The Supermassive Podcast
The UK's #1 space podcast.
Science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst whizz through the universe to explore the latest research with leading experts, dive to history from the society’s archives and take on your weird and wonderful questions about all things space. Can we gravitationally hitch-hike out of the solar system? Do we live in a multiverse? What is time? Plus Dr Robert Massey is on hand with his top star-gazing tips.
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The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production for the Royal Astronomical Society. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham.
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- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
18: A Hunk of Space Junk
Grab your dustpan and brush… This month, Izzie and Dr Becky get to grips with the leftovers from space activity, it's all about space junk. Joining them are engineer Dr Hugh Lewis from the University…
00:44:35 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
17: Hunting for Planet 9
Is it a planet? Is it a black hole? Is it even real? This month, Izzie and Dr Becky try and get to the bottom of the mysterious planet nine - an enigmatic - and so far invisible - ninth planet in our…
00:42:54 |
Fri 28 May 2021
16: Mysteries of the Kuiper Belt
“It’s like the evidence left over after a crime.”
This month Izzie and Dr Becky venture into the outer Solar System to explore a sea of weird rocks, a squashed snowman and ice volcanoes on a demoted …
00:41:12 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
15: Neutron Stars - with Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"I was tracking down every signal that it picked up, and there was one signal that I couldn't make sense of."
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell gives Izzie and Dr Becky a neutron star 101 and tells…
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell gives Izzie and Dr Becky a neutron star 101 and tells…
00:42:25 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
14: A Star Is Born
This month, Izzie and Dr Becky are shining a light on the first stars in the Universe. When did they form? And could any still exist today? Plus, they explore the life of Cecelia Payne Gaposchkin, th…
00:40:11 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
13: New Year, New Universe
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are kicking off the new year with the beginning of everything, the Big Bang. They speak with Professor David Wands who explains how our universe began, and dive in…
00:39:33 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
12: Gamma Rays & Christmas Stars
This month, Izzie & Becky are taking astronomy to the extremes with gamma ray expert, Professor Paula Chadwick, and Professor Julian Osborne from the SWIFT Observatory.
Plus, Robert Massey shares his…
00:42:34 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
11: Radio Skies & Strange Signals
It’s about time we gave optical telescopes a break! This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore radio astronomy with Professor Tim O'Brien from the UK's Jodrell Bank Telescope and Profess…
00:40:17 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Humans In Space - with Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
Why do we need astronauts? And where are we hoping to send them in the future? This month, Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke explore the role of humans in space exploration and are joined by Europe…
00:41:33 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
The Power of Space Probes
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst travel through our solar system; where exactly have we sent probes and rovers? Plus, they speak with Professor Jane Greaves, the scientist behind that Venus discov…
00:41:03 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore the importance of Earth's core and magnetic field. Plus, the team finds out about the astronomer who sailed the seas in the name of science and Robert Mass…
00:35:07 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
Down To Earth
Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke investigate the cosmic coincidences that formed the Earth and explore whether there are earthquakes and volcanoes on other planets. Plus, astronomer Robert Massey …
00:39:01 |
Thu 23 Jul 2020
Looking for Alien Life
The search for alien life continues. Dr Becky Smethurst and Izzie Clarke explore the world of astrobiology and astronomer Robert Massey joins them to take on your extraterrestrial questions. Plus, th…
00:38:57 |
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Exploring Exoplanets
The worlds outside our solar system; exoplanets. This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst take on listener questions about exoplanets, celebrate 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope with Rob…
00:37:59 |
Thu 21 May 2020
Under the Space Weather
Brits love talking about the weather, so Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst are taking it up a notch. This month, the Supermassive team explore the solar wind, auroras on other planets and the Europ…
00:36:24 |
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Our Neighbourhood Star
This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore the star in our neighbourhood, the annoying habits you would banish there and the extreme stars further afield. Plus the Royal Astronomical Soc…
00:37:45 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
It's All Relativity...
This month, Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst explore relativity, gravitational waves and the photographs that made Albert Einstein a household name. Astronomer Robert Massey joins us to talk throu…
00:38:16 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Seeing The Invisible Universe
From black holes to dark matter, this first episode of the Royal Astronomical Society's new podcast explores the odd things in space we can't see. Plus, hosts astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and sc…
00:40:39 |
Fri 17 Jan 2020
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