boffins are at Astrofest in London in front of a live audience. Guests include an Antarctic meteorite hunter, the scientist tracking down the Solar System's missing planet and the flight di…
00:39:52 |
Fri 10 Feb 2017
Double Hubble
Broadcaster Dallas Campbell joins the Space Boffins at the British Interplanetary Society to discuss the giant new replacement for Hubble, hypersonic spaceplanes and balloon flights to the edge of sp…
00:46:55 |
Tue 10 Jan 2017
The Best of Space Boffins
In a bumper end of year special, Space Boffins features Buzz Aldrin, last man on the Moon Gene Cernan, the nurse to the astronauts, a cosmic piano and a space sofa. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham …
00:44:50 |
Sat 10 Dec 2016
X15: To Infinity and Beyond!
Space Boffins' Sue Nelson was at ESA mission control recently when the ExoMars spacecraft arrived at Mars after a seven month journey. She hears from ExoMars and Open University scientist Dr Manish P…
00:39:40 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
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